Smoochn Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Hello, haven't been here for a while, but Gypsy and I are doing great. She has gotten potty training down packed. She doesn't like to be in her cage and spends most of the day on the window sill. When ever she is in the cage she goes to one corner and begins to dig with one foot. She used to do this when she would sleep in the box I had for her when she was younger. Does anyone know why she does this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Its just something greys do as mine still does it from time to time and she is 5 years old, sometimes it means come and get me when she sees me at the computer and she wants to share some time with me, nothing to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoochn Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 I was thinking that, that is what it means. I also thought it might mean she is mad or something because she usually does it when I put her in the cage. Lately she's been doing it quite a bit, whenever I put her in her cage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdhouse Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 (edited) Like Judy said, it's pretty normal. Digging is a foraging & nesting practice in the wild. It can be part of courting rituals, too. Some domestic birds will translate that into a useful tool for getting attention from the rest of the flock. Glad to hear you guys are doing so well. Got any pictures or stories to share? Edited September 9, 2011 by birdhouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranaz Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 My friend's grey does the same, guess its just a habit for some greys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoochn Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 Oh she has a bit of a temper. If she doesn't want to be touched or moved she will definitely let you know it. My kids say they are gonna teach her how to say, "watch out cause I'm PMSing, I will bite"...lol. She already flies pretty well. She doesn't really like the harness all that well, but I think its because it fits her a little big. I think (well I hope) once she is fully weaned and gains some weight that she will not fuss with it so much. Yesterday I was cleaning her cage outside and I took her harness off and put her in the cage outside while I finished putting all her toys back in the cage and she was standing on one of the perches comfy as can be and just soaking in the sun and the breeze, when my oldest son put his hand in to pet her and she let out a scream and bit him. My younger son which plays more often with her said to him, "watch she wont bite me, thats cause you dont play with her enough". Once he got near her there went the beak to the finger...lol. She must of really bit him because he was mad. I still laugh now because my oldest son was laughing so hard. I kept telling them she is confortable there leave her alone, but they didn't listen. Usually when she doesn't want to be picked up she will put her head down for a tickle, but she didnt even do that. It was like leave me alone. I love her so much. I am enjoying her so much - temper and all. Her and I have an understanding and she never even attempts to bite me. She bites me and in the cage she goes so she never even tries it with me anymore. She seems to be pretty smart. I only took her to her cage 3 times and the biting stopped. She seems to like females more than males, although she gets along with both my boys. lol...Right now I am in my office typing this and she wanted a tickle, she went all the way to the keyboard and stuck her head under my thumb and when I kept ignoring her she softly bit my thumb and start her temper tantum where she moves her head up and down and all around like some crazy bird. I'm enjoying her so much. She loves her veggies although she wont eat them unless I give them to her. We are starting to experiment with other foods and I plan on making her some of the recipes from the forum. LOL LOL she keeps wanting more tickle and keeps picking at my finger and trying to get under them. I love her so much. I will try to post some pic later. I'm gonna go take her to her cage cause she is falling asleep. I wanted to thank everyone here who has helped me with my questions and troubles along the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Gypsy sounds slot like my Rikki. She loves to dig in empty boxes. Also, if I don't pet her when SHE requests it, she will lightly nibble on my fingers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray P Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 My CAG Corky will be eleven in Dec and she will do the dig thing in her cage on the kitchen table the carpet the wood floors the bed. It is a grey thing and they never stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braveheartdogs Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Its just something greys do as mine still does it from time to time and she is 5 years old, sometimes it means come and get me when she sees me at the computer and she wants to share some time with me, nothing to worry about. My new TAG that I just adopted yesterday does the same thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Nope, my parrots are not diggers and never have been. They would rather be pestering me I guess LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara2 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Egan did the digging thing the first two nights he was home. It was only at night after I had put him to bed and he hasn't done it since. He will be home 2 weeks tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allmar Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 So glad to read these, our new baby Dobby who we brought home on Sunday does it all the time on the newspaper at the bottom of the cage!!! Our theory was that he was trying to dig his way out lol!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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