Re: Red Belly Behavior
Posted by Wanda on 8/06/07

On 7/29/07, Sheila wrote:
> 16 weeks, he is a baby! Glad to hear you won the shoulder battle...I
> admire your perseverance! Hopefully the poop control will come as he
> gets older; I've only had Gizmo for six weeks now, so I don't know how
> he was at 16 weeks. Yesterday and today when I was interacting with
> him, he held it for about 20 minutes or so! But he did something today
> that disappointed me - he lunged at and bit one of my teenage sons! It
> hurt his feelings more than his finger...he now says he's done with
> Gizmo! He doesn't spend the time with him that I do so I guess he's
> starting to show his preference for the one person - me! My other son
> had to show off and feed him a chow mein noodle, but of course he didn't
> try to pet him! I guess the point I'm trying to make is if you want to
> share this bird with someone else make sure they have daily interactions
> with him other than a quick hi and scratch on the head! Actually my
> husband and sons really don't care that much about the bird; we'll be
> back in school in a couple of weeks (I'm a teacher) and they'll be too
> busy to care. I have told them though, that since they get home before
> I do they will be letting him out of his cage everyday and keeping an
> eye on him until I get home. Maybe he'll warm up again to them then!
> Gizmo is now letting me know when it's time for him to go to bed - he
> flies off his day cage and heads to my bedroom where his night cage
> is...he likes his sleep!
>
>
>
> Sheila,
>
> I am afraid that my bird is destined to be a one person bird since I
live alone. I have clients that come to the house from Wed thru Sat, and
they speak to him. I know this is not enough interaction to make him a
social butterfly. My bird is sooo head strong, but I stay ahead of the
game with him. I can't relax a minute with him. I am enjoying him. Does
you bird talk? If so, when did he start talking. I'm sorry your son is
distant with the bird. My bird bites as well, but I am not hurt because I
knew it would happen eventually. I hope you enjoyed you summer. I am in
college and was undecided about my major. I finally decided to major in
education. I'll be in my 50's when I get my degree. I figured in this
field, I won't have to worry about age discrimination. Also, I love little
children.

Take Care,
Wanda
>

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Red Belly Behavior, 7/18/07, by Wanda .
• Re: Red Belly Behavior, 7/20/07, by Sheila.
• Re: Red Belly Behavior, 7/20/07, by Wanda.
• Re: Red Belly Behavior, 7/20/07, by Sheila.
• Re: Red Belly Behavior, 7/20/07, by Sheila.
• Re: Red Belly Behavior, 7/20/07, by Sheila.
• Re: Red Belly Behavior, 7/21/07, by Wanda.
• Re: Red Belly Behavior, 7/22/07, by Sheila.
• Re: Red Belly Behavior, 7/28/07, by Wanda.
• Re: Red Belly Behavior, 7/29/07, by Sheila.
• Re: Red Belly Behavior, 8/06/07, by Wanda.
• Re: Red Belly Behavior, 8/07/07, by Sheila.
• Re: Red Belly Behavior, 8/07/07, by Sheila.