Rico_Tiel
Well-known member
- Oct 21, 2022
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- Parrots
- Ricochet - Cockatiel (male)
Cricket - Budgie (female)
Gabriel - Budgie (male)
Ice - Budgie (male, deceased. 2013-2021)
Tea - Budgie (male, deceased. 2014-2021)
So, cricket and I have made more progress lately!
She is a lot more excited about stepping up, rather than doing it reluctantly. I am using clearer verbal cues with her to communicate what I am trying to do. I never realized that it was an issue until I took a step back and thought about it a little. I wasn’t using verbal cues since I rarely do with Rico (he will step up if I bring my finger to him, unless he’s mad at me ofc) so it became something I never really gave much thought to. Well, now that I am very clear with cricket, using verbal cues, she understands me and we both get what we want; she comes out, and she steps up for me.
She is getting more comfortable with me! She will eat immediately after I refill her food, even if I’m directly in front of her. She won’t move away from me if I come near her, she will actively scream in my face, and she won’t give a crap if I’m dancing around my room. She, just like Rico, will stare at me as if I done lost my mind. Although, she won’t take treats from my hands. But she has more trust in me.
And she is a lot more vocal when I’m around or near her cage. She and I make noises at each other from across the room, we will make noises at each other when I’m near her cage, and we can spend a good long while just making the most unholy, ear bleeding sounds at each other.
Cricket pic for birb tax!
She is a lot more excited about stepping up, rather than doing it reluctantly. I am using clearer verbal cues with her to communicate what I am trying to do. I never realized that it was an issue until I took a step back and thought about it a little. I wasn’t using verbal cues since I rarely do with Rico (he will step up if I bring my finger to him, unless he’s mad at me ofc) so it became something I never really gave much thought to. Well, now that I am very clear with cricket, using verbal cues, she understands me and we both get what we want; she comes out, and she steps up for me.
She is getting more comfortable with me! She will eat immediately after I refill her food, even if I’m directly in front of her. She won’t move away from me if I come near her, she will actively scream in my face, and she won’t give a crap if I’m dancing around my room. She, just like Rico, will stare at me as if I done lost my mind. Although, she won’t take treats from my hands. But she has more trust in me.
And she is a lot more vocal when I’m around or near her cage. She and I make noises at each other from across the room, we will make noises at each other when I’m near her cage, and we can spend a good long while just making the most unholy, ear bleeding sounds at each other.
Cricket pic for birb tax!
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