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Is it GGC Breeding Season?

Postby Kiwi's_Mom » Thu Feb 21, 2013 4:53 pm

Hi everyone,

Lately, Kiwi has been doing what I think is masturbation. She sits on my hand and rubs her bum on my hand (and puffs out her feathers sometimes). When she started doing this I looked it up and one I could only find one website saying that it was masturbation; a lady described the exact same behavior in her GCC. So, the past week or so every chance Kiwi gets she tries to sit on my hand and do this. She is also more aggressive. She used to nip me, but when she sits on my hand she bites me really hard too and she never used to do that. When I see her trying to sit on my hand I take her off right away and sometimes put her in her cage if she bites too hard. I'm just wondering how long this will last? Kiwi is 8 months old. Any info is appreciated!

Thanks :)
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Re: Is it GGC Breeding Season?

Postby marie83 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 5:00 pm

It could be his puberty starting but it is a bit early. As for the breeding season it depends where you are in the world. Green cheeks breed when there are less hours of light.
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Re: Is it GGC Breeding Season?

Postby Kiwi's_Mom » Thu Feb 21, 2013 5:05 pm

Oh wow. I didn't realize there was a puberty stage. That makes perfect sense. I am from Newfoundland, Canada. It gets dark here at 5:00pm right now. Make no wonder! lol I guess I will have to wait for Daylight Savings Time to kick in. Thanks for the info :D
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Re: Is it GGC Breeding Season?

Postby marie83 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 5:11 pm

You cant stop a parrot going through puberty but when its breeding season in future there are methods you can use to help lessen the impact of the hormone surge. For now just keep ignoring his advances, try not to use the cage as a punishment, you need to keep the cage as a good place to be.
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