FoxersArtist
02-26-2008, 10:41 PM
Bhodi has his good days and his bad days but overall he is starting to settle down and gain a little security. He screams when I am making over one of the other birds which most obviously sounds like a jealous thing, but he will stop if I just ignore him and keep paying attention to who ever was getting the attention in the first place. He also screams for just a minute after I leave the aviary but then settles down. I guess I don't consider this to be a very big deal or worth trying to correct. It may correct itself once Bhodi starts feeling more secure.
Something that I have noticed is that Bhodi will scream and scream for a considerable amount of time after I have spent time with him inside the house and then put him back on his cage. He will do the same thing if I talk to him or pet him in the aviary while cleaning. This is not a scream that lasts only a minute and it has a frantic tone about it that says "Dear God, she's leaving me for good." The more I leave Bhodi to his devices, the more he seems to calm down, though he obviously holds getting human attention as the most important thing in his day. He does self entertain when no one is around and has gone through mounds of toys, but will not even look at a toy, food, etc when someone is in the room who might pay attention to him. I think that it is fairly normal for a too to want attention in this sort of way, but I'm concerned about the way Bhodi reacts after he has had the attention. I'm concerned that this behavior is going to be very difficult to resolve. Thoughts, suggestions, ideas?
-Anna
Something that I have noticed is that Bhodi will scream and scream for a considerable amount of time after I have spent time with him inside the house and then put him back on his cage. He will do the same thing if I talk to him or pet him in the aviary while cleaning. This is not a scream that lasts only a minute and it has a frantic tone about it that says "Dear God, she's leaving me for good." The more I leave Bhodi to his devices, the more he seems to calm down, though he obviously holds getting human attention as the most important thing in his day. He does self entertain when no one is around and has gone through mounds of toys, but will not even look at a toy, food, etc when someone is in the room who might pay attention to him. I think that it is fairly normal for a too to want attention in this sort of way, but I'm concerned about the way Bhodi reacts after he has had the attention. I'm concerned that this behavior is going to be very difficult to resolve. Thoughts, suggestions, ideas?
-Anna