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Recently Lucy has been biting me...she does beautifully with step up. I go to a different room and work with her...a "neutral room". I have been practicing walking away from the perch b/c i've found that this is where we have trouble when she gets down from the cage and i start to walk with her. She gets flat feathered and kind of wide eyed and i'm assuming she gets fearful and so she bites me for being there and taking her away and walking???? I'm so confused as to how to get the biting to stop...if I move my fingers the slightest when she's on them...she attacks them...she hates my thumb especially. I've tried not reacting but when she just grinds and knaws on it...it hurts like CRAZY! HELP ME! Not sure what to do from here....ugh.....ps....my welcome post gives a little background on Lucy and I if you would like to know more. Meghan

I know they make noise...lol...the noise I'm referring to is attention getting noise that is obviously directed at me for leaving a room. Also...she is in the living room with me...watching tv with me and my b/f!

I'm reading them slowly but surely...What if I have to go through the room she is in to get to another room and she hasn't been quiet and is still going on with her noises?? That has been a big thing...I have tried to stay out of the room...but I sometimes have to go to another room...a catch 22! How come I shouldn't cover her up?? This was one suggestion given by her breeder and others I know. Meghan

oh...ps...my picture files are too big to upload...dang...I have some cute ones too. I'm try and figure this out.

I am currently letting her wings grow out so she can be flighted and be more independent. Lucy is 1 year and 4 months old this month. I do whistle back or talk to her when I'm in the other room...I also provide a "time-out" in her cage (cover it up for a good 10 minutes and help her quiet down). I do talk to her all the time...I tell her "i'm going to class", "i'll be right back", "I'm going to work", "I'm going into my bedroom", "I'm going to take a shower now". She does my microwave beep...fast and much higher pitched (does anyone know how to dismantle a microwave and destroy the beeping thing in it???? seriously let me know if you do). She can be nippy at times...which baffles me...it's when she's asked to step up sometimes. I'm kind of at a loss for what to do....I thought about finding another home...but really...I love her so very much...I am really bonded with her and I want to get both of us back on track and work out things. Does anyone know if full spectrum lighting is a problem?? I can't take her outside b/c it is cold...I was wondering if I should try the full spectrum lighting...sorry I am still kind of ignorant to her full needs...I try my hardest to do everything that she needs. Meghan

Hi...my name is Meghan. I'm joining this website in hopes of getting help with my grey, Lucy. She is a year old and I'm having troubles with her and high pitched noises that she does when I leave the room or leave the house. :unsure: I'm hoping that some info from others will help...especially from those owning grey's that went through the stages that Lucy is going through. Meghan