Ritsuneru
New member
- Jan 6, 2016
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- Parrots
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Sun Conure (Rio)- 4 y/o
Senegal(Kiwi)- 4 y/o
Lovebird(Tiki)- 1 y/o
Parrotlet(Luna)- 1 y/o
Cockatiel(Munchies) - Deceased
About 5 months ago we adopted a Lovebird from a store called "Magnolia Bird Farm" They told us she was hand fed but I'm pretty sure she wasn't since she was hard to grab from her cage by the assistant at the store. Her name is Tiki and she is a Peach-Faced Lovebird. I've tried with her for a long time for her to trust me, but I finally gave up. She runs and jumps from one end of the cage to another as I try to even change her toys or bowls. I leave the cage open every once and a while and let her play but she always hops down to the floor and it becomes a problem to get her. I feel bad for not letting her out as I have tried everything to gain her trust by using millet, seeds, treat etc. I even got a perch for her to step up on to me but she refuses and runs away. ( I believe she sees it as a weapon) I have another bird whom I got from a neighbor (was moving away to another country) a parrotlet named Luna and she also doesn't trust me also. I've done about the same to both and I feel like since they both saw me trying to hold them, they formed a secret pact to hate me. Maybe I'm just not cut out for little birds. They are both only about a year old. My Parrotlet freaks out to the point it scares me and she bites REALLY hard. I'm afraid im going to hurt my birds the more I try to hold them (Since they attempt to jump from the top of the cage to the bottom) I have two other larger birds, A Sun Conure from Omars Exotic Bird store and My senegal was from a Bird show. They both trust me, (And BEG for my attention 24/7) But the large birds do not get along with the little ones. Any ideas on gaining my little birdies trust? :64: