Hey everyone, my name is Darrell and I bought an eclectus parrot in October, he was 4 months old and is a spoiled brat When I first brought him home, he was very quiet but he is well trained, doesnt bite much and sits on your hand and steps up just fine. He is very well behaved and is even potty training pretty much by himself! He is just about 8 months now.
The issue I have with him right now thats bothering me is, he does not play with toys or use his cuttlebone stones. I can tell his beak has gotten longer, and I do think its giving him a little difficulty. I have the stone hanging in his cage, but he will NOT touch it. Ive tried giving him different toys, all the recommended chew toys, and when he sees them he acts like its an infectious disease. If you try to hold him in one hand and bring the toy or stone to his mouth, he goes into full attack mode. He rears back and lunges at it and makes every attempt to run away. Even hanging seed treats, he wont have anything to do with it. Ive tried empty toilet paper rolls and again, he just fights it.
I would like to know if theres any suggestions or techniques i can do to try to get him to understand that his toys and stone are ok. Right now to clean his beak he just tries to scrape it on his cage or perch. Im worried about my boy having issues as he grows up, and im new to parrots in general although ive been reading up on here and in books/web articles. Thanks very much for the time!
The issue I have with him right now thats bothering me is, he does not play with toys or use his cuttlebone stones. I can tell his beak has gotten longer, and I do think its giving him a little difficulty. I have the stone hanging in his cage, but he will NOT touch it. Ive tried giving him different toys, all the recommended chew toys, and when he sees them he acts like its an infectious disease. If you try to hold him in one hand and bring the toy or stone to his mouth, he goes into full attack mode. He rears back and lunges at it and makes every attempt to run away. Even hanging seed treats, he wont have anything to do with it. Ive tried empty toilet paper rolls and again, he just fights it.
I would like to know if theres any suggestions or techniques i can do to try to get him to understand that his toys and stone are ok. Right now to clean his beak he just tries to scrape it on his cage or perch. Im worried about my boy having issues as he grows up, and im new to parrots in general although ive been reading up on here and in books/web articles. Thanks very much for the time!