My duck flees from me

[Duck_life]

Yees, I saw that he is not a fan of water haha. He is also very talkative, I am sorry he is alone, but I don't know if I can bring him a friend. We are very close since I was a child, I don't know why he sometimes acts like this, I will try to be more careful so he doesn't feel threatened.
Sorry if my English is not very good and I make mistakes, I usually use the translator.
Sr Pato likes bite more , because except for his crushed food, the grapes, and sometimes the food he steals from my cats, he doesn't like anything else, but I'll try to throw the grapes in the water to play a little haha.
Thanks so much!

I feel it would be better for him to have a friend, unless you spend a LOT of time with him. MY muscovies do love grapes so that would be good, if he is a drake he will start getting territorial towards you, no matter how bonded you are to him, all my drakes started attacking me at 5-6 months old (even when I didn't have hens) It just seems better to give him a hen You won't lose your connection with him with another duck but if you really care about him you would give him our full time or another duck. I have a great connection with my drake, and he still tries to fight me for dominance! Taking things slow like talking to him, sitting down in a space with him, throwing food around for him. (I think it depends on the duck though for it to attack you)

 

[Duck_life]

https://www.petassure.com/new-newsletters/keeping-and-caring-for-ducks-as-pets/
In this article it says ducks should not be kept as house pets because they are VERY social.

 

[Duck_life]

1. Please DO NOT keep a duck as a “house” pet. They are NOT suited to an indoor lifestyle. Although it may make you happy to keep your duck indoors, understand that you are being cruel to the duck, as they need to live outdoors.
2. Ducks are social animals that get along very well with each other and seldom fight. They are not solitary creatures and will become depressed and lonely quite easily; which will make it difficult for them to survive or thrive. Because they do feel loneliness, isolation, and grief much like humans; leaving a duck alone or caged for long periods of time is not emotionally healthy. NEVER keep just one duck; this is cruel. Ducks are highly social animals and this means they need other ducks to live with. While it is possible to keep just one duck, it is strongly recommended that you have at least one other duck for company, while having three or four would be best.
3. Don’t get a duck, or any other unusual animal for that matter, just to be different. Think about the animal's needs, and how to give it the life it needs and deserves; not the life you want it to have.

Here is the part where you should read.

 

[Duck_life]

Here is another link, sorry if i'm over sending them, lol, just want you to get all the information you need. https://www.thehappychickencoop.com/muscovy-duck/
Muscovies I find are more suitable for being alone more than ducks but when my muscovy hen got separated from the others because they were bruising her she needed a mirror with her because she got so lonely she didn't seem to care about anything, she would also only eat around me or from my hand. Hope this was useful!

 

[SrPato]

I feel it would be better for him to have a friend, unless you spend a LOT of time with him. MY muscovies do love grapes so that would be good, if he is a drake he will start getting territorial towards you, no matter how bonded you are to him, all my drakes started attacking me at 5-6 months old (even when I didn't have hens) It just seems better to give him a hen You won't lose your connection with him with another duck but if you really care about him you would give him our full time or another duck. I have a great connection with my drake, and he still tries to fight me for dominance! Taking things slow like talking to him, sitting down in a space with him, throwing food around for him. (I think it depends on the duck though for it to attack you)

Yes, we spend a lot of time together except in the morning that I go to college, but we even sleep together haha.

 

[Duck_life]

Yes, we spend a lot of time together except in the morning that I go to college, but we even sleep together haha.

How many hours? (I can relate to the collage thing lol, that's why I have so many ducks ) If he is alone at home then he feels safer because no one is around.. when you come home it's like a horror movie to him, see what he likes, what he reacts to, and try talking to him, get him a mirror and meal worms are great treats.

 

[Miss Lydia]

How old is SrPato? you said you have been close since you were a child? He still looks like a young Muscovy.

 

[SrPato]

Here is another link, sorry if i'm over sending them, lol, just want you to get all the information you need. https://www.thehappychickencoop.com/muscovy-duck/
Muscovies I find are more suitable for being alone more than ducks but when my muscovy hen got separated from the others because they were bruising her she needed a mirror with her because she got so lonely she didn't seem to care about anything, she would also only eat around me or from my hand. Hope this was useful!

He loves to look in the mirror, in fact when he sees one, he stops and no doesn't walk any more jaja. He is also accompanied by my two cats, and as I told you, we are always together, although it is true that I'm sorry that he doesn't have a partner. We also went out to the terrace and to the street to walk, and even showered together! But I will try that in the future not far away he Will be better accompanied.

 

[SrPato]

How many hours? (I can relate to the collage thing lol, that's why I have so many ducks ) If he is alone at home then he feels safer because no one is around.. when you come home it's like a horror movie to him, see what he likes, what he reacts to, and try talking to him, get him a mirror and meal worms are great treats.

Normally, from 2 pm to 8 am, although my parents are also usually at home.
He is usually looking in the mirror of my living room, i will also try that he eat more foods!

 

[Duck_life]

Normally, from 2 pm to 8 am, although my parents are also usually at home.
He is usually looking in the mirror of my living room, i will also try that he eat more foods!

Just don't over feed him, muscovies are huge birds and can gain a LOT of weight very quickly, he is very cute by the way.