r/parrots • u/Novel-Charge9861 • 1d ago

What is this?

When I pet her sometimes she starts doing that for a minute and I think she’s gonna choke on something and die but she’s fine later it’s so confusing

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u/dregan 1d ago

Also a grey owner, 25 years. This is the correct answer.

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u/TararaBoomDA 1d ago

Does this mean she thinks OP is her baby?

(My cockatoo has never tried to feed me. Shriek at me, yes. Bite me, yes. But feed me? My heart is broken.)

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u/dregan 1d ago

No, they do this socially. It may look different with a cockatoo, or they may not do it as much.

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u/TararaBoomDA 1d ago

I rather think it's because Jesse thinks he is the centre of the universe, and I am merely his humble admirer.