new to forum and new parrlet

[Dragon58]

have had birds for years sunday got my first parrlet...she has a large cage i read you should only have one so she has it to herself...i read they like toys and theres several in her cage but will be buying more off and on to switch between so she dosnt get board...question husband bought her a twine ball is this safe to give her didnt see anything made of twine when searching for toys for her....trying to get her to trust me been feeding her bits of cale and carrot from my hand shes bit me twice the first time i offered her cale and the second time when i gentle petter her...of course shes scared i would be to if some gient thing wore comming at me but will keep trying cant wait to read some of the messages to get some new ideas on how to bond with her and help her to trust me thanks for all the help i know i'll be getting

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Twine toys are fine IF the pieces of twine that it's made of are short- less than 6 to 8 inches long. Seagrass mats are very popular bird toys and my budgies love them and take them apart. I learned that they are made of short pieces of twine that are twisted and woven together to make the mat. I find the short pieces all over the place as much budgies play with them and take them apart. Longer pieces of twine can get wrapped around the bird, trapping or strangling it so do not give your bird a ball of twine as a toy!

 

[rheashard2]

Welcome. I agree that sea grass is a bit better than twine or rope. A variety of toys is excellent. My CAG anime, cartoons, action movies, 80's music videos and especially tv talk shows (I personally hate talk shows)

 

[Dragon58]

thank you for the iformating the twine ball my husband got is fairly big really to big for her to play with but i'll put it in her cage on the floor and see if she does anything with it...her cage is right next to my livingroom chair so i can see her constently but will stand next to the cage or get the barstool out so i can sit and see her better if i put it in the cage....i'll be gettig her other toys as i can..i have written down seagrass mats i have a notebook im writting down everything i learn in ( like i said at 66 my memory isnt as good as it used to be lol) im countueing to look for info as far as other foods she might like as well as are good for her....when i saw her at te pet store she was sitting on a sort of curllly perch with lots of rings so i picked that up for her rigt away and they gave me the toy she liked that was in her cage...she will be a very spoiled little bird lol my husband says i spoil ALL my animals lol which is true but even so they all have rules the first rule im trying to teach ladyhawk is we DO NOT BITE mommy! lol i say in a stern voice we do not bite mommy im afraid the first time she did i taped her on her beak when saying it not hard of course...but she is quite smaller then the cockatials iv had in the past...im paying more attention now so it dosnt happen again...she of course wasnt hurt but being so small.... one question though i havent gotten one yet as we are not yet bonded but i see they now have flyingleasers for birds now? im not sure how safe those would be for a bird....my husband is 77 and im 66 with copd so were not really able to sort of chase a bird down who dosnt want to go back into her cage so would like thoughts and info on them.... i have her wings cliped and had planed on keeping them that way so i could let her out her of cage to roam around unless one of my kids wore visting and could help us put her back it( all other animals locked in different rooms and outside) i hate for her not to be able to fly so im looking into other alternitives for houseing her in house like a small avery when i can afford one...but one of the post i read said she shouldnt have to big of an inclosure... i'llbe ordering her a few new toys when i get my chek next month...

 

[rheashard2]

For avian harness go slow. If she's young she'll learn easier. Get her used to having wings touched, handled. Give lots of treats and praise. A few minutes a times a day. End on a positive note. I am parrot-noid about her accidentally getting loose. Birds are made to fly and they're prey animals. No amount of training or trust will stop a real or imagined spook or a wind coming along. Then you have a lost friend. My CAG has been harness trained for 2 decades. Harness is on even in travel carrier. Like I said, I'm parrot-noid. Harness on means trip to pet store to pick out a toy. See people to be fussed over and admired! Plus it helps decrease stress for mandatory outings, vet etc. PS harness trained won't stop wild feather days. Where she just knows the harness will strangle her. https://www.aviatorharness.com/aviator-bird-harness
I've used this brand for several decades. It's about the best on the market.