Parrot Question?

Question

I have a 21 wk old Alexandrine parrot. She hates me going any where near her cage and attacks me anytime I change her food bowls etc etc, when I get her out of the cage on a stick, she is fine.

Please explain.

Also if I git her a friend would she kill it??? Another Parrot that is

Answer 1

Ok...the first couple of comments on this thread, you need to ignore. It is not fine, it is not ok, and you need to change it before the behaviors you HAVEN'T seen yet rear their ugly heads.

Don't buy her another parrot, either. She needs to be hand trained, and you need to get a control on her territorial aggression before you do anything else with her. Buying another parrot could first, be deadly to one or both of them.

Uggg...I need to relax. Me being bitchy to you isn't helping you, and it's not even your fault. Some of the other answers on this thread are irritating the heck out of me because while I'm sure they're well meaning, they will completely derail any chance you have of actually making this bird your friend. That being said...here's my advice.

I have two macaws. My Military, Rio is 6 this year, and I got him as an adult with more than his fair share of problems. His favorite thing to do was to attack anyone who came near his cage, and that beak is wicked. Here's how I handle it:

Every two weeks, I completely rearrange his cage. I take everything out, and I move everything around so it doesn't even remotely look like the same cage. I have a rotation of toys I put in there, so that every two weeks, he gets all new toys, and they are put in all new places than the last two weeks. This throws him off and upsets his familiarity. I can usually see him getting bitchy towards us again nearing the end of the two weeks.

If you don't have all new toys to put in there, that's ok. Just take what toys you do have, perches...everything and move it all around so it's all different. I'd move his cage and everything do a different place too. Just really change everything around. You probably won't have to keep doing this forever. Just for a while until he realizes that YOU own him, not the other way around.

You also need to work on hand control. Stick training is a good start, but I'm assuming you want to hold him, have him hand out with you, be buds. This can all be accomplished, but you're going to have some things to work on. I'm going to give you a great article for hand training, but before you read it, know that any training you do with him, you'll need to get him away from his cage and all his stuff. He shouldn't even be able to see it. If that means taking him to the kitchen or to the bathroom or to the bedroom...fine. But if he can see his cage, he'll want to protect it. If his mind is on protecting it, it's not on being buddies with you.

I'll help any way I can...just let me know if there's anything more you need. My email is sdkramer76 here at yahoo. I hope this helps. Here's that link to the article: http://home.att.net/~MacawMama/Lifetime.htm

Answer 2

She is defending her home. Spend more time being around her cage gradually getting closer. I moved my parrot's cage right next to my favorite chair with the door open when I'm there. After being ignored except for necessary needs he came to me. Now he sits on me or my chair back all the time chattering away. Parrots are social birds given a chance. If you get another parrot they will bond to each other instead of you. Time and patience work the best.

Answer 3

she is defending her home - her terratory.
you cant let her get the upperhand - you have to show her who is the master...otherwise she will rule the roost forever.
I would just leave her alone - this is normal parrot behavior. and gradually work with her.. when you try to enter her cage or go near it - talk to her softly and calmly - you will eventually win and everything will be fine - it will just take time.
As far as another bird friend - I would say no.
I have a blue & gold maccaw,2 quakers,2 cockaties,and a cockatoo.
the reason my bigger birds are not paired up with a playmate is because if you get them a playmate,they will play and want nothing to do with you...I did some research and talked to several people before purchacing them,and this is what I was told.As of now they are sociable,tame and buckets of fun.

good luck

Answer 4

She's cage aggressive. Show her you aren't afraid and, no matter what, she's coming down from that cage. Give her treats when she's good. If you get another bird they may not be compatible. After your three week isolation of the new bird, slowly introduce it to the old bird. They may need their own space so two cages would be good. They may become fast friends. Good luck!

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Mine does the same thing & he's 7yrs old nothing to worry about I'm not sure about adding another parrot in the cage though ask someone in a pet store they'll be able 2 tell U more.Good Luck

Answer 7

i had a dusky headed conure, seventh month old, baby fed from the petstore. When i just got him, he bite the hell out of me. I followed the suggedtion by the conure handbook, each time he bite hard, i told him : No! in a firm tone (Don't yell or scream out of pain nfront of it) act cool, then leave him tried to ignore him a little while. Let him calmed down, then talked to him nicely, then offer him his favorite treat whenever he behave nice to you.

Lure him out of his cage using a stick by offering him some treat, hold him on the stick and always talk to him, praise him when he behave nice.

get him used to your finger at first, tickle his neck, cause he will like it.. once he is used to your finger, tried to caress his top of the head slowly down his back to his tail. Praise him like : Good Birdie! Good Boy! etc.. once he used to your hand,.. slowly put your flat back of your hand level to the perch or the stick he standing on.. then slowly he will come and step up to your hand..

It works with my stubborn and fierce conure..

now he stepped up easily to my hand..

OH YES,.. i almost forgot, don't get any friends for him first, before you can tame one, two will be even harder for you...

It is not going to be fair for you, who expect a pet to love and to love you back.. if you have two times the trouble, you will not be able to love them or be loved back as you expected..

please don't do that yet..

Good Luck!!

Answer 8

Suppose anyone traps you & keeps you in a cage. Then what will be your reaction??
Obviously you'll get annoyed ~ same happens with your parrot
but i think your parrot needs a companion, a friend!!
buy a same kind of parrot, their cage should be bigger, their food bowl should be filled with their favorites and put a stick inside their cage so that they can swing inside.......

Answer 9

don't get her a freind just talk to her calmly and work w/her. It will takes time for her to start trusting you.

Answer 10

it so their nature