Having trouble taming a young pair of ringnecks
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 6:29 pm
I was sold two 5 month old ringnecks that were supposedly hand-raised and then just hadn't had handling recently..
I dont think this was the case, when going to collect them they were kept in an uncovered outdoor cage, with minimal seed and water in the feeders and no signs of fruit or toys in the cage. To put them into the cage I'd brought with me she used a butterfly net and was rather rough, the birds were terrified of being near anyone.
I've had them for about a month now and still have a lot of trouble getting near them, they dont play with any toys I have left near their perches, the only fruit they will eat is apple (and thats only when i leave it in their food bowl all day. They are terrified of hands, so the only way i can approach their dishes is to cover my hands in a towel and take the bowls away (even then Oslo still squawks and runs as far as he can, Max just kind of shys away).
Everything ive read says to sit there and talk to them every day which i have since getting them, it allows me to be in the same room without them freaking out, but still will not let me near them. As they dont really like treats, the bribing them option ive read about is useless. They also dont like things moving around them so the perch option to get them stepping up wont work either. Ive given them such a large space that they dont seem to care whether they are in or out of a cage, they just sit on the top perch anyway unless going for food.
If I seperate them for any reason Oslo will just scream until I put the two together again.
I'd love any advice that anyone has on how to help these birds, I have no idea what else to try anymore ~
I dont think this was the case, when going to collect them they were kept in an uncovered outdoor cage, with minimal seed and water in the feeders and no signs of fruit or toys in the cage. To put them into the cage I'd brought with me she used a butterfly net and was rather rough, the birds were terrified of being near anyone.
I've had them for about a month now and still have a lot of trouble getting near them, they dont play with any toys I have left near their perches, the only fruit they will eat is apple (and thats only when i leave it in their food bowl all day. They are terrified of hands, so the only way i can approach their dishes is to cover my hands in a towel and take the bowls away (even then Oslo still squawks and runs as far as he can, Max just kind of shys away).
Everything ive read says to sit there and talk to them every day which i have since getting them, it allows me to be in the same room without them freaking out, but still will not let me near them. As they dont really like treats, the bribing them option ive read about is useless. They also dont like things moving around them so the perch option to get them stepping up wont work either. Ive given them such a large space that they dont seem to care whether they are in or out of a cage, they just sit on the top perch anyway unless going for food.
If I seperate them for any reason Oslo will just scream until I put the two together again.
I'd love any advice that anyone has on how to help these birds, I have no idea what else to try anymore ~