parrotlover1176
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- Apr 7, 2014
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- Parrots
- Senegal, Maximillian Pionus, 2 Cockatiels, Ruppell's
I have a Senegal that is a little over two years. She has always been aggressively jealous and would attack any bird that gets near her. And she would pursue my dog to attack her if in the same room. But she has never actively pursued my other birds to attack them until recently.
I just moved the first of July and now when it is her turn to come out of her cage she will fly to the other bird's cages (particularly the cockatiels) and go after them, attacking them through the bars, which of course is terrifying for them. I have tried putting her back in her cage when she does it but when she gets an idea in her head there is no deterring her from it.
So, I have been having to take her out of the bird room for her time out. Seems like a simple solution, but it isn't. For some reason she is so scared to be anywhere but the bird room. And she just sits on me very still and alert. She just isn't her playful, sweet, cuddly, troublemaking self. I just don't know what to do. I feel like she isn't getting any quality time with me because she is so nervous. I thought she would get used to being in the living room but she isn't. It is very hard for me to see her like this.
Also, the bird room is fairly small, so even clipping her wings (which I would hate to do) would not prevent her from reaching the other cages.
Any suggestions are welcome, I just want my baby to be happy and my other birds to be safe!
I just moved the first of July and now when it is her turn to come out of her cage she will fly to the other bird's cages (particularly the cockatiels) and go after them, attacking them through the bars, which of course is terrifying for them. I have tried putting her back in her cage when she does it but when she gets an idea in her head there is no deterring her from it.
So, I have been having to take her out of the bird room for her time out. Seems like a simple solution, but it isn't. For some reason she is so scared to be anywhere but the bird room. And she just sits on me very still and alert. She just isn't her playful, sweet, cuddly, troublemaking self. I just don't know what to do. I feel like she isn't getting any quality time with me because she is so nervous. I thought she would get used to being in the living room but she isn't. It is very hard for me to see her like this.
Also, the bird room is fairly small, so even clipping her wings (which I would hate to do) would not prevent her from reaching the other cages.
Any suggestions are welcome, I just want my baby to be happy and my other birds to be safe!
