jason
Just Hatched
Matilda
Joined: January 2005
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Post by jason on Jan 30, 2005 13:05:03 GMT -7
Hi,
I have a 7 month old cag. He's attached to me, but seems to be having a problem with my girlfriend. When she goes near his cage to fix a toy, take him out or feed him he lunges at her fingers repeatedly & ruffles his back feathers. When he is on his play stand he will allow her to feed him peanuts & does respond to her commands for tricks (including kisses) without being aggresive. However, if she tries to pick him up off his play stand he will attempt to bite her fingers quite hard. I've recently let him begin to stand on my shoulders & it almost seems like that is when he got more aggresive towards her. Could that be a correlation or am I looking for reasons why his behavior has changed recently? Will this always be the case or will he change as he grows up? She is here about 4 days a week.
Thank you for your help.
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Post by Jane on Jan 30, 2005 13:23:21 GMT -7
Greys can be like this, they often decide only one person is allowed to stroke them. Mitzi is like this.
They will usually take food from anyone who offers it.
Allowing a parrot on your shoulder can create dominance issues and it might be making him feel that you and he are a team and your girlfriend is an intruder.
Jane
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Scotty
Baby Bird
Joined: January 2005
Posts: 12
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Post by Scotty on Jan 30, 2005 19:14:54 GMT -7
Hi Jason, Here’s a couple ideas. Basically dealing with role reversal, much better than gender reversal lol… sorry.  What this means is you’re going to have to play good-cop, bad-cop to a mild degree. You will have to continue to do the not so fun everyday jobs, cleaning, cleaning, and also cleaning. Putting him to sleep when he does not want to. Clipping wings and toe nails. Your Girlfriend should, whenever possible get the fun stuff. Feeding, being near the play gym, or anywhere your CAG, (what’s his name?) has fun. Hopefully he is trained to Step Up, but even more so trained to step up by way of a hand-held perch. This will hopefully save your Girlfriends fingers, and allow her to transport your bird around to where he has fun. One last thought. Even the most wicked bird usually becomes a Sweetheart when wet. This would give your Girlfriend the ability to handle him, and develop a stronger relationship. Don’t ever think a Parrot’s behavior is set in stone. Given time, attention, and love, undesirable behavior can be modified. Go slow, and Good Luck!  Scotty |
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Preston
Super Talker
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Sisika and Pete
Joined: January 2005
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Post by Preston on Jan 31, 2005 11:26:23 GMT -7
In the whole picture Pete stratifies towards me, but interacts closely with my wife. He is even close to a few friends that visit frequently. We subconsciously traded the ‘fun stuff’, and the ‘not so fun stuff’ between us. Jane and Scotty sited this in their posts, and in practice, works well to get an even temperament across the board. Our pet experience is with our dogs. Pete reacts very well to a strong ‘NO’ from both of us; along with ‘Go Home’, but again, this was learned over two years. Scotty’s analogy of “good cop bad cop” is excellent; everyone needs to be the bad guy to balance out the trust. I also agree with Jane on the dominance issue. Pete has introduced a new phrase: “stop it off”; it’s a combination of ‘stop it’ and ‘knock it off’! Good Luck! |
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