Such smart little buggers!

[Flboy]

Well, here I am, once again in Tennessee for two weeks!
Yesterday was a very interesting day, made me feel a bit down too!
I brought JoJo into my room while I packed. Then, out of no place he seemed to attack me landing on the back of my neck biting and scratching! Since this has never happened in all of the years that I have had him, I assumed it was a mistake and something scared him! Well after two more of these attacks, and I put him into his cage, I realized what was going on! He was attacking me every time he saw me pick up more clothes and put them into my suitcase! Even though my last trip was back in March, he knew seeing suitcase, that I was once again leaving! And he didn’t want this to happen! He was really throwing a tantrum, biting and scratching! But at the same time never once broke skin! So he still had control and didn’t want to really hurt me! We talked, and he calmed down, I still feel bad though!

 

[GaleriaGila]

Dear little JoJo... yep, he knew what was up!

 

[clark_conure]

Yep, they figure out patterns pretty easily.

 

[BoomBoom]

Aww JoJo. This was distressing for you I am sure. Stories like this amaze me how smart parrots are.

 

[Caitnah]

Sure sounds like he put it together. My GCC is only 7 months old and am amazed at how fast they learn things.
One night, for the first time, I took him out of his cage to my room. This was to give him some play time with me before bedtime. He played under my shirt and ran around happily for about 15'. I then told him "bed time", picked him up and returned him to his cage. Of course upon seeing his cage he didn't want to go in, but he did.

The next night when I said "bed time", he immediately ran up my arm and down the middle of my back where he knows I can't reach him. In ONE NIGHT, he associated this and wanted no parts of it.

 

[Skittys_Daddy]

They ARE smart little buggers indeed!


I NEVER wear "regular clothes" around the house. I wear white t-shirts, pajama bottoms and slippers. I get dressed just before going out and get undressed as soon as I get back.


So when I start to get dressed, often times Skittles will go right into his day cage without prompting. He knows it means I'm heading out. Luckily, with him being free-flighted, getting him to go in his cage so I can go out is not a problem. I tend to go out around the same time every day so on the days I stay in, often times he will go in his day cage around that time even if I am staying in.



They DO figure out patterns!

 

[SailBoat]

That link to the suitcase and being gone quickly becomes a solid one! I use to travel internationally often. Those trips where longer and the larger suitcase was the dead give away. Nearly all our Amazons quick locked in the difference and most would help by pulling out what I was putting in.

Also, used a golf ball display case and would load it with golf balls that would indicate the number of days I would be gone. That work right up to the point that our Julio would fly to the display case and remove balls while I was traveling. After all, he was helping to bring me back sooner!