I've got a number of sandy perches, but for a couple individuals, it seems that no amount of use keeps their nails trim.
So I caught and trimmed the first 2 without problem.
Then, I set out to catch our relatively new Weaver, Felicity. I clipped her nails at the store before I took her home, so I was expecting a battle. But wow. This was insane.
Firstly, it took me about 20 minutes to catch her.
That's unheard of! It's a finite space and I'm pretty good at catching birds. It usually takes me a minute, maybe two for a tricky bird.
But Felicity was not playing nice. She did not want to be caught and she zipped around like I've never seen before. She was so fast and agile!
I finally caught her and she let out this ungodly sound of displeasure.
If she was a dog, she'd be growling at me.
Then, she clamped down on my finger and gnawed on it nonstop. (Just as she'd done at the pet shop.)
Despite her displeasure, I got her nails trimmed nicely and I went to put her inside her cage so she could calm down.
I put my hand on the floor and gently released her.
Much to my shock and dismay, her beak was still clamped onto my finger. And she stayed that way for about 20-30 seconds.
I've never seen that before! Usually you release them and they're happy to leave. But not Felicity. She was determined to make her hatred of me abundantly clear.
It was hilarious. This tiny little bird was absolutely furious with me!
It was as though she was saying, "No way, hooman. You shall experience the wrath of my super pointy beak until **I*** end this."
Aw, Felicity.
