kissing Tutti - position 2

kissing Tutti - position 1

Kissing Tutti

I can scoop Tutti the cockatiel up in my cupped hands and kiss him over & over again on his back and he doesn't resist. After all that, he emerges from my hands, fluffed up, nonchalant as anything, and goes about his business like normal.

Kokola freaks out at new toys

Kokola the Corella had chewed his plastic seed bowl to pieces whilst we were away on holiday. Funny, he'd had the seedbowl for more than 2 years, but chose to chew it only in the last weeks. Also in the recent weeks, he'd also developed a new habit of throwing his water bowl to the floor, so his cage floor had puddles. I think our absence during our hols must have caused him some anxiety, though he had a caring sitter.

Yesterday I bought him a new seed dispenser, a new water container, and a new chewing toy. The seed dispenser was OK, as I introduced it to him gradually by playing with it in front of him. The toy I let him chew on it through the cage bars before I hung it up, and he'd make the occasional foray to chew on it then run back to the other side of his cage. But the water container which is a shocking magenta colour, he yelled & freaked out, and wouldn't go into his cage. When he finally did go in his cage, he gave the water container a wide berth, and showed signs of nervous anxiety, chewing spasmodically on his cage bars, and hanging on to his security bell.

This morning, it was obvious that the seed dispenser had been christened - seed was scattered all over the floor. The parrot-proof toy had had bits chewed off & thrown to the floor. But I still don't know if he's touched his water yet. Poor thing, he might be a very thirsty bird!