how to train my indian ringneck?

[mdasu]

hi i have a couple of questions about my indian ringneck firstly how do i know i my parrots wings are clipped? i just bought an indian ringneck two weeks ago and my dad said its two years old and he knows nothing else....thanks alot! and lastly it lets me stroke it sometimes but only on its end of its tail, i dont have the balls to stroke it on its head and am scared it will bite me and i havnt been bit before, help me pleaseee

[chuckles]

it was the same for me as your bird at first , if u wanna stroke it you can up from his back down to his tail . i think for starter don't touch his feet or his head or the upper part of his folded wings , mine got angry when i did that.

[ellieelectrons]

The problem with patting a bird on the lower part of its body is that it can confuse it and it can become sexually stimulated... and this can get really frustrating for the bird and produce bad behaviours later. Not all birds like to be pat. Only one of ours does. She would like it if I pat her all the way down her back but I only pat her on the head in an effort not to confuse her.

Ellie.

[mdasu]

thanks alot ellie, but im scared if i try to stroke it on the head it might bite me? and mines a male btw, it went crazy today cause it didnt want to go back in its cage and then later it wouldnt stop squeaking whether i paid attention or not ...it just gets frustrating sometimes but i still love

[ellieelectrons]

I think maybe you need to work on other things before you get to patting... and like I said, some birds just don't like it - in that way, they're not like birds and cats. You may have to live with a bird that you can't interact with in that way. Do you have it eating treats from your hand, stepping up regularly, etc.? You can train them to do other behaviours too. I trained mine to "go to bed". It doesn't always work but usually will if I have the right incentive. Janey will usually go to bed for a piece of banana. I used to give them an almond for going to bed but I've since learned that a whole almond is probably too big a reward.

See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBIuDWdKgx4

Ellie.

[mdasu]

thanks and it takes food from my fingers but as soon as i try to put my finger near it to stroke it tries to bite me and i move it away...and it just wont stop screaming its 2yrs old and i only bought it two 3weeks ago i think