NickyBeth
01-09-2011, 11:01 AM
Hey guys, hope all has been well with you. I've been dealing with a problem for about the last month/6 weeks and I am just at my wits' end on how to solve it.
I should preface this thread that by saying that in November, my family and I had to attend a wedding in PA. My neighbor graciously volunteered to take care of my bird, but could not bring him into her home as she has a dog that barks at anything that isn't human. So she came down once a day to give Cherry food and water and socialized with him for about 15 minutes while she took care of his cage and brought in my mail. She didn't take him out of the cage, as she was afraid that with our high ceilings (in some places, 22 feet) that he might get up where she could not get him and he'd be stuck up there. But she talked to him all the same.
I came home, and Cherry seemed to be fine. He was excited to see everyone, and we went about our routine. A few days later, I had him out and I was doing my morning chores. Normally, the little guy follows me wherever I go, like a puppy. He hopped up the flight of steps where I was doing laundry in the upstairs hallway and crept up to me like he always does. Except he viciously attacked my pinkie toe on my left foot and actually broke off my toenail in the process. I yelled out in pain, as I was bleeding and he just bit down harder. I picked him up, yelled at him, and put him in his cage. I did not let him out for the rest of the day, but every time I walked by his cage I told him in a loud voice "Not nice to bite Mommy"!.
Everytime he is now out, he seeks out either my oldest daughter or myself and bites us. Hard. It's gotten to the point where we can't take him out anymore, and that's not exactly fair to him. I have been putting him on the lanai where he can at least get out for a little every day...but none of us can be in the room with him and I have to watch him from behind the glass doors. I asked my neighbor if anything happened when I was away, and she said that nothing happened to her knowledge. She even said he was such a good boy! She has taken care of birds in the past, so I trust her completely when she said everything was normal. It seems that he is angry that we went away, but I am at my wits' end. It's getting to the point where either I have to think of rehoming him or something. He's a good boy in the cage, just not out of the cage. Nothing is different, nothing has changed in my home to upset him. No new items, no new toys, the only thing that might have been different was the fact that we put Xmas decorations out...but he bit me before I even put them out.
What's even weirder is that my oldest daughter and I look nothing alike. My youngest could be my clone, but he leaves my youngest and my husband alone. Only attacks me and the 6 year old.
Any suggestions??
I should preface this thread that by saying that in November, my family and I had to attend a wedding in PA. My neighbor graciously volunteered to take care of my bird, but could not bring him into her home as she has a dog that barks at anything that isn't human. So she came down once a day to give Cherry food and water and socialized with him for about 15 minutes while she took care of his cage and brought in my mail. She didn't take him out of the cage, as she was afraid that with our high ceilings (in some places, 22 feet) that he might get up where she could not get him and he'd be stuck up there. But she talked to him all the same.
I came home, and Cherry seemed to be fine. He was excited to see everyone, and we went about our routine. A few days later, I had him out and I was doing my morning chores. Normally, the little guy follows me wherever I go, like a puppy. He hopped up the flight of steps where I was doing laundry in the upstairs hallway and crept up to me like he always does. Except he viciously attacked my pinkie toe on my left foot and actually broke off my toenail in the process. I yelled out in pain, as I was bleeding and he just bit down harder. I picked him up, yelled at him, and put him in his cage. I did not let him out for the rest of the day, but every time I walked by his cage I told him in a loud voice "Not nice to bite Mommy"!.
Everytime he is now out, he seeks out either my oldest daughter or myself and bites us. Hard. It's gotten to the point where we can't take him out anymore, and that's not exactly fair to him. I have been putting him on the lanai where he can at least get out for a little every day...but none of us can be in the room with him and I have to watch him from behind the glass doors. I asked my neighbor if anything happened when I was away, and she said that nothing happened to her knowledge. She even said he was such a good boy! She has taken care of birds in the past, so I trust her completely when she said everything was normal. It seems that he is angry that we went away, but I am at my wits' end. It's getting to the point where either I have to think of rehoming him or something. He's a good boy in the cage, just not out of the cage. Nothing is different, nothing has changed in my home to upset him. No new items, no new toys, the only thing that might have been different was the fact that we put Xmas decorations out...but he bit me before I even put them out.
What's even weirder is that my oldest daughter and I look nothing alike. My youngest could be my clone, but he leaves my youngest and my husband alone. Only attacks me and the 6 year old.
Any suggestions??