Senegal Parrot doesnt like me anymore >.<

[terminal3k]

hehe, thanks Ecclipse and Auggies dad for your help!

 

[Ecclipse]

Any time, glad I could help a bit for a change - Im usually the one bombarding the forum with plees for help - haha.

 

[NiR]

Hi Andrew, check out my thread that I posted at the end of last month called: My parrot hates me. Its under the behaviour section. I had a problem because I used to use my hand and fingers as a perch to get him from cage to shoulder and he began to "hate" me. He used to bite alot and would get so uptight that I couldn't try and work with him. You need to think about why he wants to bite you. Parrots bite when they are scared or tense so what has now happened is that he is associating your hand with pain - why did he start biting? As you will see in my thread I was told to use my arm (I started with putting my shoulder next to the cage). Hugo used to run away as well...I used treats to show him that my fingers weren't dangerous. Patience and persistance. Hugo used to hide and I would have to sit for a while calling him - I use the same command everytime and then used my shoulder/arm to get him onto my shoulder. Feed him from your shoulder so that he gets used to seeing your fingers come from that angle. Its hard to tell you everything I did in one go but the advice I was given worked. Its about building trust again. Keep in touch, let me know if I can be more help.

hold on? why doesnt your senegal like your finger? Is it a bad thing to use your finger to get him from the cage? How else can you get him to your cage? I assumed using finger as a perch was normal? Cant you just associate your finger with good things like treats so he likes your finger ?