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- Jul 18, 2015
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- Parrots
- Gollum - Senegal
Hatch Day- 5/8/15 &
Dobby- Indian Ringneck
Hatch Day- 7/16/15
Hello, long time no speak!
Gollum (5 month Senegal) is doing great. She is an amazing companion. There are some questions about her behavior and what I can do, if anything.
Let me start with positives. When I put her in her cage at night and cover it, she does not make a sound until she hears someone moving around the house... it doesnt matter if it is 5am or 8am, she is quiet as long as we are. She does not show any aggression towards me ever. She showers with me every other day and although she does not seem to care for getting soaked, she does not protest at all.
Now for some not so positive. She does not like anyone else in the house, she tolerates their existence. She will accept a almond or fruit from everyone else but they are not allowed to touch her (per Gollum). If I am laying in the bed with Gollum and my kids get to close, she will charge at them. What can I do to help with this?
She is fine as long as I am in the room but when I leave the room she calls over and over.
She is wants to be on me all the time. She would be content with just holding on and going where ever I go all day. I can put her down, she flies back... that, I think, became a game so now after the first time I put her down and she flies again, I put her on a play stand in a different room. This morning I look and she is hopping down the stairs after me (hilarious to watch actually). She just wants to be with/on me. I feel guilty for needing space lol. Sometimes I am doing projects where I just dont want a bird ON me.
She has so many play stands and toys to chew on. She will shred her toys for a bit each day but if I go out of sight... she stops and she calls. If I ignore her, after a while she will either follow me or start playing.
I get Dobby in a week. I want to learn from my mistakes with Gollum in hopes to keep from Dobby following in some of the unwanted behavior.
I am home all day. So she is out of her cage from 6am -7pm. Unless I leave the house or cooking on top of the stove.
Advice needed... Thanks so much
Gollum (5 month Senegal) is doing great. She is an amazing companion. There are some questions about her behavior and what I can do, if anything.
Let me start with positives. When I put her in her cage at night and cover it, she does not make a sound until she hears someone moving around the house... it doesnt matter if it is 5am or 8am, she is quiet as long as we are. She does not show any aggression towards me ever. She showers with me every other day and although she does not seem to care for getting soaked, she does not protest at all.
Now for some not so positive. She does not like anyone else in the house, she tolerates their existence. She will accept a almond or fruit from everyone else but they are not allowed to touch her (per Gollum). If I am laying in the bed with Gollum and my kids get to close, she will charge at them. What can I do to help with this?
She is fine as long as I am in the room but when I leave the room she calls over and over.
She is wants to be on me all the time. She would be content with just holding on and going where ever I go all day. I can put her down, she flies back... that, I think, became a game so now after the first time I put her down and she flies again, I put her on a play stand in a different room. This morning I look and she is hopping down the stairs after me (hilarious to watch actually). She just wants to be with/on me. I feel guilty for needing space lol. Sometimes I am doing projects where I just dont want a bird ON me.
She has so many play stands and toys to chew on. She will shred her toys for a bit each day but if I go out of sight... she stops and she calls. If I ignore her, after a while she will either follow me or start playing.
I get Dobby in a week. I want to learn from my mistakes with Gollum in hopes to keep from Dobby following in some of the unwanted behavior.
I am home all day. So she is out of her cage from 6am -7pm. Unless I leave the house or cooking on top of the stove.
Advice needed... Thanks so much
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