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Post by bobjoy on Aug 28, 2017 12:19:51 GMT -5
Sounds like you have hit the nail on the head with this one. So now after being torn up by Yoda several times as of late, we almost feel as though he is bi-polar. And now its been hard for me to give him any attention unfortunately because he just lunges at me when I go towards his cage, Joy is still able to give him some attention & the occasional head rub, but his new thing is to tear up everything in his cage which he never did before, never played or anything, now the food bowls aren't even safe on certain days. During the first couple days of solitude between him & I, I even stayed away from Suezoo so that I didn't upset him, but I couldn't let him run the house & allow Suezoo to suffer, so she still gets time & now I'm ready to start back up with Yoda, I just have to find away (remember) to go very slow with him. I say this because the last 2 attacks he basically set me up by putting up a 1 foot, latching it on my finger then tearing into same said finger 5 to 6 times before stepping off & then lunging & hissing at me. On the flip side I have learned not to pull away, or make any sounds, I just walk away & start performing first aid. Also I now find it funny if Suezoo does any biting. Thanks for the advice, Bob.
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Post by bobjoy on Aug 11, 2017 14:11:04 GMT -5
Thanks folks for your info, links & support. Little update: yesterday was a good Yoda day because it was cage cleaning time & with the good weather we roll the the entire cage outside, took my time & spent a couple of hours with him one on one, Yoda stepped up & sat with me for about 3 hours even though 75% of the time was up on my shoulder there was no biting, all was good until I brought him back inside. I guess I have to figure out a way to do a slower meet & greet introduction, even though I know that once Suezoo starts her squeaky toy squawk Yoda will go crazy. On the other hand we have started learning all we can about Suezoo's bread which has lead to trying to teach Suezoo different sounds & words, now I need to try the interactive game play which I had no idea that QP's are capable of, really cool stuff. Thanks again.
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Post by bobjoy on Aug 10, 2017 1:07:43 GMT -5
Hello all,
I'm completely new to all of this - 15+ years in IT field & I never did any forum's, Now I'm new to the bird life & I am, maybe We are in over our heads.
I am Bob, wife is Joy & she wanted to rescue a QP from her mother who rescued it from a widow, QP's her name is "Suezoo" is is around 20 years old. Now the problem is while we were looking, gathering & buying items for said Suezoo we came across a lovely YN, his name is "Yoda" he's 16 years old.
Now it was Yoda's first day of his new lonely life, but as soon as I walked by him he adopted me immediately, which was really weird for everyone, especially me. I had never handle any bird, (I'm 61). Well we put a hold on him & returned the next day to see & make sure that it wasn't a fluke. So we rescue him that day bring him home & start working on training me. Mostly all good for a couple of weeks except one main thing. I had discovered the Yoda HATES the little squeaky thing that the dogs always ripe out of their toys. I usually keep one around because it gets the Doberman's attention when all else fails (very rare).
Ok, fast forward almost 2 months later & off to Mom's for rescue #2 Suezoo who by the way I also know absolutely nothing about, just that she is a QP that makes a lot of noise that was not appreciated by all members of the house. So at this point I''m guessing that most of you folks know where I'm going with this. I don't know if all QP's have the same vocal sounds, or to what degree they chirp, this little girl sound a whole lot like a squeaky toy & if she's not being held she can just go on & on forever.
Long story finally coming to an end - Yoda has now completely turned on Joy & myself, mostly me. Refuses to step up & is in a constant state of aggression, Suezoo is stressed with all that's just changed, but is perfectly fine if I'm holding her close to my heart, which of course I have to do in another room because Yoda doesn't miss a thing. We are trying to spend time with Yoda, but he won't let us near him. Other than giving him a shower today I am running out of ideas.
What I will say is that I'm not going to give up on either one of them.
Thanks for reading. Bob
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