schwormstedt
New member
- Jun 2, 2013
- 3
- 0
Hello, I've just joined this forum so I'm trying to get used to it (took me ages to work out how to even post a forum haha)
anyway, one of our neighbours has a family member who has needed to make a big change in his life by re-homing his beautiful 3 year old amazon parrot. My family were fortunate enough to adopt her but we're new to this so need advice. She is absolutely gorgeous and we're told is usually very friendly and social, incredibly tame and loving and just adores interaction - so there is no problem with taming her or anything like that, the main problem is the move.
She initially lived in London so the 3 hour car journey must have been quite a traumatic experience for her as we live in the countryside, so there is enough of a big difference there! She's fine in her cage, let's us stroke her and give her little tummy tickles, she even said 'hello' when I did, the first time I met her. We've only got her today but I really want to ensure I look after her properly especially after this move.
Do you have any advice for letting her settle in? She won't come out her cage so I think it's best to leave her for a bit, we do open the door as an option occasionally to see if she wants to come out but never does. I think giving it a few days will be good.
She lets me stroke her and seems to really like me, hasn't even come near to biting me or anything. I seem to pick up on how she's feeling pretty well without knowing what signs I should be looking for but I'm being cautious and slow with her. However, my mom in contrast is a bit of a quick mover and puts opens the cage and puts her hand in there and then gets bitten, whereas I talk for a bit, really softly and sweetly then open the cage door and see if she wants to come closer to my hand, which I keep at a reasonable distance.
I can tell my mom isn't really doing it right haha, but I just really want her to settle in nicely as she's come from a completely different home.
So, basically, any advice on settling in a 3yr old amazon from London into a little rural home in the countryside? How to maybe calm her a bit, talk to her and eventually get her to come out of her cage (I'd love her to come sit with me in my room at some point)
I'm very new to this and don't know what to look our for or where to start, we're okay with food and cage and stuff like that, it's just the interaction and settling in.
Also, i've tried looking this up, I'm not sure if this is a sign or anything but after she was a bit agitated by my mom she turned her back to me and kept turning her head right around to stare at me, instead of facing me like usual or coming up the bars of the cage for a little pet.
Any advice is welcome, sorry for the long post, just don't really know where to start with this!!
anyway, one of our neighbours has a family member who has needed to make a big change in his life by re-homing his beautiful 3 year old amazon parrot. My family were fortunate enough to adopt her but we're new to this so need advice. She is absolutely gorgeous and we're told is usually very friendly and social, incredibly tame and loving and just adores interaction - so there is no problem with taming her or anything like that, the main problem is the move.
She initially lived in London so the 3 hour car journey must have been quite a traumatic experience for her as we live in the countryside, so there is enough of a big difference there! She's fine in her cage, let's us stroke her and give her little tummy tickles, she even said 'hello' when I did, the first time I met her. We've only got her today but I really want to ensure I look after her properly especially after this move.
Do you have any advice for letting her settle in? She won't come out her cage so I think it's best to leave her for a bit, we do open the door as an option occasionally to see if she wants to come out but never does. I think giving it a few days will be good.
She lets me stroke her and seems to really like me, hasn't even come near to biting me or anything. I seem to pick up on how she's feeling pretty well without knowing what signs I should be looking for but I'm being cautious and slow with her. However, my mom in contrast is a bit of a quick mover and puts opens the cage and puts her hand in there and then gets bitten, whereas I talk for a bit, really softly and sweetly then open the cage door and see if she wants to come closer to my hand, which I keep at a reasonable distance.
I can tell my mom isn't really doing it right haha, but I just really want her to settle in nicely as she's come from a completely different home.
So, basically, any advice on settling in a 3yr old amazon from London into a little rural home in the countryside? How to maybe calm her a bit, talk to her and eventually get her to come out of her cage (I'd love her to come sit with me in my room at some point)
I'm very new to this and don't know what to look our for or where to start, we're okay with food and cage and stuff like that, it's just the interaction and settling in.
Also, i've tried looking this up, I'm not sure if this is a sign or anything but after she was a bit agitated by my mom she turned her back to me and kept turning her head right around to stare at me, instead of facing me like usual or coming up the bars of the cage for a little pet.
Any advice is welcome, sorry for the long post, just don't really know where to start with this!!
