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8/8/2006 KiKo's biting...duh!Lo & behold, I think I may have found out what is causing KiKo to bite!
A few months back I felt that Little Sammy needed more attention from me.
Since he's not amenable to handling, I put the manzanita tree in front of the
open door of his cage & let him climb around a few hours a day. Thinking back,
at the same time is when KiKo started biting me. Lately, Sammy has been
hanging out around KiKo's cage, sometimes even going inside & eating her
food, or sitting on top of it while preening. KiKo has lost 16 grams since her
last vet visit, has bitten me several times, & has acted totally different than
her normal self. Today she pulled out about 30 of her down feathers, which
I found in the floor right under the door to her cage. This was AFTER she
bit me and, having my feelings hurt, I called Perry, then Dori, to complain.
One of them asked me what was going on right before she bit me. I gave
her the lowdown. It was the same as usual with no defining information.
Then she asked me what was going on before I got KiKo out of her cage,
which, of course, prompted me to tell her about Li'l Sammy hanging
around. Together we figured out what was going on. She's reacting to
having Li'l Sam invading her home! She's upset & since
she can't talk, she's trying to tell me the best way she can.
I had even thought about sending KiKo up to Chuck to work with her, but now I
think the problem is apparent. So, I switched Luther & KiKo's cages today.
Now Luther is next to Li'l Sam, but I won't make the same mistake twice. His
privileges will include climbing around on the tree, but not the others' cages.
With this in mind, I will be watching carefully to see if she finally settles down. TrackbacksThe trackback URL for this entry is: http://cynthus850.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!F962585D80372CC7!560.trak Weblogs that reference this entry
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