I have had many pets and currently also live with two feisty forpus parrots.
The female sometimes bites me (as every forpus owner will recognize) and i know very well why she does it; i am touching her aviary to clean, or to provide food or toys. It’s not that she hates me, but she is incredibly territorial. And i fully respect that, because i understand her. It’s not personal at all.
She is learning though, nowadays she hardly ever bites anymore and she is starting to inhibit the impulse, for instance if she notices i didn’t want to touch her stuff but merely wanted to offer her a treat.
(But if a pet would tell me they hate me, i would want to know why and fully respect it)
Btw, i think chances are bigger that a pet would tell us: i’m so bored for a big part of the day, because i can’t read or scroll on a phone, rather then tell us they hate us…
Edited to add: parrots are not really domesticated yet. It’s only been a couple of generations since they live in our homes, compared to for instance our dogs.
Another interesting question is what will be your reaction if in those five minutes your pet say they hate you for no reason
I have had many pets and currently also live with two feisty forpus parrots. The female sometimes bites me (as every forpus owner will recognize) and i know very well why she does it; i am touching her aviary to clean, or to provide food or toys. It’s not that she hates me, but she is incredibly territorial. And i fully respect that, because i understand her. It’s not personal at all. She is learning though, nowadays she hardly ever bites anymore and she is starting to inhibit the impulse, for instance if she notices i didn’t want to touch her stuff but merely wanted to offer her a treat.
(But if a pet would tell me they hate me, i would want to know why and fully respect it)
Btw, i think chances are bigger that a pet would tell us: i’m so bored for a big part of the day, because i can’t read or scroll on a phone, rather then tell us they hate us…
Edited to add: parrots are not really domesticated yet. It’s only been a couple of generations since they live in our homes, compared to for instance our dogs.