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><quote>From Agnes: She just doesn't like it when I >reach for her from behind... So I haven't been biten >since. yahoo....</quote> > > > >(Keep in mind that adult flyers nearly ALL hate to be >'pet' from ...) 'above' -- even the shadow of one's >approaching hand likely sets off 'warning bells' in a >flyer's psyche, as that's just how an owl would >approach. My flyers, once they're 'on' me, will enjoy >a nice back rub -- but that's quite a bit different >from reaching for a flyer, and 'petting'. Most flyers >enjoy a chin rub -- but the hand approaches from >'below', not 'above'. It's a bit like most 'prey' >animals -- even horses don't like a hand raised first >to their 'foreheads' -- a mistake many novice horsemen >will make. They prefer the hand come from 'below' >their muzzle, then brought up to their foreheads from >the sides of their faces. Ahab, my bunny, will panic >if I reach for him -- but will happily come and touch >my offered finger, if it's low, and I let him make the >move toward me, not 'the other way around'. > >I'm glad that you've found the way to keep Squiggy >social, Agnes. Every flyer is a bit different, and it >pays to cater to some of their idiosyncrasies. > > > >>>I hate reporting this, but facts are facts.. I now >>>relate to Cathy's plight.. To love a critter that is >>>a brat. I'm suriously thinking of renaming Squiggy >to >>>"Warrior Princess". >>>Early Today and its still morning yet... I have been >>>brutalized. Yes.. Agnes the So call "Saint"... lol >>>Today entered my bathroom to do my usual morning >thing >>>and was greeted by a sweetheart... so I thought. I >>>reached over, with a pat said good morning Squiggy >>>and was bit immediately. Than she proceeded to follow >>>me around the room, jumping on and off . Every time >>>she jumped on I got bit. Every time she jumped off >>>she did some sort of war dance,, and jump back on. >>>Each bite was worst than the last. Damn... She was >>>being a little b_ _ _ h with out provocation. Any >>>ideas I have had to keep her all to myself has >>>vanished. I was really dreading putting her in the >>>aviary with the others. She may, join the group as >>>soon as the mating rituals have stopped. >>>This is a first for me. None out of the 10 flyers >>>have ever deliberately set out to bite me so >>>viciously. Libby is guilty of trying to surgically >>>remove my moles. It does hurt, but her heart is in >the >>>right place, she knows I can't afford a >Dermatologist. >>> lol >> >> >>I have learned that if I do not try to pet her, she is >>a sweet heart. She just doesn't like it when I reach >>for her from behind... So I haven't been biten since. >> yahoo....
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