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Post by Kim on Feb 22, 2005 21:55:34 GMT -7
HI,
We just recieved an amazon..(I think a yellow naped) and he likes me but will attack my boyfriend. He will allow him to pet him thru the cage but the minute he is out, he will do everthing possible to go after Tod. He even gets off his cage and will charge after him to bite him. We don't want to give him back and was wondering if anyone has had this problem before. Max will also scream unless he can visually see you or he is in the same room as us. Thanks for any help on this matter...
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Post by Jane on Feb 23, 2005 1:10:51 GMT -7
Attacking other family members is not uncommon with parrots. It can be jealousy and with amazons in particular it can get worse at breeding time. You can try getting your boyfriend to be as involved as possible with the feeding and cleaning, and make sure that neither you nor he is reacting to this behaviour.
Parrots often call if you are not in the room, amazons are prone to screaming rather then the quieter contact calls of greys for example. Try talking or whistling back to reassure him.
Jane
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Post by Preston on Feb 23, 2005 10:19:33 GMT -7
Sounds just like our Senegal, he dosn't like me one bit but loves my wife. He is quiet though.
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Post by Kim on Feb 24, 2005 20:31:21 GMT -7
We own 2 senegals too and one just loves me to death and is so attached it's scary...She will go to my boyfriend but cries for me and will jump on me soo quick if I walk by....Our other senegal just likes to hang by herself and is not a s social as Goofy....
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Post by pyrrhura molinae on Feb 25, 2005 23:56:54 GMT -7
Unfortuneately, that is an extremely common problem but makes lots of sense if you try to see it the way your amazon does. If you can afford it, the best solution would be to have an appointment with a very good avian behavior consultant. Most have seen many cases like this and will be able to work out a method of working with this problem, as long as you both are committed to keeping your bird and working this out. If you give him up, it is likely he'll show the same behavior in the new house and thus will live a life of going fom home to home- obviously not good for the bird. So if you're committed and have lots of patience, this can definitely be worked out. If you don't want to go the route of using a behavior consultant, at least get some books on parrot behavior. The "Companion Parrot Handbook" and "The Beak Book" (deals with biting/aggression issues) by Sally Blanchard would be excellent places to start. There are other helpful behavior books out there by Mattie Sue Athan, Bonnie Munro Doane, etc.
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Post by tweetiepie on Jul 1, 2005 9:13:52 GMT -7
I think you will find this a common problem. My Grey loves me to bits but hates my boyfriends. One thing that sort of worked with one guy is that I got him to feed Mylo his treats, such as grapes and therefore he got to associate my boyfriend as a friendly person and acted slightly nicer towards him. I dont think you will get a parrot to love both you and your other half the same though (or if this does happen youre very lucky!).
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Post by Africanewbie on Jul 6, 2005 8:15:44 GMT -7
Parrots grow very fond of certain people just like we have favourite friends or family members because like them we prefer to be with those who we are comfortable with.
Remeber that bad behaviors are inadvertently reinforced. For example, you may be the one who spends more time with it or is the one who takes care of it's needs, obviously Amazon will become attached to you. When this happens, it will get jealous/protective and might attempt to bite your boyfreind. At first, your boyfreind might have withdrawn his hand and had a big laugh about it. As you have said it chased after him.
Mistake 1 - Since this is a relationship of three (you, your boyfriend and Amazon), the bird should have have been taught to socialize with both you and your boyfriend at the very beginning of the threesome.
Mistake 2 - When it went after your boyfriend, did he run, did you say "No" or did both of you find it funny and had a good laugh? By showing some type of reaction, it has encouraged it to become more aggressive.
I am not saying it was your fault because the behaviors may have already existed before you recieved it but to prevent it from continuing or escalating, you must analyze the situation, see what reactions you and your boyfiend are doing to encourage the aggression and eliminate them. Finally, socialize, socialize and socialize.... spend equal time together as a threesome. If you find that you cannot solve the problem please consult a bird behavior therapist before you return the bird. Good Luck.
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