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hand taming

  1. Rei.dot

    Hand training update

    so I’ve posted before asking about hand training advice and lo and behold persistence really is the best advice . She’s still not treat motivated as I hoped but she now happily crunches on some millet in my hand ( I even get some happy wiggle dances ). She doesn’t like to get to far from the...
  2. Violaxo

    How to regain trust after spooking bird

    so, I’ve had one of my budgies for a couple of weeks now. We made very amazing progress in one week hand training. She would sit on my finger and listen to me talk by the 8th day of having her Around day 9, she was showing signs she was sick. And I had to bring her back and forth to the vet...
  3. Nukavine

    Cockatiel next step

    I've had Sol, my Cockatiel, for five months now. I've gotten him comfortable around me and he doesn't care if my hands are near him outside of the cage and he lets me get about a beaks length away from his beak before getting all hissy if my hand is in the cage. He eats millet spray from my...
  4. Heyit'sChaney

    I got a Pineapple banded conure!

    This is my beautiful little conure, Yoshi! I adopted him off of craigslist, he is three years old and skittish around hands. I decided that I will start with hand training. He comes out to sit on the cage and watch me while I do work or make things. He's a little sweetheart and doesn't, or...
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