reeisconfused
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- Aug 11, 2018
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- rescued IRN Max and Cockatiel Honey
Hello Guys. Iām back with another question.
Weāve had Max (an Indian Ringneck) for two weeks now and heās settling in very well. Heās a very active boy and he loves being out of his cage. We havenāt clipped his wings and so, he flies around the house as he pleases. Still very scared of hands (understandable, he was rescued from a person who kept him in horrible condition and handled him very roughly) but does not mind if we walk by him / stand next to him. He even flew upto me and sat on my head yesterday! :04:
And he loves eating! Show him food and he goes crazy š
So last evening, Max was out of his cage as usual (mornings - he roams the house, evenings - sits on top of his cage) and I donāt force him to go in because he goes in on his own everyday. My uncle had come yesterday to visit us and this was the first time he saw Max. My uncle himself had IRNās when he was young. And well, he got a bit too excited and wanted to hold Max š±. As I was telling him he couldnāt do that and it would scare Max too much, my uncle went after him and cornered him and started trying to grab him. Max has an abusive history and is TERRIFIED of hands and he just flipped out. He started breathing rapidly, feathers puffed up and backing away - flight mode activated. Please donāt tell me that Iām a very bad mom because this happened within seconds and I could not stop it. I immediately rushed to his rescue and moved my uncle away, opened his cage and he RAN back in. He was pretty stressed and upset last night, refused to eat anything and he has me worried to bits. He loves food so much that even when we first brought him and he was still terrified of us, he would STILL take the food from us cause he wanted to eat. Plus, fireworks were going on last night and I think they upset him more.
This morning, I went to put his food in and he flipped out. He was trying to get away from me as much as possible. When I moved away, he nibbed a bit on his food and stopped. Thatās it. He is his normal self (chirping etc) but now absolutely terrified of us. He wanted to come out of the cage and so I opened it and now heās roaming around the house. Heās ignoring me when I call him (which he never does) and trying to run away as soon as he sees anyone. I placed his food on the floor and left cause I was desperate and when I left, he came and nibbled a bit.
What can I do to destress the situation? Should I just let him be? but Iām afraid since heās not eating. He hasnāt eaten since last evening.
I have checked for signs of injury etc to see if that might be causing the behaviour but heās absolutely fine.
Can someone give me advice? I KNOW two weeks is very less for any birdie to trust you and isnāt any solid foundation, but he was doing better each day. Iām asking this because Iām worried about him.
Also side question, Max doesnāt drink water at all. Why is this? He has fresh water everyday but he doesnāt drink it. Yesterday, he dipped his beak in water and thatās it. He never drinks. Is this normal?
Weāve had Max (an Indian Ringneck) for two weeks now and heās settling in very well. Heās a very active boy and he loves being out of his cage. We havenāt clipped his wings and so, he flies around the house as he pleases. Still very scared of hands (understandable, he was rescued from a person who kept him in horrible condition and handled him very roughly) but does not mind if we walk by him / stand next to him. He even flew upto me and sat on my head yesterday! :04:
And he loves eating! Show him food and he goes crazy š
So last evening, Max was out of his cage as usual (mornings - he roams the house, evenings - sits on top of his cage) and I donāt force him to go in because he goes in on his own everyday. My uncle had come yesterday to visit us and this was the first time he saw Max. My uncle himself had IRNās when he was young. And well, he got a bit too excited and wanted to hold Max š±. As I was telling him he couldnāt do that and it would scare Max too much, my uncle went after him and cornered him and started trying to grab him. Max has an abusive history and is TERRIFIED of hands and he just flipped out. He started breathing rapidly, feathers puffed up and backing away - flight mode activated. Please donāt tell me that Iām a very bad mom because this happened within seconds and I could not stop it. I immediately rushed to his rescue and moved my uncle away, opened his cage and he RAN back in. He was pretty stressed and upset last night, refused to eat anything and he has me worried to bits. He loves food so much that even when we first brought him and he was still terrified of us, he would STILL take the food from us cause he wanted to eat. Plus, fireworks were going on last night and I think they upset him more.
This morning, I went to put his food in and he flipped out. He was trying to get away from me as much as possible. When I moved away, he nibbed a bit on his food and stopped. Thatās it. He is his normal self (chirping etc) but now absolutely terrified of us. He wanted to come out of the cage and so I opened it and now heās roaming around the house. Heās ignoring me when I call him (which he never does) and trying to run away as soon as he sees anyone. I placed his food on the floor and left cause I was desperate and when I left, he came and nibbled a bit.
What can I do to destress the situation? Should I just let him be? but Iām afraid since heās not eating. He hasnāt eaten since last evening.
I have checked for signs of injury etc to see if that might be causing the behaviour but heās absolutely fine.
Can someone give me advice? I KNOW two weeks is very less for any birdie to trust you and isnāt any solid foundation, but he was doing better each day. Iām asking this because Iām worried about him.
Also side question, Max doesnāt drink water at all. Why is this? He has fresh water everyday but he doesnāt drink it. Yesterday, he dipped his beak in water and thatās it. He never drinks. Is this normal?