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Re: Now aggressive to me

Postby Wolf » Wed Jun 03, 2015 8:25 am

No, he doesn't hate you. He has just chosen to bond with your fiancé for now, his life is still very unstable and so this may yet change again. Just continue to do what you do and if it bothers you that he is bonding to your fiancé, then limit their time together to a minimum while you re establish your bond with him.
No one knows why a bird bonds with who they choose to bond with, but we do know that it doesn't matter who feeds them or cleans up after them or who take care of them or even who loves them or likes them the most. We do know how to influence it just a little bit, but not to any great extent.
Even should he not re bond with you, as in mate bonding, he will in time accept you as a part of his flock and that bond gives you much more freedom than does a mate bond as with the mate bond he expects you to be with him all of the time as well as to defend him from unwanted advances from your rivals, the same as he does for his mate, human or bird. Relax and just enjoy him and the fact that you are able to give him a good safe place to live, a new chance for a reasonably good life and both of you will be better for it.
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Re: Now aggressive to me

Postby Maryellen » Wed Jun 03, 2015 9:20 am

Oh I'm fine with him ok with my fiancé, that doesn't bother. Me at all. He has a safe happy home with us for the rest of his life:)
I'm just trying to understand parrots which apparently their rules change with a whim or event lol...
My fiancé rarely goes to the birds. Maybe once every few weeks.. But its all good:)
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Re: Now aggressive to me

Postby Wolf » Wed Jun 03, 2015 12:20 pm

I don't know if their rules change on a whim or what, but I am fairly certain that they did not read the book of rules.
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Re: Now aggressive to me

Postby seagoatdeb » Mon Nov 09, 2015 3:27 pm

My Red Belly female is 17 years old now, and I can tell you she bonded to me but changed her allegiances to others often. She has always made friends with other people but will only allow them to do certain things. My daughter has always been persistent about being friends with Gaugan my red belly so they have a very close relationship for someone who is living apart. Red Bellys are so delightfull, I am sure you will have many fun times with him.
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