Grithnir
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Hello. 
My name is James and recently my roommate bought a Senegal for himself. To say the least the parrot began developing a bond with me and then started squaking and even flying far away from my roommate whenever he came near. I have read that possibly it has to do with my roommate not having much of a routine sleeping shedule and habits, and Senegals among other birds prefer routine. We moved the parrot into my bedroom and made an agreement that my roommate would leave the parrot alone until his grudge went away. I am new to parrots and have been reading up on the book we bought on him, but so far am simply eating with the parrot and singing to him. He likes me to sratch the top of his head, pick him up for short walks and really doesn't like the toys we bought for him. (I read that they can be frightened by inanimate objects so I removed half of the toys and he seems content to play with a leather strap and pick up bits of fruit and throw them on the bottom of his cage.
He likes the pellets most of all and eats them regulalary, but the place where we bought him at was feeding him a cockatiel mixture of food and he barely had any tail feathers. After his two day stay in my friends room, he plucked two feathers and my roomate grabbed him to show me where he plucked them, hence why he has the grudge now against my roomate. He doesn't seem to be in any pain and hasn't done anything like it since. I am trying to keep him on a tight schedule and am letting him rest on my shoulder more often, but I am still a little frightened of him. He was a bit of a nipper but has adjusted to me saying no, and then putting his head down in order for it to be scratched. I read that Senegals don't often liked to be scratched at all but rather cuddle and lie on their backs, but we havn't seen this behavior yet.
What should I do more to interact with him? What is the "towel game" I have read about in this book. I tried it but he was frightened of a small hand towel and retreated to my shoulder. Also one time he followed us all the way from the bedroom through a hallway and kitched to meet us at the patio door. I was quite scared that he made it so far away from his cage, but he hasn't done it since. Usually if he flies on the floor he has a way to climb all the way back up to the top of his cage.
Also what kind of treats would work best to train him to do tricks?
Thanks.
My name is James and recently my roommate bought a Senegal for himself. To say the least the parrot began developing a bond with me and then started squaking and even flying far away from my roommate whenever he came near. I have read that possibly it has to do with my roommate not having much of a routine sleeping shedule and habits, and Senegals among other birds prefer routine. We moved the parrot into my bedroom and made an agreement that my roommate would leave the parrot alone until his grudge went away. I am new to parrots and have been reading up on the book we bought on him, but so far am simply eating with the parrot and singing to him. He likes me to sratch the top of his head, pick him up for short walks and really doesn't like the toys we bought for him. (I read that they can be frightened by inanimate objects so I removed half of the toys and he seems content to play with a leather strap and pick up bits of fruit and throw them on the bottom of his cage.
He likes the pellets most of all and eats them regulalary, but the place where we bought him at was feeding him a cockatiel mixture of food and he barely had any tail feathers. After his two day stay in my friends room, he plucked two feathers and my roomate grabbed him to show me where he plucked them, hence why he has the grudge now against my roomate. He doesn't seem to be in any pain and hasn't done anything like it since. I am trying to keep him on a tight schedule and am letting him rest on my shoulder more often, but I am still a little frightened of him. He was a bit of a nipper but has adjusted to me saying no, and then putting his head down in order for it to be scratched. I read that Senegals don't often liked to be scratched at all but rather cuddle and lie on their backs, but we havn't seen this behavior yet.
What should I do more to interact with him? What is the "towel game" I have read about in this book. I tried it but he was frightened of a small hand towel and retreated to my shoulder. Also one time he followed us all the way from the bedroom through a hallway and kitched to meet us at the patio door. I was quite scared that he made it so far away from his cage, but he hasn't done it since. Usually if he flies on the floor he has a way to climb all the way back up to the top of his cage.
Also what kind of treats would work best to train him to do tricks?
Thanks.
