Joey acting all cuddly

[Natacha]

You can view it here.

It might seem pretty normal, but this is the first time he's really been that cuddly with me, or rather on me.

When I first got him, Joey had a preference for men. He would choose to go to any other men in the room and then, if none were there, he would come and see me. He didn't dislike women as much as Petey does though.

Anyways, over the year and a half I've had him, we've been working on his biting. He's gotten much better. However, I did not trust him enough still to let him on me, not that he really tried. Lately, he's been really good; perching close to me (not on me though) but still withing biting reach if he wanted. But he behaved.

Today, he decided to just come on me. No real warning, one moment he was on a perch, then he was on me. But I figured I'd give it a shot (there's no moving forward without a little risk, right?)

I admit I was a little nervous in the beginning because of where he had perched, I couldn't really see what he was doing. It felt like he was rubbing his beak on my neck (which was confirmed by my boyfriend when I asked him what Joey was doing), but it wasn't in a trying-to-bite-you-way. He then rubbed his head the same way, his way of asking me to scratch it.

He stayed there for a bit. He did not try to bite once.
Progress.
Funny what a little patience and trust building can do...

[Michael]

Congrats. Now get the other one to be just as cuddly...

[Natacha]

Congrats. Now get the other one to be just as cuddly...

Haha...well that might take years. First, we should get to the point of her not wanting to attack me, then we'll consider cuddliness

Oh and she's adorable with my boyfriend...I mean he could probably do anything he wants with her would he choose to.

[Michael]

Oh... well that makes it much worse for you then. If she loves your boyfriend then all the harder it is for you to win her over because she might be jealous of you and she would rather be on him...

[Natacha]

Oh... well that makes it much worse for you then. If she loves your boyfriend then all the harder it is for you to win her over because she might be jealous of you and she would rather be on him...

Well he can have her
If it was just Petey and I, I don't think this would have worked. However, since she loves him and his happy here because of this, it allows me to slowly show her that not all women are evil. Who knows, maybe one day she'll get over it. She doesn't seem to want to get to me as much as she did a few months after we first got her, when she finally got comfortable here.
It some type of progress i guess.