new ekky owner

[Eclectica]

Ok, a few questions for you.

1. Where is his cage situated?
2. What are the times you interact with him?
3. What does your interaction entail?
4. Are you the only one handling him now?

Sorry for all the questions, but it helps to help figure out what you may be doing "wrong".;-)

 

[oskar]

Dont be sorry for the questions it is how i am learnig. his cage is in the back room against the wall we have a sun conure in there aswell and two cockatiels he is not right next to them though the conure is on the side wall cockatiels are opposite side and oskar is on the back wall.the time i interact with him is after work witch is 2:30 in afternoon till its there bed time around 7:30.my interaction is sitting by the cage talking to him i put my arm in the cage asking him to step up and to get used to my hand, and i rub his foot and belly so he knows i mean no harm even though he doesnt step up as easily as he used to but i think i was pushing him so i went back to basics doing what i just mentioned above i have not taken him out as have been told as to make him come to me his door is open when ever someone is around in saying that he doesnt shake as much and when i rub his foot and belly he stops and doesnt lunged at me.I am the main one handeling him the wife does a little but he lundges so she just leaves his cage open i have a perch in front to entice him out and he does a little.I have heard about cage placement they are not in the main living area as they go to sleep alot earlier than we do they are next to the kitchen and everyone has dinner in there so he is not completey out of that busy time.
i know its a bit long but thought i will give you as much detaile as possible THANKS AGAIN.

 

[Eclectica]

Great thanx for that. Ok, you can try a few things and see if it helps if you want.

He's quite young still, and i would suggest moving his cage maybe to a room where you can just close the door when he wants to sleep. I found that my own bedroom worked the best.

Then the time you interact is very important. Try spending two 1 hour sessions with him and i found putting my baby to bed by 6:00 helped alot. They were in a routine at the breeder and she probably put them to bed at that time. Give it month by month and stretch by half an hour each time until you reach 7:30, it is also the ideal time when their adults to let them go to sleep.

When you are finished with him for your 1 hour session put him in a closed cage so that he can sleep or sing to himself, he is after all still a baby and you dont want to pop your head in every 10min to see if he is still on his cage.

He will have to be away from the other birds for a while, you can take him to them when you have him out, but when you interact with them and he is there he might grunt/moan. That is not for attention, he wants to rest.

Watch out when you want to pick him up, that he isnt too low from your hand. I found that my boy thinks i want to slap him, and give him your flat hand not finger. Never hit him on the beak or point a finger when scolding him. He will lunge.

When taking him out, keep him to your chest/belly area, i know he likes your shoulder but for him to feel safe and you to interact more thoroughly i would suggest you start out that way.

I'll think of more things as i see your posts. This is only hints, this is how i worked with my boy as i also were new to the big bird world. We tend to forget that they mature slower than small species. As i said, you dont have to do what i suggested, but you can try out a few and see how it works for you.

 

[Brujan]

Hi,
I have raised Eclectus for years now and think you have made a great choice in breed. You have been given some good advice but know that Eclectus are uniqley different from other breeds and will respond differently then what some folks my tell you.
Generaly Eclectus are just parrots but they are quieter, very social, like mutiple members of family, they have no dander and molt very little so they are not nearly as messy.
They love to sit on their owners sholders are ok if it is ok with you. I do discurage this though it starts problems you my not like such as plaing with your ears nose and eye hair. I let my pet Eclectus "Dent" sit on my belly, legs and arms. My birds like sit on my chest and touch noses with me and investigate my face. They are gental but I discurage the eyes. The more you do this the more the bird will enjoy getting out of the cage and being with you.
If You have mutiple family members that my play with the bird be sure they are involved with his learning to play. Eclectus do like more than just one pearson but any sudden changes will invite a bad reaction out of any bird. Eclectus like routine so try to make play time at same times of day and bed time, as well feeding times the same. When routine changes they my get grumpy form a bit untile they adjust

They don't like to be petted, if yours dose it is rare. A young bird at 15 weeks my let you pet, so keep it up but learn to lightly stroke the surface of the feathers dont thoch the body. They seem to like the light surface stroking only. Dont touch any bird on the back or tail it will stimulat sexual activity you dont want. The pearson that hand raised your bird probably touch this bird a lot around the beak and head so play around with whear your bird is comfortable and pursue light stroking or just light thouching you my find that comfort zone and you will have a friend. Bird should not bite if he dose put him back into cage and try again later. Dont confuse licking or gentile nibbeling with bitting they love to do this and that is good but remember to keep your nails and hands clean.
Good Luck,
Bruce

 

[dakisgirls]

You are getting some good advice here already! Make sure to give him time to settle in is all I'm gonna say.....

 

[oskar]

First up i would like to thank everyone for there advise thank you very much.Now for an update on oskar he is setteling in more i did move the cage right next to the lounge where i sit in the same room though and he comes out does not go around the room but he does come out.He is taking some treets from my hand and steps up although with a light push only when he is in his cage when he is out he will step up no problems.I think with time he will be all good he is still learning and so am i will let everyone know on his progress as time goes on he even ate some veggies aswell.

 

[caliopi]

Hi I am a relatively new Eclectus owner. We have had Puffin for 9mths and he is a beautiful friend and until now we have had no problems ( well aside from a major disaster in his first month with us but that's a story that can wait for another day!) Just in the last month he is driving me insane with worry as everytime I put his feed bowl in it's holder he races to it and then spends the next ten minutes trying to get it out of the holder and then tipping the entire contents out!

Until last week he was only doing it with his fresh food but now he is doing it with the seed bowl as well and I am getting worried that he cannot be getting enough food and will suffer as a result. We have tried so many things to stop him like covering his cage, moving him into another room, trying to clip the container in but all that does is give him another challenge and he always manages to unclip it!

Anyone else had this problem or any ideas why he is doing it and how I can stop him?