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Re: Bites my husband
Posted by Jim Bob's Mom on 2/05/09

On 2/05/09, GreyLady wrote:
>
> Another question to add to Rick's. Does he do this only when he
> is on the shoulder or does he do it from other locations as
> well? I agree, it might be jealousy. But it may also just be
> what I call the old "bait and switch" thing Greys and some
others
> will do. Appear to want a scritch, sucker the person in with
the
> lowered head, then nail them when they least expect it. I'm
> convinced they are laughing inside, everytime they pull this
> off. One thing that might help is to keep him off of shoulders
> and definitely learn his body language. When the head is
> lowered, watch his eyes. Is he still making eye contact and/or
> do you see his pupils expanding and contracting? Are his neck
> and head feathers up or down?


Jim Bob was named by my 4 year granddaughter. We kind of liked it
and Jim Bob could care less.

Jim Bob almost always bites when he is on hubby's shoulder but
will allow him to scratch sometimes when he is not on his
shoulder. I am not usually close enough to see what his eyes are
doing but his body language is kind of stiff but feathers are
down. His body laungage is definately different than when he is on
my shoulder. He tries to steal food from my husbands mouth when he
is eating and when denied he bites. Sometimes he warns first by
saying ouch.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Bites my husband, 2/04/09, by Jim Bobs Mom.
• Re: Bites my husband, 2/04/09, by Regina.
• Re: Bites my husband, 2/04/09, by Rick.
• Re: Bites my husband, 2/05/09, by GreyLady.
• Re: Bites my husband, 2/05/09, by Jim Bob's Mom.
• Re: Bites my husband, 2/06/09, by GreyLady.