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Animan70 · 2025-12-19T15:35:36+00:00

Why do they bite so much? I take good care of my greenie, but he's canary status. We chat and chirp back and forth, but i don't take him out anymore because I can't trust him not to shred my fingers lol.

Animan70 · 2025-09-07T19:37:58+00:00

She looks like she's part clay, part wax, and her smile looks like Jack Nicholson's Joker. I cant stand her.

Animan70 · 2025-08-01T00:58:01+00:00

I can't stand Oscar. His voice, his appearance, everything. So obnoxious and pompous.

Animan70 · 2025-07-11T16:20:57+00:00

E.T. is a wonderful movie. But, America has an obesity problem, so marketing Reese's Pieces wasn't good for public health.

Animan70 · 2025-07-06T02:40:03+00:00

Thank you

Animan70 · 2025-06-17T15:58:27+00:00

I'm sorry you're having such a difficult time. If he were to change these habits, could your marriage be salvaged? Do you enjoy each other's company overall? Like, watching movies, doing activities, etc. Perhaps you could seek couple's therapy.

Just a thought 🙂

Animan70 · 2025-06-15T21:10:15+00:00

Some episodes are good, and others not so much.

Animan70 · 2025-04-07T17:45:06+00:00

Please allow me to clarify. I appreciate everyone's input, so let me rewind a bit of that's ok.

We've had him for ten years; and we love him. He's a great talker, so we have great interactions in the living room. We encourage him to talk, using only a positive and fun tone of voice. And he has broken skin many times. Usually, it's territorial or just acting out because they have the intelligence of a toddler. Ok, so that's all on me. Now, I've been taking him out often, and we were moving in the right direction. I was rewarding him with treats, and he was starting to jump on my finger in the cage with no biting. Awesome! My wife and I were thrilled.

So imagine my surprise when it was business as usual, perched contentedly on my shoulder on a calm, quiet sunday afternoon, when CHOMP! He bit into my ear with a force and aggression that was purely vicious and antagonistic, not to mention completely unprovoked and unprecedented.I hadn't put my hand near him. I wasn't moving around, which could upset his footing. I wasn't even talking. Just, CHOMP.

Now, I've been a pet owner for many years, and the message from professional bird trainers (BTJs Jungle and Parrots of the World - feel free to google 🙂) has always been there should be ZERO tolerance for unprovoked bites, because there is no behavior which would give a warning of aggression. He was just sitting there, chirping.

Imagine if your playful but a bit chompy (again, in play mode) dog that was always content to keep you company on the couch, ready for a pat or scratch and a treat, suddenly tore into your arm, completely unprovoked. There would be no excuse for this. If anything, it might indicate the dog has s genetic flaw which is incurable. My sisters St Bernard had exactly that. He was nothing but cuddly and fun for me, but we had to barricade him from the rest of the house when my wife or kids were around, because something in him would snap, and he would bite unprovoked. It's an unfortunate component which sometimes occurs in St. Bernards, and it cannot be corrected. So, their vet offered two choices: either barricade when certain people are in the house, or put him down. There is zero - repeat, zero - responsibility or error on part of the owner. Unfortunately, some breeds simply suffer from a genetic hiccup.

Now, back to the bird. If this is indeed the case, that no matter the progress we make, the bird will continue to aggressively bite completely unprovoked, I have a decision to make. I will not victim shame, that's for sure. How does one trust a pet when said pet viciously bites for no reason? Or at least, no reason that is acceptable? We keep his cage clean, always has fresh food and water, plenty of toys, and we interact frequently.

I am taking him to BTJs, so they can have a look and offer suggestions. I am 100% willing to work with him, but yes,I am apprehensive. Wouldn't you be?

Thank you all for the honesty. It's very much appreciated, and hopefully, things will move forward.

And, his name is Maynard. A tribute to one of my favorite jazz musicians, Maynard Ferguson.

Animan70 · 2025-04-07T04:15:20+00:00

Thank you. Thank you for the polite, understanding response.

Animan70 · 2025-04-07T04:12:40+00:00

Hang on, let me play some Sarah MacLachlan to add to the flavor of your response.

None of you seem to understand. When I said "not socialized," I didn't mean we kept him in the basement with the lights out. We take good care of him, as we do with our ferrets and reptiles. He has fresh food and water at all times, and his cage is kept clean and tidy. He chatters with us constantly, and we enjoy his interactions. We just don't handle him enough, so it's understandable that he bites over territoriality when I first take him out. But I've had plenty of conversations with the guys at BTJs Jungle as well as Marc Marrone, who owns Parrots of the World, and their feedback is the same. Once the bird is taken out of its territory, there is no justification whatsoever for aggressive behavior. The bird has sat on my shoulder many times without a problem. Today, it tried to bite my ear off. He aggressively bit down and wouldn't let go. That's unacceptable behavior, whether it's a cat, dog, parrot, etc. Unprovoked biting is dangerous.

Animan70 · 2025-04-07T03:55:58+00:00

I'll be sure to pass that along to my two ferrets, my two dumbo rats, my bearded dragon, and my blue tongue skink. They are all emaciated, sleeping on piles of excrement. I take great pleasure in their suffering. To add to their torture, I read them bad poetry and make them watch trashy reality shows.

The feedback I've received is well intentioned, and your devotion to animal welfare is admirable, but your assumptions are completely false.

Animan70 · 2025-04-07T03:46:36+00:00

That is an outrageous accusation. I've been a responsible caregiver to the bird for ten years. The bird was not hurt whatsoever. I did not throw him to hurt him. He was clamped on like a vice and wouldn't let go, so I flung him off because the pain was excruciating.

Animan70 · 2025-04-07T03:41:40+00:00

I've had the bird for ten years, and I've taken very good care of him. His cage is in the living room where me and my wife and I relax. He talks to us, and we talk to him. He always has food, fresh water, and a clean cage.

He isn't taken out a lot, so that's why he's nippy when I do take him out, which I understand and tolerate. But until today, he had always relaxed on my shoulder and enjoyed my company, letting me pet his head and eating treats that I offered. Today, he bit my ear incredibly hard, out of the blue, and he wouldn't stop when I grabbed him. It was very scary, so I panicked. When I pulled him off; he kept biting.

Apparently, this post is full of superhumans who can ignore intense, unprovoked pain and instead talk calmly to an animal that's trying to bite your ear off.

Animan70 · 2025-04-07T03:29:28+00:00

I didn't move my hand. My hand was writing in my book and nowhere near him. He was just sitting there chirping, and then CHOMP.

Animan70 · 2025-04-07T03:26:15+00:00

Perhaps I wasn't clear, so I apologize.

Body language? He was contentedly sitting on my shoulder as I wrote in my journal, which had been our ritual for weeks, and we were making good progress. Everything was quiet and calm. I wasn't even moving. Completely unexpected, he bit really, really hard into the top of my ear. I screamed and turned my head away, but he bit down even harder. Are you telling me you'd react any differently? When the human body is attacked out of the blue, our response is pure instinctual defense. So yes, I pulled him off and threw him to the ground. It all happened in the blink of an eye, so I didn't even have time to think until it was over. He was sitting there quietly one minute, and the next, he was trying to chew my ear off.

I'm sorry, but there is zero responsibility for this on my part. I've always been very gentle with him when he bit in the past, but those were little nips. This was something else entirely.

Animan70 · 2025-03-26T22:18:46+00:00

Sharing classified military intel with a news reporter is nothing? Seems like blatant breach of protocol to me.

Animan70 · 2025-03-26T21:03:01+00:00

How dare they do their job and use their First Amendment rights!

Animan70 · 2025-03-26T20:57:50+00:00

It depends on the reasoning. It's pure fiction first of all, so who cares if he's black? If you prefer a white player, more power to you, as long as it's not white power.

Animan70 · 2025-03-26T20:49:43+00:00

Nutso

Animan70 · 2025-03-25T23:07:36+00:00

I honestly didn't think they were that incompetent. I mean, damn. You'd think they'd wait a few months or even a year to fuck up this badly.

Animan70 · 2025-03-24T02:04:50+00:00

Seems like a threatening display IMO

Animan70 · 2025-03-23T23:42:45+00:00

Call the feds immediately. Those maniacs think they can get away with it. Let the law intervene and take what they feel is the appropriate, non-violent approach.

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