Ria
New member
Hiya, I was very very curious of how long it took for most of you to bond with your parrot?
I have had Damien a couple of months now, and he does certainly seem comfortable with me, on his own terms might I add. He will come out of his cage start up high on my curtain rail but then eventually get lower and lower, from curtain rail to chest of drawers, to rat cage (level with me).
But if I make one wrong movement he'll instantly fly back up to 'safer' heights. I have worked out if I move with my back to him to my door / away from him he'll stay... but that's not very convenient. xP
Do you have any exercises in bonding with your parrots whilst they're in / out of their cages? I generally try and sit and talk with him when he is in his cage.. he does flap about if I approach him in his cage, like try to stroke him or give him a treat, Sue kindly let me know I should probably just not invade his safe cage until he fully trusts me... so.... HOW DO I DO THIS! Because all I want to do is stroke and cuddle him, and... just for him to sit on or near me haha! But yeh I feel little progress has actually been made no matter how much I talk with him.. he just ... stares.
I feel I have a better chance with him out the cage, he seems calmer and less able to hurt himself as in the past he has had a tendency to get his wing caught between the bars in his cage when I have tried giving him a treat and he has flapped about. Thankfully no injuries and I unhooked his wing, fright of my life though when that first happened.
*Picture shows him staring at my camera looking not so sure of it, bless him*
I think he is rather camera shy, hopefully I can introduce him to my camera a little bit more and take away his uncertainty! ;P
Thank you for reading!
Regards~
Maria
I have had Damien a couple of months now, and he does certainly seem comfortable with me, on his own terms might I add. He will come out of his cage start up high on my curtain rail but then eventually get lower and lower, from curtain rail to chest of drawers, to rat cage (level with me).
But if I make one wrong movement he'll instantly fly back up to 'safer' heights. I have worked out if I move with my back to him to my door / away from him he'll stay... but that's not very convenient. xP
Do you have any exercises in bonding with your parrots whilst they're in / out of their cages? I generally try and sit and talk with him when he is in his cage.. he does flap about if I approach him in his cage, like try to stroke him or give him a treat, Sue kindly let me know I should probably just not invade his safe cage until he fully trusts me... so.... HOW DO I DO THIS! Because all I want to do is stroke and cuddle him, and... just for him to sit on or near me haha! But yeh I feel little progress has actually been made no matter how much I talk with him.. he just ... stares.
I feel I have a better chance with him out the cage, he seems calmer and less able to hurt himself as in the past he has had a tendency to get his wing caught between the bars in his cage when I have tried giving him a treat and he has flapped about. Thankfully no injuries and I unhooked his wing, fright of my life though when that first happened.
*Picture shows him staring at my camera looking not so sure of it, bless him*
I think he is rather camera shy, hopefully I can introduce him to my camera a little bit more and take away his uncertainty! ;P
Thank you for reading!
Regards~
Maria