We have a new male eclectus and have had him for the past couple of days, and he just started screaming earlier on today. We've been picking him up, putting him in his cage and covering him with a sheet, and leaving him there for about half an hour. Whenever we go up to take him out again and he screams we leave him alone for longer, when he doesn't we talk to him and take him downstairs. But once downstairs again he'll start screaming and we have to repeat the process.
Is this the right way of approaching this? Will he understand?
Update: He's been in the cage for around 3 hours now with no attention, but he's still screaming when we walk into the room and when he hears us. I'm beginning to feel bad about leaving him alone after only a day with us but I also don't want to encourage this behaviour.
Is this the right way of approaching this? Will he understand?
Update: He's been in the cage for around 3 hours now with no attention, but he's still screaming when we walk into the room and when he hears us. I'm beginning to feel bad about leaving him alone after only a day with us but I also don't want to encourage this behaviour.
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