Clingy Parakeet Wants To Be Attached To Her Mom 24/7 | The Dodo
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Olive isn’t interested in giving her mom Heather an inch of personal space, whether she’s cuddling into her clothes or following her everywhere she goes. Heather shares what life is like with her tiny green shadow, while Dodo editor Brielle shows us just how clingy one little bird can be.
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AI GeneratedThe speaker describes their incredibly strong bond with Olive, a bird whose clingy and affectionate personality is compared to that of a dog. After an initial period of shyness, Olive has become a codependent and vocal member of the household who demands constant attention and follows her owner everywhere.
I actually would compare her to a dog.
If she could spend all day cuddling, she would. She's so codependent.
I had no idea that birds could be just as clingy as puppies.
If I move to the kitchen, she's following me to the kitchen.
She's literally glued to me. We are fully together 24/7.
If she can't see me, she's screaming.
She's a diva.
But at the beginning, Olive took some time to come out of her shell.
When I first got her, she was frozen solid for like two hours.
I kept her out of the cage because I wanted her to adjust to being out.
After like a month, she let me pet her, which was a huge step for us.
And then after that, she just wanted to be pet 24/7.
I knew birds could be affectionate, but this cuddly and clingy.
If I'm not awake by eight o'clock on the dot, she starts screaming,
until I come let her out, and I let her out, and I call it her witching hour.
She just kind of goes crazy for an hour in the morning, chirping, flying everywhere.
It sounds crazy, but I think we kind of understand each other.
Like I can read her body language, I can anticipate her feelings
and what she's gonna do, and she kind of runs her own show.
She's fully a functioning member of the household. Seeing how obsessed Olive
is with her mom might be one of the cutest things I've ever seen.
It's so crazy because we're only a year in, and she could meet my children one day.
You know, we're so bonded.