Tay: Sometimes I get lucky with pets. Hollie came from PetCo as a healthy baby of about 3 months who had not learned to bite yet. (Birds are usually taught this from other birds. And possibly from toddler attacks...we'll see.) At first Aiden was gentle as an angel with her. Now every time I head for the bathroom he heads for her cage with one of his plastic golf clubs. Believe it or not, she's still not biting. I'm working to help Aiden understand why he can't be mean to her (because she won't even defend herself) and he seems to enjoy her any time she's out. Here are some pictures I took of him today with Hollie obeying his "step up" command and sweetly tolerating being held:
On a side note, Hollie is now about 4 months old but she is so clumsy! I've never seen a parakeet lose its balance so easily, miss perch jumps and have such careless footing! I knew when I saw her in a cage holding a flock of about 25 birds that she was the one for me. And not just because she's bright aqua and gorgeous. (Actually I knew it when Aiden banged on the glass near her and all the other birds flew into a burst of upset and she looked up at me, completely oblivious to what had just happened, glanced at Aiden then noticed she had the seed bowl all to herself and went back to eating!) We love her. :)
I can't believe that she'll let Aiden hold her! Pretty cool. Molly wants so badly to come back to your house and try to hold Hollie too. But for now, we'll have to settle for "petting" the computer screen. :)
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