don't steal a kiss from an amazon

i tried to kiss one of my amazons and he bit my upper and lower lips in one bite and wouldn't let go...did i say OUCH my friends...well i won't do that again...guess i am to used to my CAG who hits my with her beak and says oww...lol....now her i trust...i get kisses all the time...oh well live and learn (with a fat lip)...anyone else try something foolish like that?


dusty

Yeeeeowch!!

Yup, several people I know have gotten stitches from that same action. Not fun.

I love having small birds. Even if they were to bite, no stitches needed.

I tried to kiss Scooter once when he was still mad at me. Lips bleed a lot and they are sensitive, but at least they heal quickly!

It's interesting that this has become such a standard behavior with parrots. It is clearly risky, and probably ought to be recommended against -- yet the very element of trust makes it compelling.

dusty wrote:

i tried to kiss one of my amazons and he bit my upper and lower lips in one bite and wouldn't let go...did i say OUCH my friends...well i won't do that again...guess i am to used to my CAG who hits my with her beak and says oww...lol....now her i trust...i get kisses all the time...oh well live and learn (with a fat lip)...anyone else try something foolish like that?


dusty

I said OUCH for you Dusty, good luck with a healing!
I only have bitten hands, but I hope I'll listen to your advice in the future and don't give him my lips...

Hey Dusty, reading your post reminded me of something so i'm making you a video,it'll be a couple of hours before i can post it so check back, you'll love it !!

henpecked wrote:

Hey Dusty, reading your post reminded me of something so i'm making you a video,it'll be a couple of hours before i can post it so check back, you'll love it !!

as arnold says I'LL BE BACK...lol

dusty

I've luckily never been bitten anywhere on the face. I've always been paranoid so I've never let a parrot I don't trust near my face. I tell everyone who get a bird from me - don't let it near your face unless/until you have a relationship and the bird's trustworthy.

I guess it's a chick thing - chicks don't like scarred faces.

i didn't get scarred but i ended up with duck lips for a day....lol


dusty

rainbow bit my cheek hard and quick once and left a indent for a minute or two but nothing serious. She's usually gentlest with my face but my dad shook her enemy, the pill bottle, and she bit the nearest thing without thinking. Any beak bigger than a gcc's, I wouldn't trust around my face.

I'd wanted to make this video for a while,to show all those non amazon people who heard about hormonal and bitey Zons are,i wanted to show the other side of how unbelievably cuddly and sweet some are.Dusty's post came up and i already had the song picked out so i told Josie to grab the camera .If i'd waited to later in the day she would have been much more cuddly but we just did the spur of the moment thing and this is what we got. Believe it or not she's usually 10X sweeter than this, My girl Jake and "Always Have to Steal My Kisses From You" BY Ben Harper.

oh too cool capt...i can only wish mine gets like that....thanks for sharing the other side of the zons


dusty

It just takes some time Dusty,I'm sure she'll come around.

OUCH, Dusty! I feel for you. I don't like it when Eric nibbles on my lips, so I can't imagine a 'zon...

dusty wrote:

as arnold says I'LL BE BACK...lol

dusty

I have no clue why, but that made me crack up so hard...

Jakepoo, now I know how I could fall in love in amazons...It was all your fault: your and Capt' "yellow bird"
Capt, thanks for that video finally, I love it! She is....

Dusty - So sowwy about your widdle wips! I know that had to hurt!

Capt... That video was priceless! It certainly does show the other side of a zon... And Jake is beautiful.. I'm amazed every time I see her how beautiful she is... thanks for sharing!

Too cute!

She's a parvipes YNA which have more yellow than other napes but she is" graying" well for an old lady

henpecked wrote:

but she is" graying"

aren't we all....lol


dusty

Well that's better than falling out LOL

henpecked wrote:

Well that's better than falling out LOL

true true true....lucky i just shave mine close....lol

Maybe that's what i need to do LOL

saves on shampoo and easy to clean if i get crapped on....lol

Jakiepoo is ADORABLE!!!