Getting an Indian ring neck! Need help and tips!

[Franny024]

Hi there

Lately iv been trying to decide what type of parrot to get and i finally decided to get an Indian ring neck! I think there such lovely parrots that make great pets, but before anything i would have liked to ask people who have experience with these types of parrots! First off i really wanted to ask which is better, a male or a female ( which are more talkative, noise, aggressive, moody, prone to diseases) or is there no difference Second, are they easily trained, because i was looking for a parrot that can easily be trained to reduce biting, and will learn how to clime on your finger and stuff like that! An other thing, would it be better to get a IRN that is hand raised (hand tamed) or it doesn't make a difference?? Third, how old do you think i should get the IRN? I heared two months is a good age because the younger the bid the easier to train!! Is this true or its better if the bird was older! Fourth, what kind of diet do IRN need. is there something specific, or a mixture of nuts, pellets and fresh fruits and vegetables?! Fifth i heard IRN's go through a bluffing stage in their first year....what does this mean exactly??
Thank you so much and im sorry for all the quetions, its just i want the best for my future INR

Franny xxx

 

[Birdlover11]

You have a lot of questions , more fun for me ! First question, they're is no difference in a make or female , both have the same likability to talk but I want to warn you that not all birds will have the ability to talk as it varies by bird. Second question , Indian ring necks are VERY smart so they will catch on fast but they can be a little stubborn, now this varies bird to bird. Third question is that it is better to get a hand raised one since if you get one that has no human contact you will have to tame it which is a very long process, it took me 2 MONTHS to tame my budgies. Fourth is that irns pretty much need the same diet as other parrots, pellets, not a lot of seed , veggies and fruit . Fifth is that a bluffing stage is a stage right after a IRN is weaned they get more stubborn, moody, nippy and they try to test their limits. It's not permenet , I do not know the exact time but it's around months. At this time do training and give it limits as their are lots of users that come here saying their IRN turned into a monster after the bluffing stage BECAUSE they did nit set boundaries . Lots of hormones. Here's a website all about and only Ring necks

Indianringneck.com

 

[Franny024]

You have a lot of questions , more fun for me ! First question, they're is no difference in a make or female , both have the same likability to talk but I want to warn you that not all birds will have the ability to talk as it varies by bird. Second question , Indian ring necks are VERY smart so they will catch on fast but they can be a little stubborn, now this varies bird to bird. Third question is that it is better to get a hand raised one since if you get one that has no human contact you will have to tame it which is a very long process, it took me 2 MONTHS to tame my budgies. Fourth is that irns pretty much need the same diet as other parrots, pellets, not a lot of seed , veggies and fruit . Fifth is that a bluffing stage is a stage right after a IRN is weaned they get more stubborn, moody, nippy and they try to test their limits. It's not permenet , I do not know the exact time but it's around months. At this time do training and give it limits as their are lots of users that come here saying their IRN turned into a monster after the bluffing stage BECAUSE they did nit set boundaries . Lots of hormones. Here's a website all about and only Ring necks

Indianringneck.com

Im sorry for all the question but thanks so much for the great help! Just a few things How do i know which bird to choose, cas some people say that the bird has to sort of choose you?! And also what age is the best to get the IRN?? I heard people say as young as possible and i also hears peopl say after the bluffing stage! And also i do leave home something for like a night or two, will that be a very big problem as i will not be able to take the bird with me And FINALLY the last thing i need to ask, are IRN very hard to care for? Could it be that a quaker parrot way be better?? Again thank you so much for your great patient and i really appreciate everything

franny xxx

 

[Birdlover11]

It's okay, I actually find it very fun when people ask questions about parrots ! They mean by the way the bird chooses you is that which bird loves you ? Follows you around at the breeders and is just attracted by you ? The age is a very debating topic nowadays, to put it in simple, if you don't have the time to train , correct a behavior of a in stage bluffing ring neck then it's better to get a baby that has just finished the bluffing stage. But if you have the time, patience of handling a bluffer then it's just as good ! But you really have to take in the adult or baby decision as I've seen a lot of ring necks turned into biting, nippy, moody monster even after the bluffing stage because the owner either A , did a wrong step in training , B , did the training incorrectly , C , did not care and thought he would be fine in a few days. So please really think about the decision. Next one, can you find a person to bird sit for you ? Are you sure you can't take your bird with you ? I've tooken my birds with me and my family into hotels and resorts, in fact every December theres a little part at a hotel all the way in pennselyania , we are in new York so it's a good 3 hour drive and they stay with me in the hotel room. Last question , it depends. It depends. It depends on you personally, if you are a lazy person ( not saying you are LOL ) who doesn't care enough to do training with him , play with, personal time and cad cleaning it will be VERY hard to care for. Let's put it like this, do these things and caring for a IRN will be the easiest thing in you life,

1, clean cage a week

2 , change food, water every day

3 do proper training techniques during bluffing stage

4 spend lots of personal time with him, cuddling, talking to each over and overall bonding time,

5 take to vet for check up

 

[Franny024]

It's okay, I actually find it very fun when people ask questions about parrots ! They mean by the way the bird chooses you is that which bird loves you ? Follows you around at the breeders and is just attracted by you ? The age is a very debating topic nowadays, to put it in simple, if you don't have the time to train , correct a behavior of a in stage bluffing ring neck then it's better to get a baby that has just finished the bluffing stage. But if you have the time, patience of handling a bluffer then it's just as good ! But you really have to take in the adult or baby decision as I've seen a lot of ring necks turned into biting, nippy, moody monster even after the bluffing stage because the owner either A , did a wrong step in training , B , did the training incorrectly , C , did not care and thought he would be fine in a few days. So please really think about the decision. Next one, can you find a person to bird sit for you ? Are you sure you can't take your bird with you ? I've tooken my birds with me and my family into hotels and resorts, in fact every December theres a little part at a hotel all the way in pennselyania , we are in new York so it's a good 3 hour drive and they stay with me in the hotel room. Last question , it depends. It depends. It depends on you personally, if you are a lazy person ( not saying you are LOL ) who doesn't care enough to do training with him , play with, personal time and cad cleaning it will be VERY hard to care for. Let's put it like this, do these things and caring for a IRN will be the easiest thing in you life,

1, clean cage a week

2 , change food, water every day

3 do proper training techniques during bluffing stage

4 spend lots of personal time with him, cuddling, talking to each over and overall bonding time,

5 take to vet for check up

And again thank yo so much X3 you don't know how much you've helped! But just a few things i need to clear out, i don't always have a lots of free time at hand. But if i do get a parrot i will keep it in the same room that i work/study in and i will almost have at least and hour a day to spent to interact with it! Is that good enough or do you thing a simpler spices is better? (ex: budgie, cockatiel, quaker) And about the bird sitting, well there are no pet homes were you can leave your pet and they will look after them anywhere in Malta DX But i do have a friend who has a congo african grey that may be able to keep my irn! But she's not a very good pet owner in my opening! She only feeds her parrot seed (no fresh fruits or veg), she never takes him to the vet for check ups and never clips her wings, she doest train her or handle her etc.... in fact she is quite aggressive and doest really let people touch her any more. And when you say proper training, what do you mean exactly by that, because iv done researches but it doesn't mean that i know exactly how to train a parrot correctly! How do you train your parrots?

Thank you XD franny xxx

 

[Franny024]

i to find it fun to answer questions well.. i personally think before the buffing stage but it depends if you can haddle the buffing stage? i wouldn't recommend a indian ringneck for first time owners... may i ask for a little more descibsion on you? family, younger children? can you haddle noise? what can you affored? ect..

Thank you for your great points, its a very great help for me And I'm glad you find it fun to answer questions because i have a lot XD About the buffing stage, what is the right way to train a parrot at that stage? Because i have only read about it but never actually got to experience training and handling a parrot :/ What parrots would you recommend for a beginner? And about myself, ok so family we are four, and always quite busy. Younger children no but an older sister yes! I can handle noise just not to much ex: late times when people sleep! And about afford, how much would it coast to keep a parrot like an irn or quaker?

Thank you franny xxx

 

[Birdlover11]

Training they mean by potty training, reducing screeching training , no biting training, ect.. Irns need more time than an hour, I would say AT LEAST 3 . If you can't do more then that then I think they're would be a better species for you. Have you thought about cockatiels ? They are the sweetest and cutest birds ever, they whistle and they look so cute when they're crests go up and down by they're emotions also , Quakers need WAY more attention then a IRN, like at least 4 hours.