Hello i am a new member of this forum and hope that i learn more from parrots owners and members of this forum , your inputs will be a learning curve for me,
I had owned 2 African cascos in previous years the last one passed away a month back , the kids were sad and wanted another parrot, so I got an umbrella cockatoo now since a week now, i am new to this breed i have been reading and watching a lot of videos of the umbrella cockatoos.
I think it is a male since his eye is black not brown, he is probably 1 year old as stated by the pet shop,
Any ways he is the challenge and hope i learn something here, casper the parrot was so sweet at the shop and stepped up on my hand put his head on my chest , no sign of aggression at all although he was shivering , when i asked why is he shaking , the pet shop said he was a bit caged and neglected by previous owner and also was affraid of 3 scarlet macaws were next to him in tree stand and was once attacked by one of the macaws.
Took it to vet as soon as i bought it tested him all good then trimmed his nails and peak, took it back to my house in evening, was on my hand then put him in a living room on a perch, at night was time to bed i took him upstairs where the cage located put him inside and went to bed
The next day i opened the cage and when i approached him he started hissing an puffing at me i put my hand inside the cage to take him out he almost bit me or maybe hit me with his peak very hard (it is a super jumbo parrot) so his hit was noticeable
I left him and watched what he does , he came out and sat on top of the cage , i came back started hissing again and started to shiver again but i put my hand next to him slowly i put my hand on his head and started rubbing it, shivering stopped at that moment and looked like he going to sleep , took my hand away and gave him a treat, came later again same thing hissing and puffing , approached him slowly and rubbed his neck and head and gave a treat,
BUT he is not willing to step up at all as if i didnt carry him from shop to vet to my house,
It has been a week now and it is the same thing. same area same cage same room cage is always open and he goes inside eat and come out and sit on too , when approached he is very anxious i rubbs his head and neck and when ever i put my hand next to his feet he run to the other side or push my hand away with his peak. Am i out of patience, does he need more time to adjust to new home !! What is it
I had owned 2 African cascos in previous years the last one passed away a month back , the kids were sad and wanted another parrot, so I got an umbrella cockatoo now since a week now, i am new to this breed i have been reading and watching a lot of videos of the umbrella cockatoos.
I think it is a male since his eye is black not brown, he is probably 1 year old as stated by the pet shop,
Any ways he is the challenge and hope i learn something here, casper the parrot was so sweet at the shop and stepped up on my hand put his head on my chest , no sign of aggression at all although he was shivering , when i asked why is he shaking , the pet shop said he was a bit caged and neglected by previous owner and also was affraid of 3 scarlet macaws were next to him in tree stand and was once attacked by one of the macaws.
Took it to vet as soon as i bought it tested him all good then trimmed his nails and peak, took it back to my house in evening, was on my hand then put him in a living room on a perch, at night was time to bed i took him upstairs where the cage located put him inside and went to bed
The next day i opened the cage and when i approached him he started hissing an puffing at me i put my hand inside the cage to take him out he almost bit me or maybe hit me with his peak very hard (it is a super jumbo parrot) so his hit was noticeable
I left him and watched what he does , he came out and sat on top of the cage , i came back started hissing again and started to shiver again but i put my hand next to him slowly i put my hand on his head and started rubbing it, shivering stopped at that moment and looked like he going to sleep , took my hand away and gave him a treat, came later again same thing hissing and puffing , approached him slowly and rubbed his neck and head and gave a treat,
BUT he is not willing to step up at all as if i didnt carry him from shop to vet to my house,
It has been a week now and it is the same thing. same area same cage same room cage is always open and he goes inside eat and come out and sit on too , when approached he is very anxious i rubbs his head and neck and when ever i put my hand next to his feet he run to the other side or push my hand away with his peak. Am i out of patience, does he need more time to adjust to new home !! What is it
