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Songster
First off wanted to say happy birthday to my girl Newt!!
Second off I wanted to ask how do I rekindle my relationship with Newt? We used to be best friends and she wanted to be with me 24/7 but now she wants to be away from me 24/7. I tried treats (her favorite are dandelions) but she'll come up to me, eat them, then run away.
The last time she actually wouldn't run from me and she wanted to hangout was when I built their enclosure outside and I put her in there with her worst enemy, Buzzard, our drake. Although she hated him at first, now they are mates and she freaks out without him. Buzzard on the other hand, he used to be very shy and scared of her and everything (but me) but since they became mates, hes gotten a lot more mean. I do know it is mating season (although I think it's ending/ended by now?) but he still continues to hump.. everything. Absolutely everything! Hes humped stuffed animals, hes humped blankets, hes humped the ground, literally everything he can touch he'll hump. He'll even attempt to hump my feet.
At first it seems like hes gonna attack you but then he'll begin trying to mate with either your foot or the ground. Hes very protective of Newt (to the point he attacks his own ducklings which are about the size of them now) but I'm not sure how to get him to stop trying to mate with everything. I've tried time out which only works if hes away from all of the ducks (where he cant see or hear them because that also gets him riled up) but he'll only be nice for about 10-30 minutes and then he'll go right back to attacking and trying to mate with everything.
So if anyone knows how can I rekindle my relationship with Newt and if there is any way to get Buzzard to stop trying to mate with everything, please let me know how!
Oh and the cutest thing happened today with Newt and Buzzard. We told Buzzard that it was Newt's birthday and not to be mean today and he gave Newt a kiss! (Well not really, just nibbled her beak lmao but still cute and good timing)
Second off I wanted to ask how do I rekindle my relationship with Newt? We used to be best friends and she wanted to be with me 24/7 but now she wants to be away from me 24/7. I tried treats (her favorite are dandelions) but she'll come up to me, eat them, then run away.
The last time she actually wouldn't run from me and she wanted to hangout was when I built their enclosure outside and I put her in there with her worst enemy, Buzzard, our drake. Although she hated him at first, now they are mates and she freaks out without him. Buzzard on the other hand, he used to be very shy and scared of her and everything (but me) but since they became mates, hes gotten a lot more mean. I do know it is mating season (although I think it's ending/ended by now?) but he still continues to hump.. everything. Absolutely everything! Hes humped stuffed animals, hes humped blankets, hes humped the ground, literally everything he can touch he'll hump. He'll even attempt to hump my feet.
At first it seems like hes gonna attack you but then he'll begin trying to mate with either your foot or the ground. Hes very protective of Newt (to the point he attacks his own ducklings which are about the size of them now) but I'm not sure how to get him to stop trying to mate with everything. I've tried time out which only works if hes away from all of the ducks (where he cant see or hear them because that also gets him riled up) but he'll only be nice for about 10-30 minutes and then he'll go right back to attacking and trying to mate with everything.
So if anyone knows how can I rekindle my relationship with Newt and if there is any way to get Buzzard to stop trying to mate with everything, please let me know how!
Oh and the cutest thing happened today with Newt and Buzzard. We told Buzzard that it was Newt's birthday and not to be mean today and he gave Newt a kiss! (Well not really, just nibbled her beak lmao but still cute and good timing)
