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Awww this makes me happy!! I had a dove that I hand raised and she passed away this last summer. I miss her to pieces, but wanted to get a new one. My boyfriend finally agrees, and he was happy to see I looked at rescues before considering buying.
How long did it take Roscoe to warm up to you?
Sorry to hear about your dove. I've never had one but thought that someday I would. They seem like very gentle and soothing creatures.
It took Rosco about a year before he would step up for me. It probably would have been sooner but he and Tootsie developed a bond and Rosco is the jealous type. Even now, over 5 years later, he still feels the need to 'protect' Tootsie from me. So I'll reach up to scratch her, he will lunge and sometimes nip at me then I'll waggle my finger at him and sometimes give him a gentle poke if he nipped a little too hard. I have a feeling that when Tootsie is no longer with us (hopefully many years from now) that Rosco will become a lot friendlier and seek closer contact. But we have a good understanding between us. And he makes me laugh more than Tootsie and Sidney (the Senegal Parrot) combined. He is a genuine character.
I can tell he likes me better than my boyfriend, but I also spend more time with him and I was told he didn't like men very much, but I think this is because he's had a bad experience. It sounds like he's starting to mimic my laugh, but is it too soon for that? I haven't even had him for a week yet. He also barks when you ask him what a dog says, and I was on the phone with a friend and she said he may just like my laugh and bark because he wants to hear it. (Really hoping that's the case.)
Should I be concerned about him rubbing his beak on the cage? It's pretty frequent.