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Post by zim on Mar 17, 2016 18:13:39 GMT -5
Not too concerned about this just yet, but Yoshi has been acting off today. He's been very clingy to me, wanting to constantly be on my shoulder. This isn't like him - he usually doesn't want to spend more than 10-15 minutes on my shoulder, a few times a day at the most. He generally wants to spend the bulk of his time on his cage.
But all of a sudden today, it doesn't matter where I'm at or what I'm doing, if he's not on my shoulder he's whining and looking my way with the "I'm gonna fly that way!" stance.
On my shoulder he's spending most of his time preening, or trying to steal a drink of water when I take a drink.
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Post by Angela on Mar 17, 2016 21:58:14 GMT -5
Sorry I can't help Zim, but my Skye is like that all the time anyway! Hope someone can give you some advice  |
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Post by biteybird on Mar 18, 2016 0:29:42 GMT -5
It could be a phase. Bonnie's like this on and off - one day she's all over me, the next she couldn't care less.  |
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Post by aaron on Mar 18, 2016 9:14:31 GMT -5
How old is Yoshi right now? You could be experiencing the beginning of hormonal clinginess.
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Post by zim on Mar 18, 2016 11:29:51 GMT -5
How old is Yoshi right now? You could be experiencing the beginning of hormonal clinginess. 6 1/2 months. I thought about this, but it seems early to me? Will see how things go today. |
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Post by aaron on Mar 18, 2016 12:44:16 GMT -5
That does seem pretty early. But he could just be bonding in a non-hormonal way. Clingy behavior is pretty normal for quakers-- my guess is it's just a phase he's going through right now. Maybe he's discovered that he actually really like shoulder time and wants to be there as much as possible.
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Post by easttex on Mar 18, 2016 17:42:25 GMT -5
I was wondering if it could be hormones, too. He is young, but at six months he's not that much of a baby, either. I am just speculating and have no science to back me up, but I wonder if he's in kind of a pseudo-breeding state. Not old enough for the real thing, but old enough to feel some effects from hormones. Or, maybe he's just really, really precocious. |
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Post by zim on Mar 18, 2016 19:31:09 GMT -5
And today he wasn't nearly as clingy as yesterday. He had a 30 minute stretch he wanted to be on my shoulder, but outside of that he was back to his playstand on top of his cage, playing and chattering away!
Weird little fella.
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Post by zim on Mar 29, 2016 10:08:51 GMT -5
Yoshi's getting to where I can't leave the room without him, or he gets mad and starts screaming. Some times it will start with contact calls (which I always respond to), then turn to screaming. Most of them time when I come back into the room I'll find him on the floor. He's clipped, so he can only fly down to the floor.
But the odd part is, if I do put him on my shoulder and take him with me, he wants back on his cage immediately upon entering the room. His clingyness from the day I posted this thread has cleared up, in that he doesn't want to be on my shoulder all the time, but now he just doesn't want me out of his sight seemingly ever.
And oh man, if he for some reason thinks I'm gonna take a shower without him, he goes crazy! Any neighbors who might happen to be outside must think I'm over here murdering parrots!
Another oddity to the situation - I always tell him "I'll be back in a little bit, bye bye" if I have to leave the house. If I tell him this, he does not scream or contact call me as I leave.
Edit: After thinking about this last bit, I also put him in his cage before I leave. I wonder if I should start putting him in his cage every time I leave the room?
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Post by julianna on Mar 29, 2016 13:55:39 GMT -5
I think that is a really good idea zim. Oscar screams like that when he is frightened over something... and trust me it could be anything... even the wind blowing outside. When he gets really scared he will actually go inside his cage on his own.... as this is his safe place.
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Post by easttex on Mar 29, 2016 17:00:19 GMT -5
Edit: After thinking about this last bit, I also put him in his cage before I leave. I wonder if I should start putting him in his cage every time I leave the room? If you don't mind tiptoe-ing around the house forevermore so he won't realize you're still there, go ahead. I think he'll probably get wise to it before too long. When he starts screaming, as long as you know he's actually okay, the best thing to do is to ignore it. The more you respond to it, the more you reinforce it. Try reinforcing his good behavior. When he starts screaming, wait for a pause, and then reward him. It doesn't have to be a treat, just attention may do as well. It can be a long and painful process to extinguish the behavior you don't want, and most people find it hard to be consistent, myself included. If you are worried about the neighbors, it wouldn't hurt to give them a head's up about what you're doing |
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