Taming

[chill3r]

Hi Peeps,

I would like to be pointed into the right direction regarding our Ring Neck.

He has taken food from my hand, he walks about our living area and climbs up different objects his favorite being the Curtain pole. but when anybody goes near him he waddles away.

This also happens when we try to feed him - should we be persistant in the matter, he hasnt bitten or scratched anybody yet , he just flaps or moves away.

I'm thinking we need to be more patient with him and keep on trying to feed him and trying to pick him up, i just dont want to hurt him by causing him to flap about etc etc.

We have wrapped little food treats up and he seems to like to unwrap them but then he seems to drop the peanut all the time into the bottom of his cage lol.

He loves the fruit bowl, it seems to have amazed him so much as it's see through he spent about 20 minutes working it out and pecking at the glass, in the end he climed on top and started eating a pear - we all clapped and cheered and then he sqwarked. he also seems to be trying to copy my laugh as i laugh quite a lot (im a happy guy) - but not too sure.

We keep saying hello to him and it's like he wants to say it but then ignores us - when he is in his cage we move our hands over to him and he moves away . still cant understand this bit

O well i'll keep trying him - it's early days - think im just a bit excited


P.s

can anybody reccomend any foraging toys ? and any good shops in the Uk


Thanks

[ellieelectrons]

Hi Chiller

Welcome to the forum.

Being scared of hands is pretty normal. You have to work at your bird to get him used to them.

My birds love climbing curtains too!

I would be inclined to start training your bird. Do you have a birdie gym / play area / T-perch that you can use to start training? If not, I'd consider getting one. The first trick I trained my guys to do was the turnaround. It's a good starting point because it doesn't require you to touch the bird. Training is fun (and mentally stimulating) for both you and your parrot and serves to bond you to your parrot too. You might find this post on training your bird to step up useful:
http://goodbirdinc.blogspot.com.au/2009 ... up_28.html

You could also try clicker and target training if that is of interest to you.

Glad to hear you're into the foraging... it's something I believe in too and it has made a difference to my two IRNs. I'm guessing you've already seen these links about foraging as I post them regularly... but I'll paste them again just in case you haven't.
http://www.indianringneck.com/forum/vie ... 01&p=69400
http://www.indianringneck.com/forum/vie ... =4&t=13466
http://www.parrotenrichment.com/ - this site has some free ebooks to download


Best wishes! Lovely to hear from you.

Ellie.