i'm quiet confused.?

Miss_kaos · Post by **Miss_kaos** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 7:36 pm

hey all, my dad has recently bought an alexandrine parrot... the ppl said it has been hand reared and tamed. but after bringing it home, letting it settle in no one can get it out of the cage and its not overly viscious or anything but when it bites it hurts and its like it has no trust in ppl and the ppl he bought it off are saying it isnt used to many people and to use a stick to get it out of the cage

. i just cant understand! they said it was hand tamed, i didnt think this is what hand tamed birds do!?? if u know what i mean, when i got my hand tamed irn u could tell he had been handled and was genuinly tame. the alexandrine is 8 weeks of age btw.

maybe i'm wrong,which is fine, but i just dont see how they can call this a tame bird, he's pretty quiet, but still.. i dont know thats why i'm seeking opinions, i know this is an irn site but i have found ppl here very helpful and friendly- i also have used this site b4 for my bird

cheers

catschair2 · Post by **catschair2** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:42 pm

How long have you had him? Maybe he is just not comfortable with you? My IRN Magellan is unlikely to come out of her cage for anyone but me and a few friends she knows well; my new little one Lola is busy freaking out when I put a hand in her cage (strangely once the finger gets close she will step up and is perfectly happy to be lifted out). I would give him time and patience. How does he act once he is out of the cage? Maybe he is just afraid of hands, if he has been trained to step up on a perch?

julie · Post by **julie** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 1:58 am

They bluff too and take a while to warm to people. The poor thing would be scared and being chucked into a new place with different things and different people would be frightening for anything. Try opening the cage door and letting him explore and then try picking him up ect.

Miss_kaos · Post by **Miss_kaos** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 2:55 am

hey thanks for ur reply's... yeh he's had time to settle i totaly understand it would be scary for him. he wont go to anyone, but the reason a stick is being used to get him out is that he bites very hard lol.. also when some one walks up to his cage he'll go to the other end. it's like he's been handled but not much. when we do get him out and have him on the shoulder he seems to be content up there but u cant pat him or anything like that.
As i mentioned it seems to me that he's not really had as much socialisation as wat the owner said he's had. but it's not my bird so i kinda stay out of it. Also he could need more time to settle like you's said cos i've noticed he doesnt make a peep .
another thing is, he's not real good at balancing and is kinda unco-ordinated and can be quiet slow, he still gets around alright but.. i was wondering if this is normal behaviour? he's only 8 weeks
cheers

Lene · Post by **Lene** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 3:08 pm

At 8 weeks he probably still need handfeeding. If he's been forced weaned he could have behaviour problems.

My IRN was 8 weeks, when I got him, and I kept feeding him twice a day. After a week, he no longer wanted the morning feed, but I continued with an evening comfort feed for another couple of weeks.

julie · Post by **julie** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 6:36 pm

I was just thinking the same as Lene, he would still be on hand feeds. The only problem is getting him out and putting up with the bites while trying to do it.

Post by **kyria** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 3:44 am

Sounds like he was hand fed more than hand raised.

I agree too, give him time to settle in to new surroundings and new faces.

julie · Post by **julie** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:13 am

It may pay off to treat him like an untamed bird and start the process again?