he flips out whenever I put my hand in the cage, and my goal for this year is to earn his trust so I can let him out of the cage(in my room with his wings clipped) and be able to easily put him back in
2007-01-30 13:38:39 · 13 answers · asked by Skittles 4 in Pets ➔ Birds
ive been doing the treat in hand thing forever! but he just wont take it!
its a red rump parekeet
2007-01-30 13:48:43 · update #1
I cant not reach into the cage, cause I cant let the bird come out because my room is not ready for him and we have way to many animals out and if he got out there are so many places he could get into
2007-01-30 13:57:59 · update #2
dont wory take some time with your bird and slowly everyday try and give him treats while trying to finger tame him!in a few weeks later your bird will be so easy to tame!!
2007-01-30 22:22:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you cannot open the cage yet, then just start with spending time around his cage and talking to him. Put your hand on the top of the cage for a few minutes - unless he freaks out, then back off. Try moving the cage to a place in the house where people often hang out (put the other animals such as cats and dogs away for this) and keeping him there for an afternoon or evening.
This whole process of taming a bird will take a lot of time - I expect 3 months at a minimum, to a year or two at the most. At least the slow process will allow you the time to clean your room and figure out how to keep the other pets out of the room!
2007-01-30 14:07:57 · answer #2 · answered by zandyandi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put the bird in the room you spend the most time in. Put the cage next to where you sit and do what you always do. Talk to the bird soothingly and open the cage every day. You can gently put your hand in the entrance of the cage and wait for the bird to investigate it and he may even hop on after a while. Just remember to do this a lot and to not rush. This could take a lot of time before he even comes near your hand.
2007-01-30 13:59:10 · answer #3 · answered by STEEVO 7 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi there. Get your room ready first. Use patience, patience and more patience. Perhaps the environment is too noisy. Play soft music and have the bird come to you with the cage door open. Use a keyword and a treat and sit there and wait. Do this frequently everyday.There is no instant trust with birds. Have a tweet year.
2007-01-30 14:07:15 · answer #4 · answered by firestarter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I also gave up on the hand in the cage thing. I read in a book that if you hold the bird close to you and let it go from one hand to another that they will gain your trust. So I just grabbed my bird and held him (be careful not to squish or harm them in anyway).
He then realized after doing this for a while that I would not hurt him. So then I worked on doing step up I was then able to place my finger and the bottom of his belly and gently push and he would "step up". It took a little while for him to be able to move on my finger.
My bird now knows how to shake hands and turn around. He also knows his right and left.
2007-01-31 09:11:33 · answer #5 · answered by Mandie Moe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some birds never get hand tame.
always talk quiet, never upset the bird. let him see your hand through the bars and try to give treats through the bars.
the cage is their home and can you imagine how you would feel if a giant hand came through your window.
i have love birds, they hate hands, other than that once i started letting him out of the cage he is friendly as hell, no hands tho.
wait and see how he is when you start leaving him out.
have a treat plate for him. little bits of things he likes for when he starts getting out of the cage. and when you start letting him out, be prepared that it will take him time to figure out that he has to go back into the cage. it will take time but it will work out. just don't loose your patience.
2007-01-30 15:16:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont reach in the cage. open the door and let the bird come to you. spend time talking and being by the cage. you are a big scarey thing to him. lots of togetherness
2007-01-30 13:50:13 · answer #7 · answered by robert c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Always be really loud and move around a lot making big gestures. Leave the room, turn out the lights and let him get settled down. Then run into the room, yelling and gesturing and turn the lights back on suddenly. This will work, I know it.
2007-01-30 19:19:40 · answer #8 · answered by Heather 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
offer him treats from your hand. open up the top of the cage and sit near him for a little while and occasionally give him a treat. that should help him trust you
2007-01-30 13:45:05 · answer #9 · answered by george 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i once had a bird his name is polly and he got taken away frome me and im 13 and he trusted me because you have to talk to it in a smooth way and take you time like you cant grab the bird and it takes time like the first step to get to kno a bird is to take so food in your hand and put it in the cage with your hand and talk to him/her and say here babie come on and trust me if it works on polly it wiil work on your bird dont do anything to scare it treat it like its a new born baby
2007-01-30 14:16:24 · answer #10 · answered by ivorie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋