kristi3193
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- 1/30/19
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- Kristi Frederick
hi there! I’m new here. I have a cockatiel named Mango. A little background on me and then I’ll get to my concerns! I’ve grown up around birds, mainly large Parrots. I even have a blue and gold tattood on my arm. So for the most part, I have experience with birds. Just, not smaller birds. So I could really use some help here. We’ve had mango since September of 2018. We love him SO MUCH but he doesn’t exactly return the feeling. He doesn’t let us get near him, even when I’m putting food in his cage, he flies away. (He has a huge flight cage). He sings alllll the time so I know he’s comfortable. But if i get too close, he starts hissing at me and flies away. We adopted him from a bird convention and his handler said he was handled a lot as a baby so we assumed he’d become comfortable with us eventually but he still hasn’t. I didn’t originally want to clip his wings but I did end up caving in so that he could come out of his cage and I wouldn’t have to worry about him hurting himself by flying into a wall. He’s currently sitting on the floor, puffed up, and looking like he’s about to fall asleep lol. If I get too close, he starts to walk away. I’m leaving him alone on the floor right now to give him some time to adjust to being out of his cage. ANY advice is welcome. I’m not apposed to anything. Thank you in advance!!