Hello!
I signed up for the site so I would be able to ask this because I'm at a lost since I have never worked with birds, or animals in general before. I thought if I could post here and get some advice that would help me more than trying to navigate through and find help for my situation.
I live with my sister and she has two birds, one Ringneck, and one Green cheek. Most times since they are her birds, she does give them care, feed them, bathe them, etc. Yet lately, the green cheek has been giving her problems because he is uncomfortable with her, and becomes aggressive with her. She told me that it is because he has imprinted on me, even though I don't care for him. We figured because she's at work most times, and I tend to be home more often than she, and he would always see me, that's how he started to gravitate towards me instead of her. He doesn't become aggressive when she has me handle him, or remove his bowls from his cage.
So since he likes me, she wants me to work with him more to be more comfortable being handled by others and help with his aggressive behavior. This is the part where I'm stuck. I don't know how to go about this, and I would appreciate any advice given!
I signed up for the site so I would be able to ask this because I'm at a lost since I have never worked with birds, or animals in general before. I thought if I could post here and get some advice that would help me more than trying to navigate through and find help for my situation.
I live with my sister and she has two birds, one Ringneck, and one Green cheek. Most times since they are her birds, she does give them care, feed them, bathe them, etc. Yet lately, the green cheek has been giving her problems because he is uncomfortable with her, and becomes aggressive with her. She told me that it is because he has imprinted on me, even though I don't care for him. We figured because she's at work most times, and I tend to be home more often than she, and he would always see me, that's how he started to gravitate towards me instead of her. He doesn't become aggressive when she has me handle him, or remove his bowls from his cage.
So since he likes me, she wants me to work with him more to be more comfortable being handled by others and help with his aggressive behavior. This is the part where I'm stuck. I don't know how to go about this, and I would appreciate any advice given!