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Galerita triton8/10/2023 ![]() I guess at that moment I was the object of his desire. He really likes one of the women who works there and she wants to take him home. I started laughing because I knew what he was doing. He didn't bite me, but he was nibbling and chewing on my finger while going to town on my arm. ![]() Yesterday he stepped up for me, then grabbed my finger in his mouth and started rubbing his bottom on me. He does this with everyone who holds him, and I've taken it as just how he is. He's cuddly and will sit with one foot on my arm and the other on my chest and he leans forward to put his head on me so I can scratch his neck. The male is the nicer of the two, but still a different experience for me. I was already out of range, but she was going to bite me. She stopped long enough for me to get her on the perch in her cage and then she lunged at me. I told her to watch herself before she gets dropped on the floor. Part way to the cage she starts to twitch and gets that look in her eye like she's about to rip me open. The others are afraid of her so when it comes time for her to go to her night cage they ask for my help. I had two weird interactions with the moluccans yesterday. It was obvious that she had an egg almost ready to drop so I expect it will be waiting for me when I get to work this morning. ![]() The lack of knowledge over basic biology that I hear from some pet owners just makes my brain hurt. The family didn't know if the bird was male or female but then mentioned that she lays a few eggs each month. She lunged at me, but I spoke to her calmly and told her it was ok, and then she stepped right up for me and I was able to get her into the cage. We set up a cage for her with some of her toys and a few new ones and I didn't have any problems getting her out of the carrier and into the cage. The poor girl is grieving and lashing out at her. He passed away a few weeks ago and the woman has been unable to handle her. The last family had her for 2 years and she was very well bonded with the husband, but never cared much for his wife. I don't know the story with the second owner. ![]() She's had 3 owners in her short life and her first owners kept her alone in a room with no entertainment. The poor girl is only 7 years old and mostly naked. We believe she's the Eleonora sub subspecies. Someone surrendered a female galerita to us yesterday. I'm in no rush to add a breeding pair of cockatoos to my flock, but staying open to the possibility of it happening. I understand it's a difficult decision for the family who owns him. Those are always a great source for different species. This may all be premature, and maybe it won't happen, but the bird is being given to me, so I would like to know as much as possible before it happens. At least I know he's got no self-destructive behaviors. He has had great vet care and is fully feathered. Others that I've talked to feel he would be better off as a breeder or possibly going to a sanctuary. I say pet in quotes because the woman that owns him is great with cockatoos, but this boy is beyond her. I find conflicting information everywhere so I turn here for advice.ĭoes anyone have info or advice? This bird is currently a "pet" but is pretty aggressive to humans. He was a wealth of knowledge about cockatoos, but he passed away last year. A friend of mine was breeding the galerita subspecies and is the original breeder of the cockatoo that lives at the store and has been such a butt-head lately. I may be acquiring a sulfur-crested cockatoo, specifically the triton subspecies.
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