Angry ringneck
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 1:09 am
Hey everyone ,
We have two ringnecks, a 4.5 year old lutino female named Levi (thought she was a boy!) and a nearly 12 month old grey lacewing male named Wash (for any Levi jeans/Firefly fans). Levi has been increasingly aggressive towards us, attacking the cage as we walk past, when we try to get her food/water containers, give her treats etc. She's even started flying at us occasionally if she's in a really vile mood. When she was younger she was very affectionate, you could rub her all over and she'd cluck and whistle until the cows came home, though she seems to be a completely different bird over the passed 12-18 months or so. She displays a lot of male like behaviours like dancing and wing arching, especially when Wash is around. She has also been very aggressive towards him too.
Recently we've noticed that Wash has picked up a lot if her nasty behaviours and has started biting too. Levi was the only bird for over 4 years and we're thinking it has something to do with that as well. She carries on a lot when she's brought inside and has been digging enormous holes in the yard during the day (their cages have access to the lawn underneath). We've began a training program with the two of them to try and socialise with them more, entertain them and get closer to them but Levi is still a very angry bird.
Very concerned that she's uncomfortable about something and she's getting increasing hard to deal with physically.
Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated, we're completely in the dark.
Thanks,
Hannah
We have two ringnecks, a 4.5 year old lutino female named Levi (thought she was a boy!) and a nearly 12 month old grey lacewing male named Wash (for any Levi jeans/Firefly fans). Levi has been increasingly aggressive towards us, attacking the cage as we walk past, when we try to get her food/water containers, give her treats etc. She's even started flying at us occasionally if she's in a really vile mood. When she was younger she was very affectionate, you could rub her all over and she'd cluck and whistle until the cows came home, though she seems to be a completely different bird over the passed 12-18 months or so. She displays a lot of male like behaviours like dancing and wing arching, especially when Wash is around. She has also been very aggressive towards him too.
Recently we've noticed that Wash has picked up a lot if her nasty behaviours and has started biting too. Levi was the only bird for over 4 years and we're thinking it has something to do with that as well. She carries on a lot when she's brought inside and has been digging enormous holes in the yard during the day (their cages have access to the lawn underneath). We've began a training program with the two of them to try and socialise with them more, entertain them and get closer to them but Levi is still a very angry bird.
Very concerned that she's uncomfortable about something and she's getting increasing hard to deal with physically.
Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated, we're completely in the dark.
Thanks,
Hannah
