Well Sammi has been here for a few days now. Today her and Tweak had their first official ‘kiss’ and then Sammi decided it was time to fly off to her cage. At least I can rest now knowing they they have had their first physical contact and it didnt end with blood splattered up my walls so all good!!
The lighting in the birds room isnt great so I apologise now if any pics arent of the best quality.
Here they both are in their tree, Sammi loves to peel the bark off. Here is a video of them enjoying the tree. Tweak was a little too eager to get to Sammi I think!
Seems as Sammi loves boxes I made her a foraging box. It kept her busy for all of 5min til she destroyed it but I think its something I will do often for her as she loves getting into the box.
I finally made some progress with Sammi! Usually she blows up like a puffer fish around me but I managed to get a tikle from her and she was really enjoying it! It was lovely being able to touch her and have her enjoy it. All this talking nicely and offering treats is paying off!!
A game we play is I offer her a plastic button and she takes it then drops it but when she drops it she laughs! So now both Sammi and Tweak will laugh when Sammi drops the button. I played that with her to get her used to my hands and show her I wasnt going to harm her. I also think that stroking and cuddling Tweak in front of her has helped, she looks like she is dying for a love but is just too weary at the moment.
So far she is quite talkative. Her favourite word is ‘Sammiiiiiiiiiiii’ closely followed by ‘Helloooooooooooo’ which she often shouts to Tweak from the top of her cage. She also says ‘Goodnight’ when it turns dark. Ive heard her say ‘Want a Tickle’ but this has only been said once. She has also said what sounded like ‘Bob’ and ‘Sammi’ in a different voice. She also does a wide variety of whistles and tunes, she does McDonalds alot!
All in all she is settling in fantastically and Im so happy she is part of our family!
