MustLoveAnimals
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- Aug 14, 2014
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Female Cinnamon Cockatiel; Arka
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Female Red Crowned Amazon; Chiba
Hello all! I have two parrots, a cockatiel and an amazon. I got my tiel at a shop, she was only eight weeks old. She was very shy for the first six months but has really come out of her shell (although she is extremely sassy). I've had her for about three and a half years. I'm pretty sure she would love to be outside in an aviary when the weather is nice.
My amazon is a different story. I know practically nothing about her background, but I'm almost positive it's not a good one. She is completely untamed, will not allow anyone but her one person to touch her (not me). She does not step up, will rarely take food from us, and she also happens to be completely cage bound. I've only seen her outside of her cage a handful of times since I brought her home about two and a half years ago, and half of those times she was spooked out of her cage. She is not very active at all, and her energy level seems drained. I was thinking about getting an outdoor aviary in the near future, do you think being outside will help her reveal her true personality, or do you think it would make her behavior more reserved? Since she is not tame, I would have to grab her with gloves/ a towel and put her in the carrier to transport her to the aviary. Would this be too much stress on her? I've tried bonding with her, but she will not let me in. The only food she will take from me is human junk food (which I only give to her on occasion) and raisins. She prefers men to women, and I am a woman so I feel like all hope is lost.
My amazon is a different story. I know practically nothing about her background, but I'm almost positive it's not a good one. She is completely untamed, will not allow anyone but her one person to touch her (not me). She does not step up, will rarely take food from us, and she also happens to be completely cage bound. I've only seen her outside of her cage a handful of times since I brought her home about two and a half years ago, and half of those times she was spooked out of her cage. She is not very active at all, and her energy level seems drained. I was thinking about getting an outdoor aviary in the near future, do you think being outside will help her reveal her true personality, or do you think it would make her behavior more reserved? Since she is not tame, I would have to grab her with gloves/ a towel and put her in the carrier to transport her to the aviary. Would this be too much stress on her? I've tried bonding with her, but she will not let me in. The only food she will take from me is human junk food (which I only give to her on occasion) and raisins. She prefers men to women, and I am a woman so I feel like all hope is lost.