04-Oct-2005, 11:34 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Clementi, Singapore
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Rupert,
It's interesting to learn that entering puberty could be the cause of aggression. I've heard from Jimmy Chow too that breeding birds often gets aggressive. I have no breeding experience at all even though I've kept various species of parrots but they are all single bird. My present 2 GAC are the first I have as a pair, though not deliberate and may not be "a pair" cos I've been told they both looked like they are females. The funny thing is my family call them "boys"
I wonder the lone parrot entering puberty is likely to display aggression or more so when there are others of their type in the surroundings. 
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Originally Posted by Rupert
Are you very sure of your Amazon's age? From what you describe, he could seems to be entering puberty i.e. going into breeding condition and hence the territorial agression. Some Amazons are like that for just a few weeks in a year.
Just leave him alone for a week or two and watch him carefully when approaching his cage to take him out. I think he should settle down. By the way what type of Amazon is it? The 3 "hot-heads" types are Yellow-napes, Double Yellows and Blue-fronts.
Rupert
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