Rubytheekkie
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- Oct 31, 2019
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Hi,
I'm new to this forum. I've had a few cockatiels and a lorikeet (and of course numerous budgies) growing up and we finally moved into a house large enough for pets. I just got a female Eclectus, her name is Ruby last night. I'm not sure her exact age but I think she's between 3 and 5 years old. She's really pretty. So far she seems attentive, she like my 3 year daughters voice. She makes some cooing noises, said hello a few times to my wife, and if I or my son walk out of the room she'll sometimes make one loud screech, I haven't seen her do this when my wife walks out of the room, might be because her previous owner was a male about my height/build?? I'm presuming she does that for attention but I think I need to do some positive reinforcement to have her be a little quieter, it can be a bit startling.
When I first got her home she was a bit shy and not really defensive but after about a 2 hours of her getting comfortable on top of her cage (I bought her with the cage from the previous owner so she was familiar with it and took to it immediately) she got a little nippy.
My main question is regarding feeding. The previous owner was feeding her mostly a mix called "forti-diet parrot". I gave her 2 slices of apple but she only ate one and threw the other on the floor of her cage, but that was after she already ate some of the mix so she may have just not been hungry.
Thanks in advance for all the help I'm sure I'll get from everyone here!!
I'm new to this forum. I've had a few cockatiels and a lorikeet (and of course numerous budgies) growing up and we finally moved into a house large enough for pets. I just got a female Eclectus, her name is Ruby last night. I'm not sure her exact age but I think she's between 3 and 5 years old. She's really pretty. So far she seems attentive, she like my 3 year daughters voice. She makes some cooing noises, said hello a few times to my wife, and if I or my son walk out of the room she'll sometimes make one loud screech, I haven't seen her do this when my wife walks out of the room, might be because her previous owner was a male about my height/build?? I'm presuming she does that for attention but I think I need to do some positive reinforcement to have her be a little quieter, it can be a bit startling.
When I first got her home she was a bit shy and not really defensive but after about a 2 hours of her getting comfortable on top of her cage (I bought her with the cage from the previous owner so she was familiar with it and took to it immediately) she got a little nippy.
My main question is regarding feeding. The previous owner was feeding her mostly a mix called "forti-diet parrot". I gave her 2 slices of apple but she only ate one and threw the other on the floor of her cage, but that was after she already ate some of the mix so she may have just not been hungry.
Thanks in advance for all the help I'm sure I'll get from everyone here!!