Elmafudd2
Meeting neighbors
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- 5/14/21
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- Andy
Hi All,
My wife and I are very new to the forum but we are in need of some experienced help with Indian Ringnecks!
My wife works in a vet clinic quite some distance from our home. Around 4-5 weeks ago, she was at work when a little feathery bundle flew into the vet clinic windows and knocked herself a little too hard.
Ringnecks are not native in Queensland Australia. Sky was taken into the local council after the ordeal and the council posted through various channels, an alert about her being found and they attempted to find her potential owner.
Unfortunately no one came forward, and seeing as they had no idea where she actually came from, we took her in.
She's a beautiful blue ball of feathers but she is super timid and doesn't like it when we get too close to the cage. We've had her out, but it is a massive ordeal to get her back into the cage.
When we put her bowls of food in the cage, she sometimes climbs on the cage sides or flies around being freaked.
We have tried to find helpful videos on YouTube but they always start with birds who don't mind hands going to the cage, or that they don't mind jumping up onto perches you hold etc.
How do we gain her trust without freaking her out, or forcing her to do something she doesn't want to do.
We are in the process of trying to get her a cage top gym and a satellite perch because we do want her out of her cage.
We have had her for around 3 to 4 weeks. We speak softly, blink when talking to her and move slowly around her. We have found that she loves peas!
Any hints or tips would be fantastic!
Cheers
Andy and Stef.
My wife and I are very new to the forum but we are in need of some experienced help with Indian Ringnecks!
My wife works in a vet clinic quite some distance from our home. Around 4-5 weeks ago, she was at work when a little feathery bundle flew into the vet clinic windows and knocked herself a little too hard.
Ringnecks are not native in Queensland Australia. Sky was taken into the local council after the ordeal and the council posted through various channels, an alert about her being found and they attempted to find her potential owner.
Unfortunately no one came forward, and seeing as they had no idea where she actually came from, we took her in.
She's a beautiful blue ball of feathers but she is super timid and doesn't like it when we get too close to the cage. We've had her out, but it is a massive ordeal to get her back into the cage.
When we put her bowls of food in the cage, she sometimes climbs on the cage sides or flies around being freaked.
We have tried to find helpful videos on YouTube but they always start with birds who don't mind hands going to the cage, or that they don't mind jumping up onto perches you hold etc.
How do we gain her trust without freaking her out, or forcing her to do something she doesn't want to do.
We are in the process of trying to get her a cage top gym and a satellite perch because we do want her out of her cage.
We have had her for around 3 to 4 weeks. We speak softly, blink when talking to her and move slowly around her. We have found that she loves peas!
Any hints or tips would be fantastic!
Cheers
Andy and Stef.