Problem Parrot

My male Eclectus parrot, Misha, has started masturbating all the time. Anyone know of a deterrent to this behavior?

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• eclectus
• parrot

[Vailwolf]

What do you care? Humans do it, so why cant a bird? o-O

[cksample3]

Humans don't do it all the time and I've never had one do it on my shoulder or the back of my hand. It's a bit nuts.

[Vailwolf]

You could get him a mate, but then you might have baby parrots. But I wouldnt try to stop him, it helps them release stress, just like a human.

I have a male cockatiel, but ive never seen him do it. o-O

[cksample3]

He has a mate but she's still too young and he seems to prefer everything except for her. She preens the back of his head while he's doing it even lol

[natduck77]

Lmao!!!! my male does this too... but only on my boyfriends chest... which i find hilarious the poor thing..(the parrot).. im now getting him a girlfriend to stop the confusion... but he is now also vomiting his food and attempting to feed it my boyfriend.... not quite so funny as it smells...

[cksample3]

Well I have a girlfriend with him there in the video and he ignores her.

[hjones1]

He's just trying to make parrot couches, or pouches. Maybe it's ecletus couch, or eclouches.... or something.

[Aimeevt]

Your bird thinks of you as his mate.

[GaeaAntheia]

Hey there.

Grate pair you got there.

My little girl dose that (red-sided) too..to me..

Really imbarassing.

I work at a pet shop and she is there with me at all time..and this one time I was trying to get her off me when she was..well masturbating on my chest..

And this lady came up to me with her 5 year old kid and said "oooh how sweet. what I good parrot hugging you like this"

My words were lost, I just smiled.

One day my eclectus stopped.

She just dose this in the seicing time.

[coolsally589]

nice man

[cksample3]

Thanks!