bostralian
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- Sep 17, 2016
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- Parrots
- I have a blue fronted Amazon :)
Hi,
I've had a Blue Front Amazon parrot for 4 years now. I got him when he was 11 months old. When I got him, he had never been touched, and was extremely wild.
Even now, he NEVER lets me touch him. In the past 4 years I've had him, he's maybe let me touch him three times briefly. I feel like I have followed all the (countless) advice people have given me. I just don't understand what to do with him. I was so eager to get a parrot and so prepared and invested in having him as a companion for many years. But now, I'm thinking of honestly just giving him away.
He flies on the paintings (we have many) and sharpens his beak on them (he has plenty of material to sharpen his beak on in his cage) when I have told him literally THOUSANDS of times NO over FOUR years. I understand he has to sharpen his beak but he flies on the SAME painting when I have SAID NO THOUSANDS OF TIMES.
What prompted this emotional rant is that i was looking after my friends wolf hybrid for a weekend, and the dog literally understood what I expected from her after telling her roughly 15 times. I know parrots aren't programmed to "please" their owners the way dogs are, but it just really makes me question everything.
I had more fun with that dog for 2 days than I EVER had with my parrot.
I just want a healthy relationship with him where I can take him out of his cage and train him and play with him where both of us have a good time.
I feel extremely sorry for him because due to our non-existent relationship we both suffer, especially him — I'm not the one stuck in a cage 24/7. I've tried so hard to be patient and loving and talk to him in a happy tone and spend time with him but there is NO change.
We live in Vienna, Austria, and wing clipping is illegal here, which I heard could help me solve this insurmountable issue.
Please help me or advise me in any way. This is a last resort.
I've had a Blue Front Amazon parrot for 4 years now. I got him when he was 11 months old. When I got him, he had never been touched, and was extremely wild.
Even now, he NEVER lets me touch him. In the past 4 years I've had him, he's maybe let me touch him three times briefly. I feel like I have followed all the (countless) advice people have given me. I just don't understand what to do with him. I was so eager to get a parrot and so prepared and invested in having him as a companion for many years. But now, I'm thinking of honestly just giving him away.
He flies on the paintings (we have many) and sharpens his beak on them (he has plenty of material to sharpen his beak on in his cage) when I have told him literally THOUSANDS of times NO over FOUR years. I understand he has to sharpen his beak but he flies on the SAME painting when I have SAID NO THOUSANDS OF TIMES.
What prompted this emotional rant is that i was looking after my friends wolf hybrid for a weekend, and the dog literally understood what I expected from her after telling her roughly 15 times. I know parrots aren't programmed to "please" their owners the way dogs are, but it just really makes me question everything.
I had more fun with that dog for 2 days than I EVER had with my parrot.
I just want a healthy relationship with him where I can take him out of his cage and train him and play with him where both of us have a good time.
I feel extremely sorry for him because due to our non-existent relationship we both suffer, especially him — I'm not the one stuck in a cage 24/7. I've tried so hard to be patient and loving and talk to him in a happy tone and spend time with him but there is NO change.
We live in Vienna, Austria, and wing clipping is illegal here, which I heard could help me solve this insurmountable issue.
Please help me or advise me in any way. This is a last resort.