Hello! New to this forum. A little over a month ago my son found a parakeet outside when he was swinging at his grandmothers house. This bird took to him like they were best buds. so of course we made him apart of our family. We got him a cage, toys, fresh food and water every day, gets to take baths on a regular basis.
He was very go with the flow from the beginning. But now he is mean.. destructive.. and a bully to my dogs and I don't know how to correct the behavior. I try to spend time with him but he just wants to fly around my house and chews on things like my picture frames and shelves made of treated wood.
Another thing he does is pick on my poor dogs. He will land on their dog beds and rip at their toes and ears. My poor chihuahua is going to get his eyes gouged out!
He also lunges at anyone's hands that get near his cage regardless if it's to let him out or doing his food and water. AND when he plays with his toys in his cage he kinda plays aggressively so idk if this is just his personality?
I'd like to give him attention and give him enrichment but he is making it impossible.. I tried different treats to entice good interactions with us but he's not really into anything we have given him.
Lately i have been letting him out and when he starts to become destructive or starts picking on my dogs i try to put him back in his cage which leads to following him back and forth through the house until i can catch him.. Any advice will be much appreciated.. I don't just want to leave him in his cage for forever.
He was very go with the flow from the beginning. But now he is mean.. destructive.. and a bully to my dogs and I don't know how to correct the behavior. I try to spend time with him but he just wants to fly around my house and chews on things like my picture frames and shelves made of treated wood.
Another thing he does is pick on my poor dogs. He will land on their dog beds and rip at their toes and ears. My poor chihuahua is going to get his eyes gouged out!
He also lunges at anyone's hands that get near his cage regardless if it's to let him out or doing his food and water. AND when he plays with his toys in his cage he kinda plays aggressively so idk if this is just his personality?
I'd like to give him attention and give him enrichment but he is making it impossible.. I tried different treats to entice good interactions with us but he's not really into anything we have given him.
Lately i have been letting him out and when he starts to become destructive or starts picking on my dogs i try to put him back in his cage which leads to following him back and forth through the house until i can catch him.. Any advice will be much appreciated.. I don't just want to leave him in his cage for forever.