My New African Grey.. Help...

[ottoman]

Hi everyone maybe you know i get my new birds from singapur they were plumheaded parrot. today morning i take them and on afternoon i change them with a african grey and i will take it to my home tomarrow i can share pictures tomarrow now please help me
-What i have to do first with my parrot
-The dealer said me that this african grey is wild nearly 1.5 years old. before it is very agresif shout very much and now it is very good never shout maybe rarely he said
-what do you prefer to me how we can get its trust
i have a child 4 yrs old and my wife pregnant is there any health problem for us
shortly please help what do you prefer to me for my new family member
-for the first coming time i keep it with us same room or in a different room only it and me 1.2 days later it can came to our room and it can meet my son and wife what do you think your answer very important for me thank for everything
shortly please help what do you prefer to me for my new family member

 

[Karigan]

Congrats on your new family member! Parrots are a lot of responsibility, so be prepared to spend a lot of time on it!

When you bring it home, leave it in its cage for a while until it looks comfortable. Make sure it has plenty (5+) of toys to keep it entertained, but don't expect him to play with them for a few days. He's in a new home so he's probably scared!

Make sure he has fresh water twice a day, vegitables once or twice a day, and enough pellets to supliment.

Once he looks comfortable, you can open the cage and let him explore. DO NOT force him out of the cage. Give him his space unless he comes to you.

The first few weeks/months you need to let him set the pace. Work with him by target training with him a few times a day if you can.

He needs to get comfortable with you, so just sit near him as often as you can to let him get used to you. Try to keep the room around him calm as well.

Good luck!

 

[ottoman]

Hey karigan thank you so much my english not soo good thank you for understand me and reply my question
If my parrot shout too much what i have to do if i getting darker room is it sense safier.

 

[ottoman]

more answer please

 

[Karigan]

It depends on the bird. A parrot will vocalize twice a day, when the sun comes up and when it goes down. There is nothing to be done about this, but if he's screaming non-stop, this is a learned behaviour that must be trained out.

First make sure he has everything he needs, and if he does than he's just trying to get attention. Ignore it if it happens whenever you are not in the room, no matter how long it takes. Cockatoo owners are known for having to do this.

You can cover him or turn off the lights, but do not do this too often or for very long. Parrots need sunlight and it's important that it has enough. It should also sleep for about 12 hours straight at night.

The most important thing is to make sure he's healthy, have you had him looked at yet? Some birds yell because something is wrong, and it's up to you to rule out disease.