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Post by Jane on Sept 26, 2021 8:47:09 GMT -7
They were in the cage and Mitzi was being mean to Monty, chasing him around and she pulled a feather out of him. She wouldn't respond to me telling her off. I got him out and put him on Mitzi's stand. This did not go down well and when I put him back Mitzi attacked my arm. Fortunately I had a long sleeved top on but it would have broken the skin otherwise.
I am not sure whether she was mad at me for putting him on her stand or for spoiling her fun by taking him away.
Jane
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Post by beakertrout on Sept 26, 2021 9:32:47 GMT -7
Sometimes they can just be downright mean & vicious.
Beaker's "trigger" is me talking on the phone and walking by.
He assumes that it is "fair game" to lunge at me and try to bite.
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Post by Adele on Sept 26, 2021 11:01:41 GMT -7
When my two used to fight, it would only be when I was present. When I wasn't around, I'd check the cameras and they were always fine, but sometimes me coming home from work triggered a fight.
Mitzi sounded like she was definitely ticked off with the both of you!!
I remember a parrot behaviorist recommending to give more attention, or first priority to the one who is doing the bullying. Like for instance, Maui used to bully Manzi quite a bit. So then I started coming home and greeting Maui first and giving her some head scratches first. Then she started leaving Manzi alone. I still pet both of them the same, I just showed that she is top dog, so then she didn't feel the need to fight Manzi for that position. Maybe something like that would help her stop bullying Monty.
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Post by Haz on Sept 26, 2021 12:06:02 GMT -7
Poor Monty. He does get henpecked.
Lucky you had long sleeves. I hope Mitzi is back to being sweet again.
Haz
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Post by Jane on Sept 27, 2021 2:28:11 GMT -7
She can get very jealous, I had fed Monty some pine nuts while he was on the stand.
Despite shortening her days she has started displaying again.
Jane
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