My rescue conure is untamed at the moment, and I have discovered that he does not like millet! Not only will he not take it from my hand, he also eats around it if I put it in the food bowl!
I’ve never had a bird reject millet, so I’m wondering if anyone has ideas of an alternate snack to give him to motivate him to tolerate hands. He does like sunflower seeds, but I think that since it’s such a small size treat, he will be more nervous to go take it straight from my hand, while spray millet puts some separation between the bird and the hand.
I’ve never had a bird reject millet, so I’m wondering if anyone has ideas of an alternate snack to give him to motivate him to tolerate hands. He does like sunflower seeds, but I think that since it’s such a small size treat, he will be more nervous to go take it straight from my hand, while spray millet puts some separation between the bird and the hand.
I use almond slivers, sunflower seeds, or safflower seeds. You could also use some long tongs like reptile feeders use.
He has progressed so much in only 2 days of being home. I found out that he was originally a handfed baby, so I'm thinking that has been helping to make him less afraid, even though it's been over 10 years since he was somebody's pet.
