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ok...i will update you soon on how Raj is going

The shop person told us he was handraised but he wasn't really...He has definitely got better (he never would come anywhere near me and flap everywhere) but now he is happy to take food from me, but onl y me, no one else which might be a bad thing but I don't really mind... i might try that idea of ...

There must be something to do next that doesn't involve a complete attack.

He still take the food from me (peanuts and cornflakes) but now as he takes it he takes it quite aggressive like a snatch, any particular reason for the mood swing?

He still eats from my hands... he bites me if I try to scratch him..

Thank you for that information! I will try that with cornflakes(hope they aren't too unhealthy but they are the only thing he like to take from me.) and hope that he takes them from me...if he lunges at me(which really hurts once he gets a hold) while I put my hand in the cage, should I back away or...

I was thinking maybe I should put my hand inside the cage and get him to take food off me...Is that a good idea?

May sound silly but I am not completely sure on what aI should do...Any suggestions?

My IRN who is now probably 11 months(roughly) and he has just started to take most forms of food from my fingers(from outside the cage) what should I do next as I think I should be hurrying up because he is not getting any younger!

Is there anyone that can please give me a tip on what to do next?

YES!!! Turns out that now he will take the food from my hands...after a few seconds of checking it out I mean...what next???

So by meaning that are you saying he is definitely all good to tame? At the moment I haven't been able to spend as much time with him as I want to because my dad has gone to Thailand and we aren't capable of bringing him to this house but I go there everyday to look after him(only for a short time t...

Thanks for this warm welcome!!!

We have two rats! I am really hoping that the tame cockatiel might do something when we get it...

I am sure that he will be fine, just as long as he is with someone you trust...

By the way giantfoot_truck, would that happen to be a greater indian hill mynah that you own???

I am in Christchurch... we are getting a cockatiel soon(a handtamed one)... i seem to have quite bad luck with birds, my old cockatiels had to be put to sleep, my budgie..er...bled to death, my rosella was completely untame so we donated him to a really good friend at our localsanctuary thing...

I have to admit, but I have not figured out whether he is lunging to get the food fast or whether he is trying to bite me because I am abit worried that it could be to try and bite me and when this bird gets hold of your finger, he does not let go!

And by the way...is it all right if I did that treat thing with cornflakes because he seems to love them sooooo much but when I try to put the treats in he attacks/lunges at me, should I just put them in even if he bites me whiile I do it and ignore him?

It did sound abit funny now that I read over it. It sound like you had the same situation as me...was your bird handtamed or what? We aren't completely sure if his gender but I suspect he is a he because he is beginning to get a slight ring now.

SHould I just keep trying and not make a fuss of it even when he savages my hand while I put the treats in his cage??? Are there any good random things/tips I should have for this process?

I find that when I try to give him food/treats through the bars of the cage, he actually comes close but doesn't take the treats and instead he lunges at me. What should I do about this because it is hard to give him treats because he tries to bite me(I kind of just repeated myself but oh well) and ...

Thanks Bella, you have been sooooo helpful.

I am getting so annoyed about being in the South Island of New Zealand because all of the Sun Conures etc are up in the North Island and the breeders don't like you bringing them down(cause of travelling or something) and would love to get one as well, cause I almost got a Galah down here but the br...

If I do manage to tame him, will he be more likely to still be quite shy and only bonded to me or do they get really friendly and love others too. SOrry for all my questions, it is just i have had a IRN before, I have had budgies cockatiels(bred) rosellas and now this. Thanks for all of your informa...

This might sound a bit weird, but I am not completely sure of Raj's exact age, which brings me to my main question, "Is he too old to handtame?", because I got him in January right, and they said he was 5 months old making him young enough to tame, and I have been trying my hardest to get ...

I bought an IRN at about Jan. and it was not hand tamed and it was parent fed...when I got it it was about 5 months old which makes it about 9-10 months old... IT HE TOO OLD TO HANDTAME NOW? I would love to know because I love this bird so much but all he does is lunge towards me or run away...if yo...

I have a large variety of pets. I have a couple at my mums and my dads house. Mums: 2 cats(Tobias and Zoe)(Birmans) 1 dog(Pippi)(Papillon Chihuahua cross) 1 horse(Tannimara/Tammy)(Thoroughbred x) 2 rats(Buffy(the vampire slayer) and Mello)(normal albino rats) Dads: 1 cat(Sin)(moggy evil kitten thing...

Just coming to introduce myself...I am new here(obviously) and I expecting to get someawesome information from here! I have been or tailfeathers(another forum) and that was great but I needed specific information on ringnecks so yea. I have a blue indian Ringneck named Raj.