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At the moment it is obvious that Thomas Red Bellied does NOT like hands, is not comfortable with hands. He will bite with all his might (very viciously) and flails about in stressful panic. He also manages to lose alot of flight feathers and hurts himself during all this. It's pretty distressing to witness.
I am pretty certain that the excitement of having a parrot disappeared in his last home so gradually but surely they stopped handling him, hence this is why he is the way today.
At the moment he feels safest in his cage. I will make more time today to target train him. I will use everything I know from Barbara Heidenreich trainings. If it worked for my other parrots, can't see why it won't work for Thomas.
My goal with him is to help him feel that being on my hand is an awesome place to be. I don't want it to be a COMMAND, instead introduce my hand as a great CHOICE to take.
I am certain that he would like to feel better about being around me, just doesn't know how to go about it and needs some encouragement.
I am pretty certain that the excitement of having a parrot disappeared in his last home so gradually but surely they stopped handling him, hence this is why he is the way today.
At the moment he feels safest in his cage. I will make more time today to target train him. I will use everything I know from Barbara Heidenreich trainings. If it worked for my other parrots, can't see why it won't work for Thomas.
My goal with him is to help him feel that being on my hand is an awesome place to be. I don't want it to be a COMMAND, instead introduce my hand as a great CHOICE to take.
I am certain that he would like to feel better about being around me, just doesn't know how to go about it and needs some encouragement.
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