xopaula
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Hello, I have now had Coco, my alex for about 1 month and a half, she was parent raised and when I first got her from the breeder for the first day I have kept her in her new cage so she could get used to her surroundings better (she is kept in my room). On the second day I opened the cage so she could explore on her own and so she did. On the third day I gave her some treats from my hand and she was happy with it so proceeded to ask to step up which she did. She also let me pet her and looked happy. On the fourth day she was even flying to me on command. All until the end of the first week everything was fine and then the problems began. From this nice bird she changed into a little monster. She will not step up if the treat isn't presented, when before I never presented the treat and she did step up and she will also bite if the treat isn't presented as bribery. She doesn't let me touch her which I am not even trying anymore as I don't want her to feel forced. I started doing target training straight away in hopes of better relationship and it seems to work but she will loose focus if I don't hold the treat in my clicker and stick hand. She now started lunging and growling. I am out of ideas and I am loosing my patience. I only do training when she seems somewhat interested in me and leans towards me on top of the cage. I also regularly give her treats from my hand through the cage bars and she takes it form me so gently. I forgot to mention she is on a pellet/fruit/veggie/seed and nut diet and I measure everything out. Also treat I use are sunflower seeds. Also she has 2/3 toys in her cage at once which she shreds through quick. She has been clipped by the breeder.
I'm sorry for such lengthy thread but I'm desperate I need to eliminate this biting behaviour to better our relationship as well as the quality of her life.
I'm sorry for such lengthy thread but I'm desperate I need to eliminate this biting behaviour to better our relationship as well as the quality of her life.
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