Galileo showed me a threatening display.

[Azure Hanyo]

So...today I was cleaning Gal's cage. She likes to play with crumpled balls of paper and various crinkly toys while I am doing this, and she was enjoying herself. Anyway I finished cleaning it and set it up, and it was time to put her away for the night. I spent some time petting her and talking to her, gave her a grape, and then put her away. She immediately went to the bottom of her cage to play with her new clean paper. I decided to play with her, and kind of pulled the tray a little so she had to chase the paper. She did NOT like that. She made a warning noise, held her wings up slightly, and did a slow side-to-side threatening "WHAT THE HECK DID YOU JUST DOOOO?!" dance. Her eyes went all crazy and pinned.

...I left her alone and covered her for the night. I will neeeeever try that again, I am assuming me moving the tray must have either scared her or pissed her off or both. But I am really worried she will still hate me come morning. Any advice??? I don't want her to look at me all crazy like that... It was kind of freaky, with the slow side-to-side thing and an almost taunting "ha ha ha" sound... Maybe Gal's possessed...

[GooseBlossom]

Just a thought. Is this her first night in her new cage? If so, that might explain her reaction to your action. I would not be concerned, behave tomorrow as though it hadn't occurred. I think I would leave the cage alone for a few days while she is establishing it as her new room.

[Azure Hanyo]

Just a thought. Is this her first night in her new cage? If so, that might explain her reaction to your action. I would not be concerned, behave tomorrow as though it hadn't occurred. I think I would leave the cage alone for a few days while she is establishing it as her new room.

Unfortunately I haven't set up her new cage just yet, but I DID add some new stuff to her old one for the time being. Maybe it confused her? Either way I think you're right. Tomorrow I will just pretend like it never happened and see how things go!

[ptuga72]

Scarlet gives me one of those at least twice a day She's just being sassy, if you don't hold a grudge I'm sure she wont remember it---er, until you pull that crap again!

[Azure Hanyo]

Scarlet gives me one of those at least twice a day She's just being sassy, if you don't hold a grudge I'm sure she wont remember it---er, until you pull that crap again!

Galileo, being sassy?! Never!!! Good to know. Thank you!!! She may have been grumpy about being put away, too. Crazy little thing.

[pchela]

Ha! Reminds me of my little foster Caique. He would get so pissed at me if I made him do something he didn't want to or would grab onto something as tight as he could and scream his fool head off if I tried to make him step up. Nice thing is, he never held a grudge. Even if I forced him to step up during one of his tantrums, he would stop screaming and fighting immediately and act as if nothing happened. I'm sure Gal won't hold a grudge against you. The tray moving probably just startled her.

[ptuga72]

I'm telling ya, Gal is plotting your demise

[Azure Hanyo]

I'm telling ya, Gal is plotting your demise

Her and Cloud AND Archimedes, right???

[Azure Hanyo]

Ha! Reminds me of my little foster Caique. He would get so pissed at me if I made him do something he didn't want to or would grab onto something as tight as he could and scream his fool head off if I tried to make him step up. Nice thing is, he never held a grudge. Even if I forced him to step up during one of his tantrums, he would stop screaming and fighting immediately and act as if nothing happened. I'm sure Gal won't hold a grudge against you. The tray moving probably just startled her.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! It must be a caique thing!!!! Oh I want another caique...so many birds...I would have...if I could. But I think 3 is good for now, it is so hard to squeeze in enough time for everyone right now but I am doing OK I think. Cloud isn't getting trained at all, but he just likes to cuddle so... We can work on that later.

Gal on the other hand I wonder if she is EVER going to learn anything but step-up (which she does when she feels like) turn-around (which she ALSO does when she feels like) and she did wave like ONCE and now won't do it and looks at me like I am the biggest idiot to have ever walked the earth. Is it just me, or are caiques just trick-resistent????

[Azure Hanyo]

Galileo is fine today!!!! She was just being sassy. Or was temporarily startled. Yay!