Hi everybody
I'm new here and joined in a very desperate state. I live in a house with 2 cats and 1 African Grey and a pair of Eclectus.
My pair of Eclectus is now 1.8 years old. And I've had them for almost 1 year and 4 months. Having raised a baby African Grey, I was very patient in my interaction with the Eclectus when I got them at 4 months old.
But I'm sad that until now they don't want to come on my hand or let me pet them. They have started screaming in a maniac-ish way, not the regular chit chat anymore. They like coming out on a perch so I let them do that instead of my hand. Once they're out, as long as I'm giving them seeds as treats, they'll eat but bite me again after that.
They're well-fed with fruits, veggies, pellets and a few seeds later in the evening. Sometimes they enjoy black chickpeas also. I've got roughly 9 toys, sticks, foraging ones etc, all in their cage.
I'm feeling helpless, so much so that I was thinking maybe they're just meant to be a breeding pair and not my babies
Please, any help will be appreciated.
I'm new here and joined in a very desperate state. I live in a house with 2 cats and 1 African Grey and a pair of Eclectus.
My pair of Eclectus is now 1.8 years old. And I've had them for almost 1 year and 4 months. Having raised a baby African Grey, I was very patient in my interaction with the Eclectus when I got them at 4 months old.
But I'm sad that until now they don't want to come on my hand or let me pet them. They have started screaming in a maniac-ish way, not the regular chit chat anymore. They like coming out on a perch so I let them do that instead of my hand. Once they're out, as long as I'm giving them seeds as treats, they'll eat but bite me again after that.
They're well-fed with fruits, veggies, pellets and a few seeds later in the evening. Sometimes they enjoy black chickpeas also. I've got roughly 9 toys, sticks, foraging ones etc, all in their cage.
I'm feeling helpless, so much so that I was thinking maybe they're just meant to be a breeding pair and not my babies
Please, any help will be appreciated.