Hello! I'm new here, along with my new baby, Giada, who I think is 10 weeks old. She joined our family on Wednesday, and at this point seems to be settling in -- eating well, exploring her cage, etc. She was hand-fed and was stepping up at the breeder, but she's not sure of me yet, and while she'll let me get my hand within a few inches of her and is very calm if I approach the cage and talk to her, she won't let me get close enough for a step-up, and I don't want to push her and scare her at this point. Any thoughts on getting her comfortable with me?
I've been offering her a little dish of delicacies every morning, but I'd love to have more ideas on things she might like, especially as treats. She's eating a mix of cockatiel seed and pellets right now, but seems to have no interest in millet, oddly enough! She's nibbled on broccoli rabe and the birdie bread I made for her, but doesn't have a lot of interest in other things I've offered (walnuts, apple, a raspberry).
What kinds of treats does your parrotlet love?
I'm an experienced bird owner, but my last bird was a Moluccan cockatoo (now with my ex-husband, 21 years old and still the same sweet bird). So a parrotlet is quite a transition . . .
I've been offering her a little dish of delicacies every morning, but I'd love to have more ideas on things she might like, especially as treats. She's eating a mix of cockatiel seed and pellets right now, but seems to have no interest in millet, oddly enough! She's nibbled on broccoli rabe and the birdie bread I made for her, but doesn't have a lot of interest in other things I've offered (walnuts, apple, a raspberry).
What kinds of treats does your parrotlet love?
I'm an experienced bird owner, but my last bird was a Moluccan cockatoo (now with my ex-husband, 21 years old and still the same sweet bird). So a parrotlet is quite a transition . . .