Trouble!!

[DallyTsuka]

....that's not the worst bite ive gotten. i have a scar on my left middle finger knuckle from where she punctured it down to the bone, it took a few weeks to heal. that one was really bad.


she latches on and doesnt let go for nothing. she will dangle off your fingers if she's in the mood. and it doesnt stop there. if shes feeling really mean, she grinds her beak on your skin D:......

:11: Munch??? No way!!! :11:

OUCH OUCH OUCH!!! I would have NEVER guessed.

yes munch lol

it took a loooong time to fully earn her trust. it took a year and a half of working with her to even get her to step up. it took 2 years for her to ask for scritches, and now she just turned 3 years old in november and she is a total people bird lol

she was hand raised ironically. just not socialized properly and was mishandled (just grabbed instead of taught to step up) and other than feeding and grabbing, she wasnt used to being handled nicely by people. this made her not afraid of hands but at the same time, she didnt know what to make of them. its the worst mix you can get! mango was not handfed or handraised at all and he's not anywhere near munch's level. i got both of them as babies. munch was handraised from day one because she was the runt of the clutch and the siblings all trampled her and she was getting neglected. so the lady we got her from didnt let her die, thats a good thing, but she wasnt properly socialized so it made earning her trust very very difficult. but now, munch and i are best friends and we've come to terms with eachother and now she loves hands. she cant be around my husband though... she gets instantly hormonal lol mango is still skittish and timid, but i consider him tame. he doesnt step up or really want to interact with us, but when he wants to he can freely. he likes being talked to and he likes to fly over to us and explore what we are up to, but he doesnt want to bother with you unless its on his terms. we respect his space and privacy because we know he's just a very timid individual.



it may have taken years to form this bond with her, but it was well worth every bite, every chomp, every bit of a struggle trying to show her that my hands are a good thing. we made an agreement, once i figured out what her issues were, i let her set the pace, i let her call the shots, and i let her trust me as she wanted to and i respected what she didnt want. and that's how we came to terms.

 

[crimson]

Munch is so entertaining, I really enjoy her stories Dally.
You are AMAZING with her, and she is so blessed to have you in her life.

when you post things about Munch, my first thought is this "now what is Munch up to?"

she is too adorable! although her beak is quite nasty, OUCH!!!!

 

[Terry57]

after seeing those painful bites she inflicted on you, I am wondering what happened to the poor people in the car she was attacking????
I can see it now...Jurassic Park 4, starring Munch

 

[Betrisher]

I love Munchlax! I've followed your posts about her ever since she was nesting, nesting, nesting everywhere and giving you all that grief. She's a feisty little woman, that's for sure. I love the way you've patiently worked with her and helped her to have a happy life - as you say, the rewards are worth the bites along the way.

 

[DallyTsuka]

i think i'm the one who's blessed to have her in my life lol


she's still occasionally nesty. lays one egg, ignores it and then a month or two later lays another and ignores it. it's better than a full out clutch over and over again so it's an improvement. half the time she bashes the eggs around and breaks them anyways.



are other female lovebirds as spun as munch? or is she just a little out there on her own? lol

 

[Betrisher]

None of ours has even come close! LOL! I really do think your Munch is a bird-in-a-million. Still, it must be a worry to see her laying eggs like that. It's not without a cost to her little body. I just love how she finds Ways to do her thing despite your every move. LOL! She's quite a girl, is Munchlax!

 

[faeryphoebe1]

Munch is so CUTE! Do you have anymore pics?

 

[DallyTsuka]

i have some older photos i can share if you'd like to see some. i'll post a few from when she was younger (with my older camera some of them)











and some videos of her from over the years

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4NEcySQ-0k]Lovebird Puts Cup on Head--Hilarious - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEhyfQx5sc0]Munch Mimicking Cockatiel Screaming - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO5IcWS0kVU]I Am Concerned For My Eyes - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Niner10Tango]

I read this whole thread and was doubled over laughing from the first post.. Then I seen the pics of your finger. Ouch!! Your lovie's are adorable.

 

[bridget503]

Omg! She's so cute! She looks like my Elbee's sister.

 

[faeryphoebe1]

Oh my gosh, Munch is so adorable! Thanks for sharing the pics and videos! She has such beautiful hues and what a "tude," lol. She sure is feisty! The videos are so cute. I was watching and enjoying them last night. It would be difficult not to spoil that little girl. She's irresistible!