WhatTheFlock
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- Aug 23, 2017
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- Parrots
- 6 Month Old White Indian Ringneck (Jupiter)
3.4 Month Old Turquoise/Blue Indian Ring Neck (Ringo)
6 Month old Pineapple Green Cheek Conure (Tatertot)
We adopted a 3.5 month old ringneck, its turquoise/blue factor. We have named him Ringo. We were told he was a male but he has not been DNA tested.
We were told Ringo was fully weaned. However, he's only eating seeds and millet. We offer him fresh fruits, veggies, eggs and a variety of other foods every day. He never touches anything except the seeds. Is there anything else I can do to introduce new foods to him? He won't even try them!
Ringo is a baby- he is clumsy, when I offer him millet from my hand he appears to be lunging to get it but I believe this is more he's trying to get it in his mouth as he never bites me. Only takes the millet from my hand.
We were told Ringo was a 'follower' and would be a very calm bird- and he is but he's also not overly friendly. He will step up onto a sleeved arm to come out of his cage but immediately wants to go on to his play perch. He doesn't want to interact with us at all. We are being patient, putting him on his perch and then giving him space. We talk to him from a distance and go on about our day. We opted to get Ringo a friend - we were told this would help him learn to 'be a bird'. We adopted a white, 6 month old male ringneck. His name is Jupiter.
Jupiter is the opposite of Ringo. He eats EVERYTHING and was showing signs of the bluffing stage but after a few days and a couple good nips he seems to be passing through that quite nicely. We introduced our new feathered friends on the play perch. At first they were a little mouthy towards each other so we distracted both of them with cards/toys. They sat next to each other for an hour or so each doing their own thing. They live in separate cages, someday if they do get along we would like to move them into a larger acrylic cage together.
My questions are- what can we do to get Ringo to try other foods? Is there anything else we can do to get him to be more friendly or adjust better? We will do whatever it takes. We want our babies to be happy and healthy!
We were told Ringo was fully weaned. However, he's only eating seeds and millet. We offer him fresh fruits, veggies, eggs and a variety of other foods every day. He never touches anything except the seeds. Is there anything else I can do to introduce new foods to him? He won't even try them!
Ringo is a baby- he is clumsy, when I offer him millet from my hand he appears to be lunging to get it but I believe this is more he's trying to get it in his mouth as he never bites me. Only takes the millet from my hand.
We were told Ringo was a 'follower' and would be a very calm bird- and he is but he's also not overly friendly. He will step up onto a sleeved arm to come out of his cage but immediately wants to go on to his play perch. He doesn't want to interact with us at all. We are being patient, putting him on his perch and then giving him space. We talk to him from a distance and go on about our day. We opted to get Ringo a friend - we were told this would help him learn to 'be a bird'. We adopted a white, 6 month old male ringneck. His name is Jupiter.
Jupiter is the opposite of Ringo. He eats EVERYTHING and was showing signs of the bluffing stage but after a few days and a couple good nips he seems to be passing through that quite nicely. We introduced our new feathered friends on the play perch. At first they were a little mouthy towards each other so we distracted both of them with cards/toys. They sat next to each other for an hour or so each doing their own thing. They live in separate cages, someday if they do get along we would like to move them into a larger acrylic cage together.
My questions are- what can we do to get Ringo to try other foods? Is there anything else we can do to get him to be more friendly or adjust better? We will do whatever it takes. We want our babies to be happy and healthy!
