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I probably wouldnt have bought it if i had smelled it myself but it was my mum that got it when she was out. I shall try a craft store like you suggested. New motto: smell before you buy! (Yes parrot people really do say the weirdest things) i suspect i will get a few odd looks aswell

Im very apprehensive about it as it does have quite a strong smell. I have cleaned it aswell and it still has a strong smell. I emailed the garden centre i bought it from to check with them and as far as i know they are enquiring about it. I am pleased with the toys i made using it but i definitely ...

Hi there I recently purchased natural jute twine from a garden centre for my IRN. I have made several toys for him using it but i am hesitant to use them as i noticed the twine has a particularly strong smell. I was unsure whether this is natural or chemical and wondered if anyone has experienced th...

Thank you for replying and for your help. I realised they would probably be the same i just wanted to confirm this just so i could be sure. Id rather check if i have any doubts rather than take a risk

I have had no problems with the nuts i have fed him before. Shelled or unshelled. It is just that i wondered if these nuts were any different in how they are handles since they are for wild birds

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I was given a bag of approved peanuts for wild garden birds and i was wondering if these are safe for my IRN as i used to give him peanuts from the pet store but heard awful tales about toxic mold on the nuts?

Thank you! Ill check out both of your videos im sure it will be a huge help. I am eager to train him so that he can go outside in the summer but im not sure if he will be suitable. The breeder i got him from hadnt bred ringnecks before and didnt handle them very much. First time i met him and the br...

Thank you! I was looking at walnuts at the grocery store and i wasnt sure if they would be okay. I read the label and the only thing it said in ingredients was walnuts but i just wanted to be sure

Where do you buy the nuts you feed you IRN? Do you just get them from the shop or a pet store?

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I was wondering if anyone has harness trained their ringneck and what size harness to use? Also are these harnesses safe and reliable?

I usually eat with him because he never eats it all or usually hes eating stuff that i like too.... the exception being bird food :lol: Dogs must have a thing for strawberries because my dog likes strawberries too haha she is a bit hyper around Elmo to set any kind of example though. They just tease...

I usually dont give elmo fruit or vegetables inside his cage so that there is no spoiled food in there. He just gets his off a plate or in a java tree foraging toy i have. Tried him with corn again and turns out he has changed his mind... although seems he is still partial to some door

I built my playstand with the help of my dad just recently it didnt take too long once we figured out what we were going to do. My dad had the idea to try and source a wooden pole which we could then screw different shaped branches into but i couldnt find the materials we needed and my dad then chop...

Thank you ill check it out! Im going to just buy different vegetables and try serving them in different ways. Hopefully ill find a winner :lol: fruit isnt so bad because he eats most things i give him Good news is that Elmo finally took a bath in his new bowl this morning! He has just started his se...

Thanks for your help! I haven't been on here in a while, i didnt realise someone had replied haha After i stripped the bark off the willow my dad found a veterinary cleaner online which is non toxic and can be left on the wood so i bought that and my playstand is finished :) My IRN, Elmo, wasnt too ...

Yeah you are right there they definitely arent slow haha i have a dog aswell as Elmo and they arent allowed in the same room if elmo is out but i think he is trying to tease my dog because he goes down to the bottom of his cage and stares at my dog then runs back and forth the bottom :lol: also when...

I usually only have my arms and hands on show if i take him out so i think im okay there :lol: i do let him on my shoulder sometimes but he usually just wants to chew my jumper or i put a hat on so he sits on top while i play my piano haha. He only bit me once yesterday and it wasnt too bad i just h...

He used to like peanuts but he spits them out now. I havent tried him with peanut butter because i am yet to find one without additives although i do have natural cashew butter and iv tried him with that but he didnt seem to interested. Is bread safe to give your bird? I tend to just stick with frui...

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My IRN recently seems to have gone off peanuts which were his favourite treat before. I was wondering what your birds favourite treats are?

Yeah im thinking it will help our relationship if i get over my fear of being bitten :lol: its not too painful though and by his body language i am starting to see that what looks like hes away to bite is just him steadying himself. Yeah i had a look. A lot of great idea some of which ill try. It is...

I just had Elmo out and i decided to use step up to teach him not to bite. I did this when i got him but after a few nasty bites i became less confident around him. I followed advice that said to avoid a situation where he could bite so iv never really used the step up command as i taught him to fly...

Yeah i left both bowls in and he was quite unsure about the larger one so after a while i took out the smaller one and he drinks out the larger one now. He couldnt take a bath in the small one as there is a thin metal bar across the top attached to the door for perching. Elmo isnt very confident. He...

My doors have glass in them with carved wooden framing which that would sadly not mold to. I think i am going to try covering it up with something though. I bought a large bowl for elmo but he wont have a bath in it like he tried to do with his small old one. Were your birds scared of the shower whe...

Hi all :) My IRN Elmo was in a bad way when i bought him from a breeder. They had a leak in they shed and so had to put the babies back with their mother who rejected them and plucked their feathers out. When i got him his feather condition was poor and he was missing a lot of feathers on his head. ...

Yeah i have clicker trained him so i usually have treats at hand to reward him. He usually climbs off the door onto my hand and i take him away but he continues to fly back again. I have a foraging toy that i got him which i have tried to use with him but he only uses it outside his cage. He seems f...

Yeah i have tried moving his cage and perches and i change his toys around a lot so that he doesnt get bored. He also has a tree stand with toys for him to play on but he just seems to prefer chewing doors. He bites me when i try to touch him but even if he is just standing on my arm he occasionally...

Hi everyone :) I have owned my indian ringneck for about a year now. When i got him he was very shy. I take him out almost everyday and spend time with him watching tv and playing with his toys and training him. Despite this he still bites and does not like being handled he also screams quite loudly...

Hi Everyone recently I was looking into buying a java tree playstand but as many of you know they are rather pricey. I decided to build my own playstand out of willow. I have a part of a tree which I have stripped of bark but I need to clean it. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what I could u...