Emmi is getting really good at flying, so that means I'm getting pretty good at hiding. Call it a foraging experience? A break for mommy bird?
I leave the room to do something and I will totally be right back! I always come back! Normally I don't mind that she follows. But sometimes I just want to disappear for two minutes and come right back..in peace! Lol
I've learned that if I duck behind beds, in closets, or behind doors, she will fly into every room looking for me several times, then go back to her cage. If I take too long, she will do another sweep and this time look at the hiding spots of mine that she's discovered before. Keep in mind that 99% of the time, someone else is home with whom she can be with. Lol but no...she needs to follow me.
But now it's turned into a game where we all hide and she has to come find us. Everyone plays except for me because I'm the one who's not doing this as a game and my husband and step son are ruining all my hiding spots! Soon she will be able to find me everywhere, darn it! And they give her treats if she finds them! I'm losing this battle. Lol
But it has helped her fly better, turn tighter in flight and be able to fly for longer periods of time. It also wears her out and she dances when she's found someone. I think it's also helping her exercise her mind a little. I see her listen for us before she takes off and look before she leaps.
Does anyone else play the hide and seek game with their parrot?