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  • You shouldn't be grabbing him. It won't help. You need to earn his trust. Some ways to begin to do this are: 1) sit quietly in the same room with him so he gets to know you. 2) tap a pencil on a table in a rhythm. See if he taps his beak back at you. 3) bob your head up and down. See if he bobs his back in response. Once he is responding in these games which don't involve any touching, then begin to leave his door open during quiet play time. See if he'll voluntarily leave the safety of the inside of his cage to come out and explore. After he starts to do that, then you can begin the training of getting him to step up. Slow, steady, and earn his trust. A good book about this is http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0764110306 -- A Guide to a Well-Behaved Parrot.
  • It will take alot of time and patience, try www.birdtricks.com they have just sent me a free training video via email that addresses this problem. I have also been teaching my parrot tricks that i have learned from this site and the methods really work!
  • Patience, patience, patience. After he gets used to being with you, try just resting your hand in the cage for a few minutes at a time, a little longer each day. It's going to take a lot more than three days-three weeks is more like it. Just be calm, let him take his time. Once you have his trust, it will be well worth the effort.
  • You need to take the time to get him to trust you and come out of his cage willingly. A bird will never trust you if you force him to do anything. You need to spend time with your hand in the cage, not moving, and then with a treat in your palm to coax him closer. Then have him get on your hand and let you move a little and finally come out of the cage on your hand. It just takes time and love. Here is a page that explains how to tame one that is aggressive. http://www.quakerparrots.com/training/taming-aggressive-parrots/

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