My long billed corella is rubbing his belly on my arm?

Question

Hi,

My partner and I own a pet shop and recently acquired a hand reared long billed corella from one of our long time customers. The bird is probably at least 20 years old as the guys I got him from have had him at least 14 years and said he was mature when they got him... We already have an alexandrine parrot, so are not total strangers to bird behaviour... but this guy is something else... I was told that he was a bad biter by his former owners and although I have an armful of scratches to prove the point, he has started leaving his cage and sitting on my arm already after only a few days (they were afraid of him)... When he hops on he will rub his head against my arm and chest, and then sometimes he will sit on my hand, hop from one leg to the other and rub his belly/abdomen on my arm and wiggle his tail at the same time. It looks hilarous and mildly sexual and unlike anything my alexandrine parrot has ever done... What the h**l is he doing???

Answer 1

Everyone is right, your corella is having s*x with your arm LOL however I do not recommend you get him a mate.

Look for the signs just before he's about to start, some do a silly dance, noise, anything at all that indicates what he's about to do & remove your arm immediately & replace it with his favourite toy as a distraction.

All birds have the need to do this sort of thing. It is natural & you can't stop it, but you can distract him & avoid it being done on your arm.

If you get him a mate & he turns into a breeding bird you run the risk of never having him as a friendly companion pet again. Also if you get him a mate & he decides he doesn't like this other bird or becomes jealous of it being in the house then you will have some serious problems.

Answer 2

um mm.. you don't know....in a very delicate way of putting this think about it....

I had a cocktail that rubbed his belly on his water bowl.....and quite enjoyed it....

Answer 3

hahaha i love to tell you this but hes mating with your arm. if you notice he will do a swoosh movment with his tail when hes finished. hes matin. get his a female and you will soon mount her and be a happy lil bird thats exactly what my cocktiel use to do to my mums hand untill i told her....lol

Answer 4

Your bird has become sexually mature and is working out his frustration on your arm.

This is quite common among Parrotlike etc.

Get him a mate.

Answer 5

My cockateil used to love my daughter and everytime she picked him up she would soon yell "Mom he's doing the nasty thing again" and until I saw it with my own eyes I didn't believe it, but he left liquid on her afterwards too. If she would try to put him back in his cage before he did his business he would peck at her. I guess it isn't any different than a dog humping a persons leg, they must have a human that brings out the animal in them.Haha!