bonding

Hello! So this is a long story. It might be more of a roommate problem, but I am not sure who to ask anymore. --- So I got my tiel when she was about 4 months old from the pets store. She was hand raised and everything (so she's about 8 months now). My girlfriend originally got her for my...

Hi everyone I have a question about petting my male eclectus. He is 5 months and counting and seems to really like me. He always steps up and wants to just hang out no problem. But when I’m holding him and I go to pet him with my other hand he squawks and either jumps off or tries to bite. I...

Hello So I have a male eclectus... I'm just a bit confused because everything I have always read says that these birds don't bond with one person.. well my bird has with me and he now HATES my fiance..its so bad that he always has to be in a cage when my fiance is around or else he will fly at...

Snowball has taken it upon himself to be jealous enough of Warbeak to finally come and hang out himself. He sees Warbeak on my shoulder eating millet or other treats a lot and yesterday he got so bold as to come jump to the door (but then rethought everything and went back). Today however, it...

I had a nice wonderful surprise this morning from Snowball. Yesterday too, actually. Yesterday morning he was chirping like crazy to a bird outside. It's the first active chirping I've heard from him (minus his 3 quiet ones on Monday) since I got him on Sunday. That was a great sign. Today...

How do i help this My bugie will hop on my finger but somtimes he bites other times he hops on then flies of instantly i rarely get him to perch on my finger or interact unless theres food involved

I did some searches to see if this isn't a subject beaten to death but nothing came up so I'm going to go ahead and post. Also sorry but this post was longer than intended. I have a Cinnamon Green cheek Conure that I've had about a year and a half and he's about two years old. When I first...

Hi! I thought i would take a moment and introduce myself, I'm Montana & i have a new baby Blue & Gold Macaw. This is my first macaw but not my first time hand feeding. I used to raise ducklings and fostered a 5 year old african grey for about 6 months. I'm super excited about my baby!! His name...

I've recently "met" my partners dad's Australian Ringmeck which he acquired unwillingly from his brother who unwillingly acquired him from his mother who unwillingly acquired him etc etc. He's unbonded, hasn't been out of his cage in 2 years, and shakes if you get too close to him. I can't stand...

Hello! For the last few months I've been looking into buying another parrot and I wanted some advice on how to bond them. I have a Nanday conure, he is extremely sweet and he enjoys being around other birds. I want to buy a blue and gold macaw, I've done a lot of research on buying one...

Hello, I have two Alexes. The male is 2 and a half years and the female is one year. Often, when the two are next to each other the male walks up and down and then walks right upto the female, bobs his head and puts his head under her beak while making a clicking noise. He will continously...

Hi all! So I just want to ask how is my progress and what can I do to make things a little better or smoother... Okay so firstly...I have had my new budgie,Toby,for two weeks now. He is still very quiet and shy. He eats well, mostly seed right now but he has eaten few veggies like lettuce and he...

Yesterday we adopted a (roughly) 3 year old female alexandrine to add to our family and keep our 2 year old male(and only bird) companionship. Have never adopted an older bird before.. in fact our only parrot experience is with our current bird and we have had him since a baby. She is hand...

Hey again! My beautiful tiel Artemis, who I rescued from the shelter, is finally bonding to me! Unfortunately, I can't spend every waking minute with him, I have things to do, but he is suddenly clingy and doesn't want to be alone with only my lovies. He is fussy when I put him down and his...

Hi everyone! I have a Meyer's parrot, a female who is 4 years old. She has recently started to behave as if she wants to mate with me: she makes little noises, stands with her back towards me and lifts up her behind a little. It has first happened about a moth ago, exactly at the same time as...

So me and my boyfriend are leaving for mexico for a month and im already having anxiety to the thought of leaving him for so long. He going to stay with my mum who is very competent but im worried he will have issues with us being gone considering we have never been apart since we aquired him...

So I've had Mickey for several weeks now and he seems To be completely settled in. He's began playing with his toys, he uses his foraging toys now. He has picked up a few words and sounds from around the house (my laugh, my cell phone ring, good boy). He still doesn't trust me enough to step up...

My budgie is making good progress I think, and thanks to the people who gave advice, I haven't given him up. He accepts food from my hand easily and is getting better at target training. He won't go outside the cage and he still is scared of my hand (stays frozen) but for a bird that came from...

I have a 1 1/2 year old Timneh Grey. At first, he really loved my mother. I would try bonding with him, but he wouldn't show any interest even if I offered treats. He would take the treats and eat them next to my mom. Being the sensitive person I am, my feeling were hurt. For 4 months I...

I wonder how much do parrots get attached to one person? I heard stories about large parrots NEVER being able to fully bond with anyone after their human "mate" either passed away or gave them up, no matter how the new owners tried. It seems to me that parrots are more like dogs than cats, and a...

Hi everyone. I apologize in advance for the wall of text. I'm new to the forum, and a relatively new parrot owner. I got a 10-month old male Eclectus a little over 2 weeks ago and I'm pretty concerned about him for two reasons. I was hoping someone could give me some advice or personal...

We recently adopted a 13 year old sun conure. He was with his former parents for almost his whole life. I sit by his cage at least 3 times a day, reading and talking to him, for about 1-2 hours per setting. He is not cage aggressive I don't think. I do put my hand in his cage so that he can come...

It's 9pm & my little lovebird just decided to preen my face for me for the last 20 minutes. No need to go to the facialist anymore, every bit of my face has been careful cared for by my little girl. I was propped up on some pillows in bed planning out a vacation and decided she had the perfect...

Hey there, I'm new to the site and trying to find a little information on how to deal with an extremely bonded severe macaw. So I got Zazu when he was 8 months old from a guy off of craigslist. I did extensive research on the breed and meet the guy at his home. The man was very professional, had...

Really simple questions and curiosity stuff... First Question: that I am wondering if she will grab food with her foot in the future. She is about 4 months old and I haven't seen her do it yet. She will just let the food drop after a few bites. Even if she loves the food. Second...

[[[[[[SKIP UNTIL THE NEXT BRACKETED ALL CAPS TEXT TO GET TO THE ACTUAL QUESTION. OR READ MY SOB STORY BELOW :09:]]]]]]] Hi, it's Toots here and my brother is going to get a green cheeked conure soon--he's 6 and I know 99.9 percent he's not going to provide the out of cage time that GCC's need...

Hello, I have four male parakeets which haven't been mine for more than a month. It started with one parakeet (Articuno), then a friend gave me Sheldon because she thought he'd be happier with a friend, and finally I got two others from a lady who knew I had two parakeets and couldn't take care...

Hey Guys, I fell in love with a green cheek conure at PetCo over a few visits, so my husband bought Sweety for me Wednesday night (5/22). I am looking for information on how to best bond with Sweety and make sure he is comfortable in his new home. The first night, Wednesday, he stayed in my...

Hi! I need help, my cockatiels are not bonding. The male Paga is 2 years and the female is Lulu which is 14 months. We had Lulu before and decided to get her a friend. When we first got Paga we clipped his wings to make sure they were on the same level. The live together in the same cage and are...

Hi, my name is Katrina. Today my partner and adopted a 7 week old baby blue/pastel violet male indian ringneck from a breeder. We already have a 12 month old violet male indian ringneck who is getting cheekier and sweeter every day. Our violet is named 'Link' after the character from the...