Indian Ringneck Taming.

[Deviant]

Alright so hopefully this is the right area for this, but I'd like to get some advice on taming my newest IRN. I only brought it a day ago at around 6 months, so I haven't a sex for it yet. I'm hoping to tame it over time, I've already had time handling birds, and have hand raised a couple of cockatiels. So yeah, any advice on how this can be done? Once it's adjusted and used to me, I plan on starting the work.

 

[wenz2712]

Hello and welcome to the forum

You could try target training your newest addition... This takes a while, but normally the results are good in the end.

 

[thebirdnerd]

My was around the same age when I got him...He stepped up reluctantly and was quite shy....He is very food motivated so training him wasn't too hard. Is yours handfed or parentfed?

 

[Deviant]

Blue is a parentfed bird.

 

[ann]

target training and just be patient and calm. Offer him treats whenever you pass the cage, if he doesnt take it from your hand, put it in the bowl, talk to him, and read to him. I suggest clipping his wings, as this aids in taming, if you want he can regrow them later. Another thing you can do (with wings clipped) is put him on the floor in a room with dimmed lights and some treats. He should crawl into your lap for security, but this is once you have made some progress. good luck and pictures please !

 

[Deviant]

Will it help at all if the Ring neck sees me playing with my hand tamed cockatiel at all?

 

[wenz2712]

Yes, this could help as well... They seem to take everything on board and pay alot of attention to what we are doing!

 

[Deviant]

Cool, I bring my teil out a lot and try to interact a lot with her infront of Blue in hopes that it'll help.

 

[antoinette]

Hello and welcome to our great forum

I have attached a link about taming a Ringneck, great info
Good luck, keep us posted......

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