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Post by Pammy on Jan 8, 2014 19:38:18 GMT
So Riggy is a little stuffed animal doggie whom I love and have had since I was 3 years old. Riggy is always around, usually in my lap or near me if I am relaxing on the couch. 4 days into having Mistletoe, he realized that Riggy is special, and something I really like. He crawled down my shoulder to check Riggy out. I assumed he was going to sniff her, and yes, I was careful to keep the pooping end away from my Riggy. Well, he did sniff her, and then CHOMP, he bit down hard on one of her little plastic eyes and cracked it down the middle! Then the very next night, last night, Mistletoe spotted Riggy and made a beeline for her. I rescued her and set her off to the side, and went back to playing with Mistletoe. He didn't forget about Riggy, and sure enough, a few minutes later, there he was sidling towards her again! I don't know what his Riggy fettish is about, but I can see that I'm going to have to keep a careful watch. Riggy is NOT destined to become a birdie toy! This is Riggy, with my incredibly silly, goofy little man:  |
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Post by lisamarie on Jan 8, 2014 21:05:14 GMT
So cute!!!! Lucy always goes for things she knows she isn't allowed to have - my earrings, my necklace etc
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Post by Emily on Jan 9, 2014 2:21:54 GMT
Aw poor thing! I bet Mistletoe is thinking he needs ALL of the attention, and so Riggy must go! Sorry about his little eye getting cracked  I hope Mistletoe learns not to touch Riggy in the future. |
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Post by Pammy on Jan 9, 2014 4:52:45 GMT
Riggy says, "Thank you, Emily!!"
Mistletoe wanted her real bad again tonight. Riggy had to go sit over on the other side of my husband for TV time. Even then, I could see the little stinker craning his neck, trying to locate her. It's almost unbelievable.
Other than his vendetta against Riggy, Mistletoe is the sweetest little thing! He loves, loves, loves me! It's so precious. He flies down from his cage to sit with me. He snuggles into my neck and goes to sleep. Now he's decided he likes the front of my neck best, and tucks in under my chin. He doesn't want any towel in the way. Earlier, Mistletoe was trying to get into my little boy's cereal bowl (dry cereal snack) and when he wouldn't quit, I put him back into his cage to eat his own food. Well, he paced like a, well, like a caged animal and stared at me until I felt sorry for him and went back to get him. We sat down, and he burrowed into my neck and dropped right off to sleep. My husband said, "That bird doesn't want anything but you." Of course it's not completely true. He also wants Cap'n Crunch cereal and Riggy!
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Post by Emily on Jan 9, 2014 4:55:41 GMT
Aw I love it! Mistletoe sounds like a little darling. I want to see plenty more pictures of your flock! Just wait till you're eating with him. I would see what he thinks about Cheerios!
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Post by Pammy on Jan 9, 2014 5:32:37 GMT
He LOVES Cheerios, and I don't feel bad about giving him those because the sugar is so low. I also plan to offer him Rice Chex and maybe Wheat Chex, ooh, and GrapeNuts! Not the Cap'n Crunch though. I just don't want him getting hooked on that much sugar - not that it's good for Natey, either.
How about dairy? Is yogurt okay for birds?
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Post by roxhum on Jan 9, 2014 14:19:24 GMT
I am so glad you got the lovey bird you desired, and deserve.
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Post by dianapalmer on Jan 9, 2014 14:35:09 GMT
I think it's Riggy's eyes Mistletoe wants. It's like Emma wanting my stud earrings.
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Post by Sarah on Jan 9, 2014 17:25:19 GMT
Oh, poor Riggy. Unfortunately, this is never going to stop. Mistletoe has identified Riggy as something important to you and something he wants to share, and your taking it away from him will make Riggy forbidden fruit forever. Mistletoe will always feel obliged to try to play with Riggy. Unfortunately, tiels are not capable of playing with something nicely.You may want Riggy to have a birdie proof box he needs to go in every time Mistletoe comes out :/
Dairy isn't a great idea for birds. I'll be honest, I let Pirate have a touch of cheese every now and again, but dairy is not something their little bodies are made to digest. I mean, where is a wild tiel going to find dairy to eat in the Australian wilds? Anyway. My moments of weakness letting Pirate have a nibble of Pizza or mac n cheese so that he can feel included generally don't seem to do any harm, but if he does get away with a bit more than I would like, he does get some mild loose stools. It doesn't seem to cause him discomfort, and he keeps coming back, but I would not go out of my way to encourage him to eat dairy.
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Post by Pammy on Jan 9, 2014 18:25:19 GMT
Mistletoe certainly is a smart little fellow to have identified Riggy as something important to me in just four days' time. He is obsessed with trying to get to her! It really is comical, but at the same time not, because I truly don't want Riggy to be destroyed. She's been with me for 40 years! Yep, I'm gonna have to come up with a Mistletoe-proof box for poor Riggy.
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Post by Pammy on Jan 14, 2014 18:59:04 GMT
And here she is, Ol' One Eye (thanks to Mistletoe)  |
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Post by dianapalmer on Jan 14, 2014 22:23:54 GMT
Aww, poor Riggy.
Wasn't it the Velveteen Rabbit that said that these are all marks of love, and being made more real?
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Post by rdkntriker on Jan 14, 2014 23:27:33 GMT
you need to put a black pirate patch on him  |
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Jan 15, 2014 1:35:46 GMT
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Post by Pammy on Jan 15, 2014 3:02:30 GMT
Thanks, everybody! Luvs, I actually have two bags of those eyes around here somewhere. If I can't find them, I'll be purchasing a third bag so Riggy's eyesight can be restored.
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I hope Mistletoe learns not to touch Riggy in the future.
