I don't want to forage, I want my treat! | African Grey Parrot Boards

beakertrout
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I don't want to forage, I want my treat! Jun 21, 2020 9:14:37 GMT -7

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Post by beakertrout on Jun 21, 2020 9:14:37 GMT -7

Beaker has a treat that he absolutely loves.

A peanut M&M.

He only gets one as I figure there isn't enough chocolate in it to do any harm. (he wastes a lot of it).

I started making him forage for it by putting it in a small Dixie cup and folding it over.

He watched me stick it in the cup and he got so frustrated trying to get at it (he was pissed!), he walked over to my hand and bit me.

Not hard enough to break skin or make me flinch, but he made it clear he was not happy with what I did.

He finally tore the cup apart and got his treat.

So much for encouraging foraging. lol

Last Edit: Jun 21, 2020 14:47:19 GMT -7 by beakertrout

Haz
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I don't want to forage, I want my treat! Jun 21, 2020 18:33:16 GMT -7

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Post by Haz on Jun 21, 2020 18:33:16 GMT -7

Chy did that to me the other day. We had to go out and she refused to go in her cage. She stepped up on my hand from the top of her cage. As I lifted her down, she bent down and bit my arm hard enough to leave a bruise.

They can be little brats.

Haz

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Jane
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I don't want to forage, I want my treat! Jun 22, 2020 2:27:16 GMT -7 Adele likes this

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Post by Jane on Jun 22, 2020 2:27:16 GMT -7

Mitzi is very impatient. She eats a lot of Nutriberries and when she has eaten them she demands more by emptying any other food out of her bowl. When I swing the bowl out to put more Nutriberries in she grabs the bowl in her beak to pull it back in and I have to tell her to "Wait a minute Mitzi"

Jane

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