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shells picasso
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Joined: 29 May 2005
Posts: 900
Location: Sydney |
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Picasso has started eating his soft food like he used to eat his formula when he was a baby, he's about 1 1/2 yrs old now and has been weaned for some time but out of the blue he's just started behaving like a baby again. He still does the squeek and jerk throwing food everywhere. His fav food now is chicken soup  Is it normal for toos to regress, like when they are molting or if they are sick, do toos just take longer to grow up than other birds, he's fine in every other respect except for being a little grumpy. |
Monday February 13, 2006 5:10 am |
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shells picasso
Flier
Joined: 29 May 2005
Posts: 900
Location: Sydney |
Anyone? |
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Wednesday February 15, 2006 3:36 am |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6672
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
Sorry hun, I just don't know what to tell you as I've never had any similar experience at all. I wish I could offer some help, but I'm afraid I just don't know ... |
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Wednesday February 15, 2006 3:48 am |
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shirin
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Joined: 27 Apr 2005
Posts: 7401
Location: Canada, Toronto |
I've heard that it's common for cockatoos to regress, but I don't know if a year and a half is too old. How old was he when he was weaned? |
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Wednesday February 15, 2006 5:38 am |
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Cheeta
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Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 7956
Location: Australia |
I'm not sure if he's regressed or if he's just decided that he liked the rediscovered behaviour.
Does he cry alot like he's begging for food?? Just wondierng if you can expend on 'behaving like a baby'? Apollo is about the same age as Picasso, but I tell ya what, he's still the biggest baby around!! although he's stopped crying for food a long time ago and hasn't done it since. which is great!! 
Shirin, Cockatoos have been known to take up to two years to leave their parents after they've fledged. so they do take a long time sometimes.. |
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Wednesday February 15, 2006 4:08 pm |
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shells picasso
Flier
Joined: 29 May 2005
Posts: 900
Location: Sydney |
He doesn't make begging noises for food just scoffs it like babies do, if I give it to him on a spoon he jerks at it squeeking, after he's all content and snuggly, he was weaned quite late, I think he is "comfort eating" he's putting on weight, he'll probably be fat by the time he gets his next check up! 
I was wondering if anyone else had similar experiences, say when their young bird went through its first big moult. |
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Wednesday February 15, 2006 10:23 pm |
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Cheeta
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Joined: 06 Apr 2005
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Location: Australia |
hmm interesting.. Apollo does do it every now and than, but i don't think he's molting when he does that.. though he's been molting for the last 8 months!! lol |
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Thursday February 16, 2006 8:54 am |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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Sorry Shells, for my late reply. I have been quite busy migrating the website.. 
I don't know if it's normal.. But, when I gave Misty a spoon of formula (left from Iago) she started begging.. And very loudly! It took me quite some time for her to stop.. |
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Thursday February 16, 2006 8:09 pm |
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ekkiemom
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Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Posts: 203
Location: Saint Louis, MO USA |
Hi Shells;
Sorry I did not reply. I just saw your post.
Is he still eating his normal food too?
Linus makes his begging noises and wing tremble when the Pizza delivery guy arrives.
I do not think he has regressed so much as he knows how to play me. It is so cute I always give-in and let him have a tiny bit of the crust
How do you react to Picasso when he acts like a baby?
Linus did regress when he was about 6 months old from almost all solid food to wanting baby formula 2X per day when I first brought him home. The vet said that was normal and not to worry as long as he was eating something.
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Tuesday February 28, 2006 12:17 am |
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shells picasso
Flier
Joined: 29 May 2005
Posts: 900
Location: Sydney |
He does it with human food like soup, mashed vegies etc. He doesn't eat hard food because of his beak but he gives it a go. He still eats grain (rolled oats, rice, pasta and musli because it's softer) his vegies and his pellet diet. I just figured he was comfort eating. I've used it as an opportunity to get some protien into his diet since the vet told me to give him red meat to help his PBFD. |
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Tuesday March 7, 2006 1:09 am |
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