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Re: My Male Sun flys and bites my feet, terrible two's??
Posted by Debbie on 12/11/06

She smiles :0)
Just kidding, its just the way she seems to be to me plus she comes
up as if to greet you.
Debbie


On 12/11/06, Jo-Ann wrote:
> Maybe those little toes look soooo tempting to eat! Just think
> like a bird- five little critters looking so yummy!
>
> Debbie - just out of curiosity, how could you tell when a turtle
> is happy? :0)
>
> Jo-Ann
>
> On 12/09/06, Debbie wrote:
>> Its hard but some people dont want to clip the birds wings but
>> it does help control them sometimes. I have 9 out of 11 birds
>> here in the house and all wings are clipped but the pair of
>> canaries to keep them from bugging another bird to start a fight
>> or going where they dont belong (maybe after toes) but the
>> biggest reason is I see so many birds that have got out in that
>> split second and I think it would kill me to loose one of my
>> birds not knowing if they were ok. One of my water turtles got
>> loose last spring (during breeding season)and I was just lost
>> with out seeing and talking to her in the back yard everyday.
>> Thankfully a neighbor boy found her in a ditch with knee high
>> water and brought her home 6 weeks later. She could have easily
>> went down that ditch but she stuck around which amazed us all
>> around here....she knows she gets fed very good here she just
>> didnt know how to find her way back to the right house. HA HA
>> She and I both were REAL happy to see one another :0)
>> But other than that I didnt know what to tell this bird owner
>> and didnt want them to think nobody cared on here either.
>> Take care
>> Debbie
>>
>> On 12/09/06, Toby's Mom wrote:
>>> Well the reason I didn't post is because I was afraid to give
>>> her some bad news! Our 24-year-old mitred conure will go after
>>> toes if he gets on the floor. He's been like that his whole
>>> life. We have just learned to be aware of this quirk. Don't
>>> get too close bare footed! But, to be honest, he rarely leaves
>>> his cage, so its not a big problem. I agree that clipping the
>>> birds wings may discourage it from flying to the floor.
>>>
>>> Also, I use to have an amazon that was also infatuated with
>>> toes.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12/07/06, Debbie wrote:
>>>> Sorry nobody has posted and I have been watching because I'm
>>>> not really sure of what to say unless maybe he thinks your
>>>> toes are his to have and hold! HA
>>>> My green cheeks arent like that but I do have a Congo that I
>>>> adopted in May that goes after MENS toes but not mine. Is
>>>> there a way you can clip its wings (just a little) to maybe
>>>> slow it down till it gets over this time if it is just its
>>>> hormones? Thats a good age for them to kick in and some
>>>> birds do weird stuff during that time too. I hope someone
>>>> else helps so maybe we can both learn something new.
>>>> Debbie
>>>>
>>>> On 12/04/06, lon wrote:
>>>>> My male Sun Conure has just started flying down to my feet
>>>>> and biting them. He is two and he and his sister have
>>>>> their own cages. Nothing new has happened recently. I'm
>>>>> hoping it's hormones or age (terrible 2's).
>>>>>
>>>>> Not sure what to do, aside from wearing slippers and
>>>>> hoping he gets over it.
>>>>>
>>>>> He's obsessed and flaps while looking down at my feet.. he
>>>>> then flys to them and bites them when I move.
>>>>>
>>>>> I can sit with him on my feet and he won't bite them - as
>>>>> long as i don't move.
>>>>>
>>>>> Otherwise he is the perfect little man - steps up, he's
>>>>> pottie trained - flys on command, lays on his back. All
>>>>> the good stuff...
>>>>>
>>>>> any ideas? anyone seen this behavior before??
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• My Male Sun flys and bites my feet, terrible two's??, 12/04/06, by lon.
• Re: My Male Sun flys and bites my feet, terrible two's??, 12/07/06, by Debbie.
• Re: My Male Sun flys and bites my feet, terrible two's??, 12/09/06, by Toby's Mom.
• Re: My Male Sun flys and bites my feet, terrible two's??, 12/09/06, by Debbie.
• Re: My Male Sun flys and bites my feet, terrible two's??, 12/11/06, by Jo-Ann.
• Re: My Male Sun flys and bites my feet, terrible two's??, 12/11/06, by Debbie.
• Re: My Male Sun flys and bites my feet, terrible two's??, 12/15/06, by Jo-Ann.
• Re: My Male Sun flys and bites my feet, terrible two's??, 12/15/06, by Debbie.
• Re: My Male Sun flys and bites my feet, terrible two's??, 12/16/06, by Jo-Ann.
• Re: My Male Sun flys and bites my feet, terrible two's??, 12/17/06, by Debbie.
• Re: My Male Sun flys and bites my feet, terrible two's??, 12/18/06, by Jo-Ann.
• Re: My Male Sun flys and bites my feet, terrible two's??, 12/19/06, by Debbie.