so for delay didn't see thread....
i know u want advise on tamming but i have to tell u these importants facts first..lol
NEVER give a parrot avacardo, rhubarb or choclate....the first is defo no no, second no, third one, my mates parrot is ok with, but i don't give it to mine as it obvisously has been known to kill them....
next, never have air freshner, espically the plug in ones in same room or near bird, it'll kill them slowly through breathing difficuilties. No areosols to be spray near them or in room, as poor sargie (member here) bird died thanks to his sister n law...she was looking after it at sargie's home whilst he & family went away on hols, he knew about the air freshners but had one plugged in another room, which was ok, however cos the sister n law had been smoking in the house whilst house siting, to make sure it didn't smell she removed the plug in from other room and plugged it in room with bird....wel u know the rest. (sorry sargie hope u didn't mind but that was a good example to explain what i meant) x
Food, plenty of fresh fruit & veg....and basiclly a little bit of what ur having won't hurt...i.e spaggthi, my bird loves pasta and i give it to her raw cos she likes to bite it into bits cos it's hard, oh watch ur bare feet afterwards..lol
to be honest my bird sticks her beak into everything that i have, has a little picker around the plate as to what she fancy's, no joke..lol
i wouldn't get a minute bit of piece if she didn't..lol nothing to hot, if their crop gets burnt it can't repair it's self like our throat can...temp as for a baby..lol mine eats chinese, indian, the lot, although bloody messy..lol
a bit of cheese, dunked biscuilt, she turns her nose up if it ain't dunked..lol
chillies, oh mine loves a wee bit of steak...lol
oh and her favourite treat once a week is a fruit salad chew...lol
as for tameness, well mine was already tame cos i got her straight from the breeder at 3 months old and from that day she has always been out of cage all the time i'm home. She slams her bel on side of cage constantly until i get her out.
you'll have more chance of getting her onto ur hand out of her cage rather then starting of trying to do it whilst in it....they can be a bit terrtorial sometimes...be very brave to touch any of my birds toys that are in her cage whilst she in or on it......lol and i'm being serious, she even drawn blood from before now, cos i wasn't quick enough..lol
i would'nt even try to get her onto ur hand at the moment in cage...get her out....she needs to be able to trust the surrounding and people that are around her before she'll get on ur hand......whilst out of cage, try to get her near ur hand, if she lets u, then the way to prompt them is by doing this...
hold ur hand out as if u were gonna shake someones hand...tuck ur thumb down into the palm of ur hand, slighty and only slighty bend ur knuckles....as if u were holding ur hand around a mug (cup) but not so closed, then, slighty nudge ur top 2 fingers, (whilst still in same position) on the belly area, this usually prompts then to automatically raise one leg, which she'll then step onto ur finger and then she'll bring other leg onto......one thing u must remeber is this...birds always
'step up' birds are top heavy, so trying to step down they are more than likely to topple over. when bird is on hand and ur gonna put her on perch or work top etc, always remeber to have ur hand just a little bit lower than the surface ur putting her on, that way she can 'step up' onto it...this bird proberly was tame at one time, however sadly they get left in their cage and not taken out and thats when they become untame..lol
i'll add some links at the bottom of this post for u, please do look at them cos they have some really good tips that covers everything....also i got cheap but good interesting books on my breed from amazon and ebay...
u really need to do some reading on ur bird or if not at least on parrots, cos there are sooooo many do's and don't with them.
u also need to be aware of the type of toys they can have. this is really important. Try to sometimes think of them as a baby/child.....i.e.
u would'nt give a toddler marbles to play with u....remeber the strength of their beak. they can crack open walnuts with it, well mine and the larger parrots can, so all their toys u give them has to be indistructable...otherwise they could choke on the tiny bits they chew off. Mine have to be made from acrylic...ur parots beak is smaller and not as strong but still they can crack things open, so u always need to check that the toy u are buying for is suitable for that type of bird. espically if u habging them in cage as u won't be around all the time their in cage to rescue them should anything happen. toilet roll cardboard they love to chew and play with...u'll find that she'll just shred it and leave u with the mess to clear up..lol...or kitchen roll, mine stands on the coffee canister and shreds the lot of it into a huge mountain pile..lol but it keeps them active and out of mischeive. ur's proberly won't be as spolit as mine...lol mine has her own area on kitchen work top with her bowl of toys, that cos i'm mainly in the kitchen so she's out there with me....hide all cables, they love to chew everything. make sure the cage is of the correct size for the bird...to smaller spacing of the bars and they could strangle themselfs, too bigger spacing of bars and they could get out or even get stuck between.....
Tefal, non stick cookware is a defo no no if ur bird is in or lives near the kitchen area......they let of a toxin, it doesn't effect us and we can not smell it but it can kill a bird. i once forgot to close her food door on the side of cage that swings out, it was pushed to and i didn't notice it, went to bed, got her out before going to work then put her back in and off to work i go, only to come home to find her swinging on her swing and then to notice bird poo on white leather suite and then to notice, the lovely time she had had, by picking the leather off my corner suite, with the nice little white pile of leather shreddings on sofa. it was'nt as bad as it could of been, she could of ripped it to shreds..lol
Birds bones are hollow so be careful they don't get crushed under anything, one almighty squeeze in ur hand and u would crush them....they need to be hollow to be able to fly cos of wieght.....also if she prches on things out of cage. i.e....back of chair,curtain rail etc, have paper on floor under them....birds tend to poo about every 15-20 minutes or even sooner....more so if their frightened, but normally about 15-20 mins, pigeons tend to do it more so when in flight, cos it helps to keep them light when flying. once u've got her trust and she's near u, get ur fore finger and move it left to right or circular monition, it's a bit hard to explain that...lol but do it low down by feet and say ' head down' they normally put the beak to the surface with head down waiting for a nice head scratch / preening. and small circular gentle motion around the side of their face.
well, i'm all out of finger typing...lol
i hope this has helped u, but do read these links as u'll be amazed at the things u need to know....
PLEASE NOTE....EVERYTHING I HAVE SAID IN THIS THREAD IS RELATED TO MY AFRICAN GREY BIRD, HOWEVER, THEY ARE ALL PART OF THE PARROT FAMILY AND IT WOULD MOST, IF NOT ALL, APPLY TO UR BIRD, BEARING IN MIND SMALLER BODY AND BEAK AS ALREADY MENTIONED ABOVE. ALSO THE LINKS THAT I POST ARE WHAT I HAD IN MY BOOKMARKS FOR MY BIRD, BUT AGAIN WILL BE RELATED TO OTHER PARROTS FOR THE BASICS.
BirdsnWays Guide to Pet Birds, Parrots & Exotic Birds Care & Breeding. Breeders, classifieds, products & information. Macaws, cockatoos, cockatiels, amazons
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