Kittzmew
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My blue fronted Amazon is around 30 years old and is a male. I got him about a year ago, my aunt knew someone who couldn’t care for the bird anymore as he belonged to their parner who had passed away. I took him in and he’s been very anxious from the beginning. He can to me in a very small cage (wayyyy too small for a bigger Amazon parrot) which was filthy and had no toys in it. He was on a cheap seed diet, which after a vet visit I switched him to fruit pellets and nutriberries. I also give him veggies, but he hasn’t shown any interest in fruit so far. I got him a bigger cage and big wooden toys that he loves to chew on. He did have some kidney enzyme issues when I got him but is now very healthy.
So far he’s been very anxious about everything, he dislikes when I put my hand in his cage or near him. He has yet to bite me but does grab my hand with his foot and puts his beak on it as if he’s telling me to back off. He also had a major dislike to males, and for some reason my mother too. He has lunged at the cage at here and even if he hears her he makes angers noises. He has slowing started to open up to my bf, as he allows him to pet him occasionally. He is very attached to me as he constantly wants me to pet his head through the cage, maybe as a way of easing his anxiety. He is quite cage aggressive and if I let him on top of his cage he will refuse to let me near him, and I have to wait until he goes back in himself. I have tried taking him into a neutral room by toweling him, which he rightfully despises, but is what my vet reccommened I do to move him out of his cage. When taken into a new room he will shake and freeze, sometimes attempting to fly away. He will step up for me if I offer him a tortilla chip which I can hold him and he will be okay, but definitely still nervous. I can’t take him out in the room with his cage as he freaks out and will fly everywhere to try to get back to it. He’s a very sweet parrot but his very cage aggressive and seems to be traumatized by his previous owners. I feed him every time before bed (8:30-9pm) and change his water 2 times a day. He also seems to have a panic attack of a sort sometimes when I cover him at night for bedtime. He will whine super loudly and face his butt up toward me and put his face into his food bowl. He will then either gag or make a throwing up movement a few times before calming down. I have to uncover him and turn a light on which seems to help calm him down. To prevent this I’ve tried coving half his cage and when he goes to sleep I cover the whole thing, which has worked like a miracle. He always seems distressed when I pick up the cover to his cage though.
Any advice on how I can help him, or what I should do? I also have a black capped conure in the same room, but they seem to be okay with each other. Thank you!
So far he’s been very anxious about everything, he dislikes when I put my hand in his cage or near him. He has yet to bite me but does grab my hand with his foot and puts his beak on it as if he’s telling me to back off. He also had a major dislike to males, and for some reason my mother too. He has lunged at the cage at here and even if he hears her he makes angers noises. He has slowing started to open up to my bf, as he allows him to pet him occasionally. He is very attached to me as he constantly wants me to pet his head through the cage, maybe as a way of easing his anxiety. He is quite cage aggressive and if I let him on top of his cage he will refuse to let me near him, and I have to wait until he goes back in himself. I have tried taking him into a neutral room by toweling him, which he rightfully despises, but is what my vet reccommened I do to move him out of his cage. When taken into a new room he will shake and freeze, sometimes attempting to fly away. He will step up for me if I offer him a tortilla chip which I can hold him and he will be okay, but definitely still nervous. I can’t take him out in the room with his cage as he freaks out and will fly everywhere to try to get back to it. He’s a very sweet parrot but his very cage aggressive and seems to be traumatized by his previous owners. I feed him every time before bed (8:30-9pm) and change his water 2 times a day. He also seems to have a panic attack of a sort sometimes when I cover him at night for bedtime. He will whine super loudly and face his butt up toward me and put his face into his food bowl. He will then either gag or make a throwing up movement a few times before calming down. I have to uncover him and turn a light on which seems to help calm him down. To prevent this I’ve tried coving half his cage and when he goes to sleep I cover the whole thing, which has worked like a miracle. He always seems distressed when I pick up the cover to his cage though.
Any advice on how I can help him, or what I should do? I also have a black capped conure in the same room, but they seem to be okay with each other. Thank you!
