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Re: Female Eclectus
Posted by Hank on 8/28/10

On 4/11/10, Jennifer wrote:
> I have been raising eclectus for a number of years now and if
> you've never had a bird before I wouldn't recommend you
> starting off with a female eclectus. They can be very
> temperamental. If you do decide to, i suggest you go to
their
> house several times to handle her and make sure it's what you
> want.


I have a female eclectus that I got from some people that
couldn't keep her for a number of reasons. She was an
absolute angel when I would go to visit her, which I did
almost daily for a couple months. As soon as I got her home,
I saw the Mr. Hyde side of her... She began to attack me on a
random basis, and I was her main handler. Now that she has
taken to my wife, I can't even let her out of her cage unless
I have shoes, long pants, and socks on. I have so many scars
from her, and I don't know what to do. Now we have an infant
that will be a year old in December, and I refuse to let her
even get close to him for fear that he'll lose a finger or
toe... She is EXTREMELY aggressive toward men, but loves my
wife. My wife says we can't find a new home for the bird
because she has bonded with it, but I'm now scared to death of
her. Any ideas on what I can do? I'd like to potentially
propose a trade at a pet store for a cockatoo, but my wife
refuses to give the bird up. The bird has pulled out all of
her feathers, except for her head, tail, and wings. She's
quite ugly and agressive, and I don't want to deal with her
anymore. I've now had her for almost 3 years, and I curse the
day I let her into our home! Please help!

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Female Eclectus, 11/28/09, by Kay.
• Re: Female Eclectus, 4/11/10, by Jennifer.
• Re: Female Eclectus, 8/28/10, by Hank.