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[rubyruby]

Hi there, just thought i would intoduce myself. we are going to be proud parents to a baby female eclectus. Hopfully just in time for xmas ! Now i think we are all set up with new cage , food, (pulses, fruit etc + her food from the breeder) toys and more important warned the rest of the family on does and donts ! Now i have been looking on food amounts and how often, so i think i have this sorted. What i would like to know is your thoughts on ecxactly what to do when i bring her home in the cats carrier. I will add we no longer have a cat ! Thanks Terry

 

[wenz2712]

Hello Terry and welcome to the forum

Congrats on your soon to be new adition.

 

[008kenichijouji]

Does your bird come to you readily? I'm assuming you had visited with your bird multiple times before now... I would assume if she does, she'd come out to you with no problems, but if she's shook up and nervous (which would be the most common case), perhaps just guide her into her cage by holding the carrier up to the door until she comes out. I had to do that with my bird.

 

[rubyruby]

hi, thanks for the reply and welcome . Good to see it is as i thought, Just be patient seems to be the advice !

 

[Cowtown]

Welcome to the forum. As she if she is nervous from the trip home. this is what I did, I put the carrier on the dinning table (I removed everything off the table as not to spook her) I opened the carrier and let her walk out on her own, she took a few minutes and then walked around the table and I ask her to step up and she did, I put her on top of her cage with the door open, she sat there for a long time and then went into her cage on her on and went straight for the food.... Just give her time to adjust, talk to her and offer small amounts of treats.

 

[aConureLover]

Welcome Rubyruby.

 

[94lt1]

Welcome aboard!!

 

[MikeyTN]

Welcome to the forum!!!

The way I do with all my new birds is I open the carrier the moment we get home and let them come out on their own, they usually do it willingly. Then I offer my hand to see if they would step up for me. Then I place them into their new cage immediately and put fresh water and food into the dishes while they watch. Then I let them be for a few hours but check them occasionally to see how they're doing. I then observe them to see how alert they are, if they seem quite alert, I open the cage to see if they want to come out to play. I start my training from day 1. IF they seem tired, I usually leave them alone and rest for the night without any interruption and start on the next day.