Should I take the mirror of my toy parrot cage again?
I just adopted a parakeet is a couple of months. Supposedly easy, however, it is only when you are across the room from its cage. He bit me a couple of times. He is "obsessed" by sitting in front of her mirror toy, singing to him, and he rides in an apparent attempt to open and release within another bird! It is difficult to pull out of that corner. I'm trying to teach intensify. I want you to feel comfortable with familiar things, but I do not want to become too protective cage and into a biting bird. While he think theres a bird that does not seem to want anything to do with me! So I just get it out?
Yes, if you try to tame your bird's hand, definitely take the mirror. However, if you're not so worried about it, why not get him a real friend? If he prefers to be hand tamed, remove the mirror and then work with him out of his cage. Birds can become very territorial around his cage. If you want to try to let you know that just because he lives in cage, does not mean you can be a nasty little snot about it ... do the following: Start by approaching the cage, hugging, or resting on the arms top of it, from 5 to 10 minutes at a time. Do this several times a day and talk softly to him while you're doing. Make sure your cage is a position where he can be above your head level at any time. Every 3-4 days, if the cage is small enough, move to another area of the room or home and continue the ritual of hugs and compliments. Try it for a period of one week or two. We hope this will convince you that you are the real owner of the cage, but he means no harm. As silly as it may seem, does most of the time if you put the time and patience in it. So if you exceed this obsticles, it will be much easier to train to step out of his cage. Make sure you use positive reinforcement to reward him is always a good bird and when it is bad, given back for a minute without saying anything. Even when he bites, try not to say a word (as far as I can pinch !)... any of the words emphasized in the reaction rewards or just a parrot who loves the drama! If you are on your finger when you bite, which is called the oscillation technique ... finger gently swaying back and forth to you off balance ... but be very gentle, I do not want to think that the finger is a place to perch unsturdy. You can also try giving him a dirty look for about 2 seconds but say nothing. Any verbal reprimands only serve as a reward for it! Once you've calmed down a bit, the two of you can wait many hours of snuggling in front the TV or a book with him sitting on his shoulder. I wish you well with your little guy!
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