by Tor » Sun Mar 10, 2013 2:48 pm
I have to post without having had time to read all the post under this topic, I hope you will be able to understand why. I suddenly ended up having a Senegal parrot when my daughter all of a sudden decided she would probably be living with me most of the time, since she has almost disappeared and the parrot instantly fell in love with me.
Now this has turned into being a problem, I am studying at technological university at this time, having to change my career mid-life. And I honestly dont have all the time this creature demands. As today, I was trying to do some digital signal processing problems, and after listening to the parrot shouting for a bit, I decided to try having it on my shoulder while doing schoolwork again. It took like 15-20 minutes, then it first bit my aerobe, half hard, then rapidly went on to bite my lip hard, drawing blood. Ive had this happen once before trying to do homework.
Ive also seen similar behavior when trying to watch TV, but then its been lighter, just "marking" my lip, as if to remind me to not divide my attention with all kind of insignificancies (anything but Pipp).
Now this would not have been much of a problem if Pipp only would have cared for anyone else at all. My girlfriend gets any offerings she makes turned down, the same with my daughter when she is by. As long as I am home, Pipp will do whatever possible to sit on my shoulder. Putting Pipp in the cage and locking it up will only case a lot of loud parrot sounds. The only time Pipp isnt glued to my shoulder, is when Im in the kitchen making food. Usually the Pipp want down on the floor (contrary to what I read in some posts here), Pipp actually loves the kitchen floor and any door or drawer we open, he/she will run underneath, pushing up his/her wings and ruffling up his/her feathers making kurring noises (mating ritual?????). And Pipp recently started climbing the wine bottle holes between the doors in our kitchen furniture. So Pipp is definitively not scared of being on the floor, but a few times Pipp has started biting when I put my arm on the floor for Pipp to step up on... And often pipp steps onto it, then starts biting. I have a feeling its just some pent up excitement, because then I ask sternly "What the .... are you doing?", maybe even tap Pipp lightly on the beak, the biting stops and he/she walks kinda embarrassed up onto my shoulder.
I have to post without having had time to read all the post under this topic, I hope you will be able to understand why. I suddenly ended up having a Senegal parrot when my daughter all of a sudden decided she would probably be living with me most of the time, since she has almost disappeared and the parrot instantly fell in love with me.
Now this has turned into being a problem, I am studying at technological university at this time, having to change my career mid-life. And I honestly dont have all the time this creature demands. As today, I was trying to do some digital signal processing problems, and after listening to the parrot shouting for a bit, I decided to try having it on my shoulder while doing schoolwork again. It took like 15-20 minutes, then it first bit my aerobe, half hard, then rapidly went on to bite my lip hard, drawing blood. Ive had this happen once before trying to do homework.
Ive also seen similar behavior when trying to watch TV, but then its been lighter, just "marking" my lip, as if to remind me to not divide my attention with all kind of insignificancies (anything but Pipp).
Now this would not have been much of a problem if Pipp only would have cared for anyone else at all. My girlfriend gets any offerings she makes turned down, the same with my daughter when she is by. As long as I am home, Pipp will do whatever possible to sit on my shoulder. Putting Pipp in the cage and locking it up will only case a lot of loud parrot sounds. The only time Pipp isnt glued to my shoulder, is when Im in the kitchen making food. Usually the Pipp want down on the floor (contrary to what I read in some posts here), Pipp actually loves the kitchen floor and any door or drawer we open, he/she will run underneath, pushing up his/her wings and ruffling up his/her feathers making kurring noises (mating ritual?????). And Pipp recently started climbing the wine bottle holes between the doors in our kitchen furniture. So Pipp is definitively not scared of being on the floor, but a few times Pipp has started biting when I put my arm on the floor for Pipp to step up on... And often pipp steps onto it, then starts biting. I have a feeling its just some pent up excitement, because then I ask sternly "What the .... are you doing?", maybe even tap Pipp lightly on the beak, the biting stops and he/she walks kinda embarrassed up onto my shoulder.
For now, its the biting for attention Id really like some advice on. But this is a pre owned bird, my daughter got it from her drug addict neighbor, it had a friend that died being fed cheeseburger, and it probably smoked more pot than most people, then it was institutionalized and sobered up with my daughter. So I dont think its life has been that great. I have no clue on the sex, they say they believe its a girl. And they say you should be able to see indicators on their chest feather color patterns. But this one have plucked most its chest feathers before coming into my life, it seems to be regaining some now tho. Ive just had it here almost two months, and I really dont have time to teach it much at this time, not mid semester. I probably have a million questions and advice to ask, but this was what was most pressing and fit the topic here. And I also felt it was good to explain a bit about the background.
For now, its the biting for attention Id really like some advice on. But this is a pre owned bird, my daughter got it from her drug addict neighbor, it had a friend that died being fed cheeseburger, and it probably smoked more pot than most people, then it was institutionalized and sobered up with my daughter. So I dont think its life has been that great. I have no clue on the sex, they say they believe its a girl. And they say you should be able to see indicators on their chest feather color patterns. But this one have plucked most its chest feathers before coming into my life, it seems to be regaining some now tho. Ive just had it here almost two months, and I really dont have time to teach it much at this time, not mid semester. I probably have a million questions and advice to ask, but this was what was most pressing and fit the topic here. And I also felt it was good to explain a bit about the background.