Post by Sharyn and Mr P on Jul 21, 2014 7:24:37 GMT -5
When I first got Mr P, he had a bad case of cage aggression.
Due to this, I rotate his toys every week.
I made him a toy a few weeks ago. He loves it. It's a seagrass mat with a bell and various other shiney attractive plastic pieces tied to it.
Because he loves it so much, I didnt have the heart to take it out of his cage for toy rotation.
Today, he is obsessed with it and won't even step up out of his cage to come out. Now, to his credit, he is not lunging at me when I try to get him, but he IS letting me know that he does NOT want my hand in his cage.
This is the first sign of cage aggression I've seen in months, and I am 100% sure it's due to this toy as he won't leave it, he keeps putting his foot on it, and he is even sleeping next to it.
So, as soon as I get him out of his cage, I am going to have to take it away and put in something he doesnt like as much.
Do you all see this kind of obsessive behavior over toy in your FIDS?
It seems like no matter how long I have him, this type of behavior doesnt go away permamently, rather, it recurs if I don't change out his toys regularly.
Is this normal quaker behavior or is Mr P just weird?
BTW, I get my new foster at the end of next month (after my daugther's wedding). I am curious to see what kind of behavior she exhibits.. Poor thing is so neglected, she doesnt even have a name. The guy who owns her calls her "retard" because she plucks. So sad
Due to this, I rotate his toys every week.
I made him a toy a few weeks ago. He loves it. It's a seagrass mat with a bell and various other shiney attractive plastic pieces tied to it.
Because he loves it so much, I didnt have the heart to take it out of his cage for toy rotation.
Today, he is obsessed with it and won't even step up out of his cage to come out. Now, to his credit, he is not lunging at me when I try to get him, but he IS letting me know that he does NOT want my hand in his cage.
This is the first sign of cage aggression I've seen in months, and I am 100% sure it's due to this toy as he won't leave it, he keeps putting his foot on it, and he is even sleeping next to it.
So, as soon as I get him out of his cage, I am going to have to take it away and put in something he doesnt like as much.
Do you all see this kind of obsessive behavior over toy in your FIDS?
It seems like no matter how long I have him, this type of behavior doesnt go away permamently, rather, it recurs if I don't change out his toys regularly.
Is this normal quaker behavior or is Mr P just weird?
BTW, I get my new foster at the end of next month (after my daugther's wedding). I am curious to see what kind of behavior she exhibits.. Poor thing is so neglected, she doesnt even have a name. The guy who owns her calls her "retard" because she plucks. So sad
It does sound like it might be a case of raging hormones.
