I’ve recently welcomed a 4 month old Alexandrine into my home, and I’m starting the long journey to form a bond with him. He is a parent raised bird, so this is going to take a lot of time and patience!
I have a few questions I thought I’d ask, as I’m not certain I’m doing the right thing. Ill start with a few about the cage.
Hector’s cage is placed in the lounge as the busiest room where he will get used to me and my partner. At about 20.00 Hector climbs to a high perch and makes grinding noises with his beak. I’ve taken this to indicate time to sleep and cover the cage to reduce the amount of light. We don’t go to bed for a couple of hours and have the TV on low. Is it OK to leave the cage where it is, or would it be better if I wheeled him into a quieter darker room?
I have not let Hector out of the cage, as I don’t know if he would go back in by himself, and I don’t want to have to chase or force him back in. Whats the thinking on him Is it OK for staying in the cage until we have progressed with stepping up?
I have identified the type of treat that he likes (pistachio, almonds, sunflower seeds), but these are tiny items, and he’s not ready to come that close to accept them from my hand, although he often comes to the side of the cage to look at what I am doing.I’m not certain whether he likes millet enough to be tempted by long strands of that or maybe I just need to be persistent with that treat. He has taken it from a long strand once.
Any advice on these would gladly received
I have a few questions I thought I’d ask, as I’m not certain I’m doing the right thing. Ill start with a few about the cage.
Hector’s cage is placed in the lounge as the busiest room where he will get used to me and my partner. At about 20.00 Hector climbs to a high perch and makes grinding noises with his beak. I’ve taken this to indicate time to sleep and cover the cage to reduce the amount of light. We don’t go to bed for a couple of hours and have the TV on low. Is it OK to leave the cage where it is, or would it be better if I wheeled him into a quieter darker room?
I have not let Hector out of the cage, as I don’t know if he would go back in by himself, and I don’t want to have to chase or force him back in. Whats the thinking on him Is it OK for staying in the cage until we have progressed with stepping up?
I have identified the type of treat that he likes (pistachio, almonds, sunflower seeds), but these are tiny items, and he’s not ready to come that close to accept them from my hand, although he often comes to the side of the cage to look at what I am doing.I’m not certain whether he likes millet enough to be tempted by long strands of that or maybe I just need to be persistent with that treat. He has taken it from a long strand once.
Any advice on these would gladly received