Hi guys, new to the forum, but I have been lurking without an account! Now that I have my feathered friend, I thought now would be the best time to actually ask for some assistance.
I've recently bought an Indian Ringneck who wasn't hand tamed (raised with his mother with the owner). He's currently 4 months old, and definitely the cutest pile of green I've ever seen! I bought him 2 months ago and he seems to have adapted to his environment nicely, however, he still fears me completely. He eats comfortably, sleeps with little issue, drinks water normally. Hell, I've even see him do a little shuffle dance when music with simple rhythms are playing.
He has so far:
He isn't comfortable with my hand extending within or outside of his cage at all and would sometimes make aggressive, slightly raspier calls if my hand rests outside of it. If I open the cage, he's more than comfortable to stand right at the edge of it, and he seems to be happy since he does make regular calls/whistles without anything to prepare him for it. He only goes for treats if it's between my index finger and thumb, any other position within my hand and he'll scurry off.
Any idea on how to make him more comfortable around me? I've tried multiple methods of trying to get him to trust me (eg. Holding his wooden pole and attempting to make him stand on it, covering my hand with a glove/any other material, etc) but to no avail.
Thanks!
EDIT: I don't use a clicker, as much as I see it commonly used, due to my thought that it might be too late for him to learn the entire process? He's understanding simple voice communication. "Good Zoro!" in a high pitch tone and "Bad Zoro." in a lower one.
I've recently bought an Indian Ringneck who wasn't hand tamed (raised with his mother with the owner). He's currently 4 months old, and definitely the cutest pile of green I've ever seen! I bought him 2 months ago and he seems to have adapted to his environment nicely, however, he still fears me completely. He eats comfortably, sleeps with little issue, drinks water normally. Hell, I've even see him do a little shuffle dance when music with simple rhythms are playing.
He has so far:
- Copied my whistle as one of his general calls
- Knows how to return a call when I whistle to him
- Understands some commands to an extent (Tapping his wooden platform and whistling usually makes him go there)
- Has a 'kiss' trick when I have a treat for him (Opens his beak and goes for a tiny tap on my finger before gaining his treat)
He isn't comfortable with my hand extending within or outside of his cage at all and would sometimes make aggressive, slightly raspier calls if my hand rests outside of it. If I open the cage, he's more than comfortable to stand right at the edge of it, and he seems to be happy since he does make regular calls/whistles without anything to prepare him for it. He only goes for treats if it's between my index finger and thumb, any other position within my hand and he'll scurry off.
Any idea on how to make him more comfortable around me? I've tried multiple methods of trying to get him to trust me (eg. Holding his wooden pole and attempting to make him stand on it, covering my hand with a glove/any other material, etc) but to no avail.
Thanks!
EDIT: I don't use a clicker, as much as I see it commonly used, due to my thought that it might be too late for him to learn the entire process? He's understanding simple voice communication. "Good Zoro!" in a high pitch tone and "Bad Zoro." in a lower one.
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