Post by swoods on Aug 22, 2015 20:31:08 GMT -5
I took in two quakers from someone who was no longer able to care for them. I knew them prior to this as I "babysat" them when owner was out of town. The male is small, hand raised and a love! He was in the owner's home first. The second was purchased from a pet store and was not hand raised. Male is 12 - female is 5 years old. Male was "only bird" for about three years before female was purchased. The female is larger, jealous of any attention to the male bird, loud and bossy. The male no longer spends time socializing with me like he used to because the female comes out of her cage and pushes him around when he tries to visit with me. He has also stopped talking and spends most of his time playing with toys in his cage (but it is kind of neurotic play) I have tried putting their cages in separate rooms, but they are bonded - one will screech and the other with screech back.
Can someone offer some advise. I am at my wit's end!
Or you could try giving her a favorite toy, which she would only get while you're playing with him. If she moves to where you and he are, second person has her step up and, with absolutely no drama, returns her to her cage, for a very short period. Not punishment, just distracting her from the behavior you don't want. You'd have to do the training pretty regularly and maybe for a while.