Darklotus555
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Its been a LONG time since I have posted. Please don't judge me here. I am posting about an CAG that i live in the home with, but IS NOT my bird.
Her name is Sangria. I met her when I moved in back in 2017. I lived in the home until 2019, and then moved back here again last October.
The man who owns her has macular degeneration and cannot see well. He stopped handling Sangria around 2015.
I used to he very afraid of her. Such a huge beak. But I would clean her cage, talk to her, listen to her talk. Try to interact with her to a point.
Since I have moved back, I have worked a lot with her. She was cage bound, only coming out and sitting on the cage door every now and then. I now have gotten her to step up for me, but she climbs straight to my shoulder, which I know is NOT a good thing. She is extremely fearful of everything. Her owner tried to get her to step up, and I watched her rip a hole in his arm thru his sweatshirt.
I have been taking baby steps with her, to earn her trust, and letting her know I trust her NOT to bite me. I have taken her out of the bird room and walked her down the hallway. Then taken her into the bathroom. I have finally gotten her to my room on the floor above the bird room. I have allowed her to stay as I call "hang out" with me in my room a few times now.
The last 2 times when I was taking her back to the bird room, she has "hissed". So I stop moving immediately. However; when I start to proceed down the stairs, she gently takes my ear in her beak. She will usually say "stop". Yesterday, was the worst day taking her back to her room. I wasn't sure i would make it down the stairs. She (again, very gently) pulled my hair, squeezed my ear, tugged at my glasses, all as "warnings".
She has never bitten me hard or even pinched. But there is pressure, but does not hurt.
I LOVE birds, and I LOVE this bird. Whenever I go near her cage, she tries her best to hijack me, and climb up on me. She wants the attention which I am happy to provide.
I need advice as to how to proceed with her as far as building her confidence, and trust.
I have started teaching her tricks, I have started teaching her to allow me to touch her feet, like "give me foot" and giving her treats when she does.
She went for years of "nothingness" to having me show her a new life. She gets no exercise, she has no toys because she fears them. She will not even stand on a perch due to fear.
She was fed a seed diet with extra peanuts (ugh) to now eating chop, and pellets. Her energy, her speech, her excitement, her everything has improved 10-fold. I don't want it to stop or get stale.
Any suggestions, advice, comments welcome.
Btw, she is approx 10 years old or younger. Please help me help Sangria.
Her name is Sangria. I met her when I moved in back in 2017. I lived in the home until 2019, and then moved back here again last October.
The man who owns her has macular degeneration and cannot see well. He stopped handling Sangria around 2015.
I used to he very afraid of her. Such a huge beak. But I would clean her cage, talk to her, listen to her talk. Try to interact with her to a point.
Since I have moved back, I have worked a lot with her. She was cage bound, only coming out and sitting on the cage door every now and then. I now have gotten her to step up for me, but she climbs straight to my shoulder, which I know is NOT a good thing. She is extremely fearful of everything. Her owner tried to get her to step up, and I watched her rip a hole in his arm thru his sweatshirt.
I have been taking baby steps with her, to earn her trust, and letting her know I trust her NOT to bite me. I have taken her out of the bird room and walked her down the hallway. Then taken her into the bathroom. I have finally gotten her to my room on the floor above the bird room. I have allowed her to stay as I call "hang out" with me in my room a few times now.
The last 2 times when I was taking her back to the bird room, she has "hissed". So I stop moving immediately. However; when I start to proceed down the stairs, she gently takes my ear in her beak. She will usually say "stop". Yesterday, was the worst day taking her back to her room. I wasn't sure i would make it down the stairs. She (again, very gently) pulled my hair, squeezed my ear, tugged at my glasses, all as "warnings".
She has never bitten me hard or even pinched. But there is pressure, but does not hurt.
I LOVE birds, and I LOVE this bird. Whenever I go near her cage, she tries her best to hijack me, and climb up on me. She wants the attention which I am happy to provide.
I need advice as to how to proceed with her as far as building her confidence, and trust.
I have started teaching her tricks, I have started teaching her to allow me to touch her feet, like "give me foot" and giving her treats when she does.
She went for years of "nothingness" to having me show her a new life. She gets no exercise, she has no toys because she fears them. She will not even stand on a perch due to fear.
She was fed a seed diet with extra peanuts (ugh) to now eating chop, and pellets. Her energy, her speech, her excitement, her everything has improved 10-fold. I don't want it to stop or get stale.
Any suggestions, advice, comments welcome.
Btw, she is approx 10 years old or younger. Please help me help Sangria.
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