Hi there,
I've had my bird, Rango, since December 9th, he was originally located in my living room but now is in my room since he was unable to adjust there.
Things are better but also worse in some ways.
Good:
I've had my bird, Rango, since December 9th, he was originally located in my living room but now is in my room since he was unable to adjust there.
Things are better but also worse in some ways.
Good:
- I'm now able to give him millet from the side of the cage bars
- I can go close to his cage and sit right next to him without him freaking out by flying all over his cage (he still breathes heavily though)
- I can change his food and water without him freaking out (trays can be taken out from cage without putting my hand inside - he's definitely still scared of my hand if it enters the cage as he freaks out)
- He's a bit more comfortable with my presence, he really enjoys when I play music while singing to him - I interact with him as much as possible and I'm always in my room
- When he eats and drinks from his two trays he's always in a rush because he has to put his head down into the tray, making him feel vulnerable
- He rarely feels comfortable to approach his food or water by himself, he needs me to talk or sing to him with music playing to feel motivated to do so
- Almost every morning without fail he will have an episode in which he gets scared of the bird noises outside. He starts talking very loudly and flies around his cage, eventually he sits on top of his toy and keeps motioning his head out the window to tell me he's afraid of the birds (he can't see out of the window because the blinds are always closed - tried having them open at the beginning but he freaks out at the sight of birds). I've started ignoring him during this episode and it helps a bit but this can last hours either way...it's weird because it only happens in the morning then he gets over it.
- I have no idea how to get him outside the cage...we haven't been able to let him out since he isn't tame. The past few days he's started falling asleep during the day out of inactivity and I feel horrible because I genuinely am clueless.
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