Post by tina on Apr 6, 2007 19:01:40 GMT -8
well the best thing for you to do would be to go more slowly with him and not just grab him out of his cage. you really are wanting him to trust you more and build a good relationship with you so this is very important. his cage is his "safe zone" and by grabbing him out all the time you are not building trust with him.
in order for your new parrotlet to learn to trust you you should probably just sit near his cage without handling him and just talk to him quietly, or read from a book. you will need to sit sideways, and not look at him. this will make him more comfortable with you. once he starts coming over to the side of the cage near you and not acting too afraid then you will have an easier time teaching him things. this would be a good time to try to get him to eat some millet spray from your hand, or whatever his favorite food is, try it through the cage bars at first then you can offer him some with the door open.
whenever he does something you want make sure to give him lots of praise for it.
ignore anything you don't want him doing like biting or squawking a lot.
you might have to train him to use a dowel to move him in and out of his cage. you will need to teach him to step up on the dowel when you ask him to. after you teach him that maybe he will trust you a bit more and you can try to teach him to step up onto your finger. but i would do this later after he learns you are not going to hurt him.
even though he is a tiny parrot he is still a parrot and all parrots require trust building before you can train them.
i hope this has helped you some. i know it is hard to not play or want to handle them right away but in the long run he will learn to trust you this way.
in order for your new parrotlet to learn to trust you you should probably just sit near his cage without handling him and just talk to him quietly, or read from a book. you will need to sit sideways, and not look at him. this will make him more comfortable with you. once he starts coming over to the side of the cage near you and not acting too afraid then you will have an easier time teaching him things. this would be a good time to try to get him to eat some millet spray from your hand, or whatever his favorite food is, try it through the cage bars at first then you can offer him some with the door open.
whenever he does something you want make sure to give him lots of praise for it.
ignore anything you don't want him doing like biting or squawking a lot.
you might have to train him to use a dowel to move him in and out of his cage. you will need to teach him to step up on the dowel when you ask him to. after you teach him that maybe he will trust you a bit more and you can try to teach him to step up onto your finger. but i would do this later after he learns you are not going to hurt him.
even though he is a tiny parrot he is still a parrot and all parrots require trust building before you can train them.
i hope this has helped you some. i know it is hard to not play or want to handle them right away but in the long run he will learn to trust you this way.
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