Comments on: Babying Your Bird

By: 4 Big Ways I Desensitized My Cockatoo

4 Big Ways I Desensitized My Cockatoo — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:49:54 +0000

[...] Dave has suggested to me that I baby Theo. I can’t disagree. While I would not handle things differently than I did when she first came to live with me, the very slow, tedious adjustment to just about everything, Theo is obviously ready for some challenge now. I wonder how long I might have waited to open this door for her if I were still in Austin. And then I think about the recent incident with the purple flip flops and the terror I saw in her eyes and I have to wonder if someone switched Theo out with another goffins during the trip to Orlando. I have no idea what’s going on, but I LIKE it! [...]

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:52:32 +0000

My Nanday conure was/is afraid of the vacuum cleaner (lawn mowers, kids on bikes), at first sight he sets this alarm scream. So what I do know when I sweep I put him on my arm and we sweep, dance & yell…now he still screams but a differant tone and bobs around his cage. Pretty funny to see!

By: minta

minta — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:56:17 +0000

lol….i totally get this…..
chicken, my catalina macaw & i luv to play peek a boo…..
she is so addicted ….that if i fold laundry in front of her….
the act of just hold up a towel makes her bob up and down & say “ready!” in anticipation…
& when either she throws the towel off herself or you grab it away…
she yells …..WHOO!~ or THERE she is….& laughs…….
it is a very fun game….