Tattoo is scared to death of ladders, long poles and sticks longer than a ruler. He has been that way since i got him (he was 12 wks old). I am not sure what to do about it except to keep those things out of view. if he is on my shoulder and i walk in a room and he sees something tall (over like 5 ft) he flys in another direction.
The other thing i cant get a handle on is how much he hates my sister. My sister and her husband take care of tattoo when i am out of town so this has been an issue. Lucky for us he loves my brother in law and he sits with him but it is killing my sister. She is an animal lover of all animal lovers (she has even had a hermit crab for 6 years) so I feel terrible that tattoo is so scared of her. As soon as he sees her he backs up. If he is on my brother in laws shoulder and she gets close he doesn't go after her, he just flys away. (just for background info.. my sister is in her 60's so she isn't a young kid)
The only think i can think of is one time (before this fear issue came up) he walked across the floor and was walking up her pant leg. Thinking he was going to fall she lifted her knee up to help him and he caught his wing in cabinet.
I am lost on this one. Any suggestions and also are there any known issues with tall objects?