it's been a while since I posted anything on this forum, but I thought I'd write a little update regarding my rescued IRN.
I made posts asking for help back in September (http://www.indianringneck.com/forum/vie ... =2&t=11060), because he became fearful of pretty much everything overnight, which eventually lead to him becoming very VERY possesive/cage aggresive, etc. I wasn't sure if it was bluffing at first, considering it started with fear instead of aggresion, but I can now say that it was indded bluffing.
He's come out of the phase and has been an angel for the last 3 months. He hasn't bitten me since December, he is no longer possesive (if I don't want him to play with something I can take it away from him without hesitation, and while he may grumble, he won't attack and just finds something else to mess with) and he is no longer cage aggresive.
I can pick him up, flip him over, pet him, pretty much do whatever I want. He comes when called and doesn't let me leave the room without him. . When he's out of his cage (which is most of the time xD), he usually roams on or around me.
He got a rather large new cage for Christmas (60x90x60cm lxhxw) and he has been trained to return to his cage on command. He never puts up a struggle, so I don't have to worry about chasing after him either. Same goes for when I take him out; I order him to stand on the perch nearest to the door, then I open it and offer him my hand for him to step up. He always waits patiently and has never simply flown out of his cage when I opened the door (and the door is huge so he could esaily do that).
Another fact I love about him is how when he's in his cage, he is content and doesn't throw tantrums for you to take him out when you're in the same room. When you walk over to the cage he will acknowledge you, but doesn't 'beg' to be taken out until you tell him to go to his perch. I owned a female lovebird before him that was impossible when it came to being in the cage. If I was in the same room and she was in her cage she's rub her beak between the bars to the point that she started really filing it, and she'd throw everything around her cage and scream like a madman just to get your attention. Ofc, lovebirds are avid shredders, so I coundl't possibly have her out all the time, which lead to a lot of stress on both her and my part.
Same goes for the noise level. While I know many IRNs LOVE to scream, he is extremely quiet. The only noises he makes are his long monologues where he practices his words/sentences/whistles/etc, which are always pleasent and amusing to listen to, as I'm sure any IRN owner knows
But yes, that is my update.
I thought I'd post it in hopes of giving any new IRN owners that are having truble with aggresion/bluffing some hope.
I was pretty helpless when it started aswell, and I thought it would never end. But it has, and he's even sweeter now than he was before, so it was def. worth dealing with him.
Oh and he is now nearing 1year old, and his bluffing stage lasted from sept. to early december last year