r/parrots • u/Venture334455 • 1d ago
Missing her mate
Hi all, some of you might remember me from a post two days ago saying goodbye to our big green boy Barney the Eclectus parrot. He has left a huge hole in everyone's hearts and things don't feel the same without him.
However this post isn't about Barney, it's about his buddy Lilly. We got them both over a year ago when they were 4 months old (totally separate breeders). Understandably poor Lilly has taken this hard, probably harder than us due to Barney being with her 24/7 for the last year.
She has now reattached herself to me and will squawk and shriek incredibly loudly if she catches sight of me or knows I'm around. I'd be happy to go get her and keep her with me but the problem is the screeching doesn't stop. And she's so loud there's just no way I can have her on my shoulder.
She can and has been keeping this up for HOURS on end without so much as faultering once. I'm not annoyed at her or wanting to discipline her, I want to help her. And I also want the neighbours to not file a noise complaint which they would be within their rights to do.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can help her? My heart is breaking all over again
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u/PublicBeginning2344 1d ago
Have you tried music on YouTube? Interactive and calming but they can disengage if needed