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Post by siobhan on Feb 7, 2015 23:29:54 GMT -5
Clyde chomped me in the face this afternoon out of nowhere. A moment before, he had been sitting on my shoulder perfectly happy. So he had to go in his cage and I had to towel him to get him in there because he went into berserker mode. He was a grouch all afternoon until late this evening. I only made him stay in his cage for about an hour, but every time I showed my face in their room, which I had to do as that's where the laundry is done, he started doing the squawk that means berserker mode and flew at me (as opposed to flying "to" me). But by the time I got home from playing at church, he was more or less back to normal. What passes for normal. I wish I knew what sets off these moods. He hasn't had one for a long time. And then Ringo flatly refused to go to bed and I had a nasty headache, on top of having a bad day with Clyde, so I was short on patience. And Sherlock the mystery snail died today after declining for several days.
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Post by cnyguy on Feb 7, 2015 23:32:14 GMT -5
Sorry to hear about Sherlock.
I wish I had some good advice about Clyde, but I really haven't a clue what sets him off like that.
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Post by Jan and Shah on Feb 8, 2015 1:05:05 GMT -5
I am so sorry to hear about Sherlock. Sometimes our animals act up and give us a hard time - don't know why. Shah is fine one moment and then goes crazy the next - no reason why. I just thought it was something to do with quaker psychology which is a mystery to us humans.
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Post by msdani1981 on Feb 8, 2015 1:19:24 GMT -5
Dangit, I'm so sorry about Sherlock.  I wish I had some advice for you about Clyde. |
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Post by easttex on Feb 8, 2015 6:02:27 GMT -5
What a rough day, Siobhan! I am very sorry about Sherlock. I don't know what to say about Clyde, except that he would be banned from my shoulder, maybe permanently.
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Post by biteybird on Feb 8, 2015 6:27:55 GMT -5
Siobhan, I'm sorry Sherlock passed away...
As for Clyde, it seems we both have bipolar, feral QPs.
Bonnie's behaviour today was abysmal - her manners are, to use Jan's term from another thread, "absolutely atrocious".
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Post by siobhan on Feb 8, 2015 8:42:06 GMT -5
The others don't have these sudden mood swings. That's what's so puzzling. Jade has days when she's grouchy, but she's just grouchy and wants to be let alone. Clyde wants to sit on me even when he's grouchy and abuse me, but if he's grouchy all day, at least I know what I'm in for. But when he's fine one second and goes berserk the next with no build up or warning, that's what's difficult to cope with. And the other birds don't do that at all. They're much more even-tempered.
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Post by msdani1981 on Feb 8, 2015 11:49:31 GMT -5
I'm well aware that birds are very different than horses, but if a horse was acting like Clyde, the first thing I would ask myself is if he could be in pain. Like he feels okay most of the time, but has sudden flare-ups. Other than that, I have no clue what to suggest. |
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Post by siobhan on Feb 8, 2015 14:27:35 GMT -5
Why would he bite ME if something is hurting HIM?
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Post by julianna on Feb 8, 2015 14:33:30 GMT -5
The last time Oscar did that to me and drew blood from my neck... was when I asked him if he wanted some rice. I never say this word around him again because I have by mistake a few times and paid the price. So weird. This only started after my Mom babysat him and maybe she did something... I will never know for sure.
Oscar has attacked my hand out of no where as well.. and I have found the advice that they have given on this site worked. Don't jerk your hand away.... and he will stop. Pain or not... it did work. Other advice that I was given was to put the bird on or in... their cage and turn your back to them.. as in ignoring them. That has helped me a little.
I tend to agree that something started him off... maybe pain as suggested. Just don't give up... and try not to take it personally.
Good luck.
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Post by easttex on Feb 8, 2015 15:04:53 GMT -5
Why would he bite ME if something is hurting HIM? If it were pain, it wouldn't surprise me if he did lash out at the nearest living target, regardless of your innocence. But I'm wondering if you look back at multiple instances, can you possibly see any common thread to his "fits", even if it seems of no consequence. As they say, behavior is always a response to something, though it may be something you can't see or control. To start, does he only go into berserk mode when he is on you? |
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Post by msdani1981 on Feb 8, 2015 15:54:51 GMT -5
An old friend told me that once she had a woman over to her house. The woman had on a strong perfume, and when they stood in front of her Macaw, a very sweet bird who rarely bit her, he bit her arm and broke it. He couldn't stand the perfume.
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Post by siobhan on Feb 8, 2015 16:50:52 GMT -5
Some mornings he just wakes up on the wrong side of the perch and is in berserker mode. Yesterday I was trying to examine Sherlock, who I had in a cup when I realized he was either dead or would be soon, and maybe that set Clyde off. I wasn't paying enough attention to him. Also, we slept a lot later than usual yesterday and maybe he was mad at having his normal schedule disrupted. Or he didn't like the shirt I had on. All kinds of odd things make him mad.
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Post by aaron on Feb 8, 2015 18:32:03 GMT -5
Really sorry to hear about Sherlock. RIP little guy. The Clyde situation sounds challenging. Shoulder time is a priviledge not a right... as hard as it would be to deprive him, perhaps he needs some time without having access to your shoulder. But that doesn't answer what he was reacting to... If you were sad or distressed about Sherlock there's always a possibility he was annoyed at you for being sad  Cupcake definitely hates getting up late... it can make her weird for a while if we get her up too late. |
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Post by msdani1981 on Feb 8, 2015 19:25:13 GMT -5
Hmmm...I just don't know. I'm sorry. It's times like this that I really miss Connie. She would have had some ideas for you.
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