Blalley123
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- 11/13/16
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Hey guys, so I am a brand new 3 month old Yellow Sided GCC Owner with a few questions.
1: The breeder clipped my poor babies wings before I managed to find him and rescue my baby, but poor Kai keeps trying to fly off of the cage and bumbles and falls. He isn't hand tame just yet so I can't reach out to try and grab him or I will get a severe fear bite. Anything I can do to help him out?
2: Also he does this odd side to side strutting and head bobbing (occurs in and out of his cage) that I want to associate with territory, but I have also seen that this is a call for attention. Any input from you guys?
3: I have managed to step up train him with a perch and some treats, but any time my hand doesn't have a treat in it, he wants to chomp down. He has only bitten hard once, but I want to do my best to avoid bites in general. Should I wait a few days/weeks to continue hand taming, or should I perservere?
4: Also his tail is looking a bit ragged and I see him preening, but it looks like rough preening and that could be the cause, but I don't see any feathers in the cage
5: He also doesnt play with the toys I bought for him, should I just play with them around him and hope he gets curious?
Thanks in advance for the help guys, this forum has already helped a bunch
1: The breeder clipped my poor babies wings before I managed to find him and rescue my baby, but poor Kai keeps trying to fly off of the cage and bumbles and falls. He isn't hand tame just yet so I can't reach out to try and grab him or I will get a severe fear bite. Anything I can do to help him out?
2: Also he does this odd side to side strutting and head bobbing (occurs in and out of his cage) that I want to associate with territory, but I have also seen that this is a call for attention. Any input from you guys?
3: I have managed to step up train him with a perch and some treats, but any time my hand doesn't have a treat in it, he wants to chomp down. He has only bitten hard once, but I want to do my best to avoid bites in general. Should I wait a few days/weeks to continue hand taming, or should I perservere?
4: Also his tail is looking a bit ragged and I see him preening, but it looks like rough preening and that could be the cause, but I don't see any feathers in the cage
5: He also doesnt play with the toys I bought for him, should I just play with them around him and hope he gets curious?
Thanks in advance for the help guys, this forum has already helped a bunch