Hi all!
I’m a first time parrot owner. I researched parrots for about 2 years trying to figure out the most compatible species with my family and lifestyle and finally settled on Pionus. I got put on a few different waiting lists but then in March I found a bronze wing. His name is Franky and he came home late April.
He was quiet at first. Taking everything in. We didn’t push interaction and let him take the lead. When I’d speak to him and say his name he’d do this baby bleating. Super cute and I encouraged it because it was something he was only doing with me. I’m also an idiot.
Skip ahead to now, he’s been home for 5 weeks and in the last week if I even make eye contact or enter the room with him he bleats like a banshee even when I’m holding him, he just does it right into my ear. He keeps it up unless I ignore him for a while but then goes straight back to it if I look again.
Thinking about it as I type this up, I brought him to the vets right before he started escalating this behavior and they did a blood draw, so I think it could have been an especially traumatic experience. I have no idea how to get him to feel secure and stop the crying so much.
He is also terrified of the clicker and stick I bought for clicker training, so I’m trying to slowly get him used to it. He barely ever takes treats from me too, so even when I can capture a quiet behavior, he doesn’t take his reward.
He was on a seed and pellet diet, so I’ve been slowly weaning off the seeds. Hoping that will make them more special and worth his attention for training. I also keep interaction to a minimum when he’s super worked up, but I have to interact sometimes, so I’m pretty sure that cancels any progress made.
Aside from the screaming he’s shy, but awesome. He’s had cuddly moments and will step up for my kids. I’m so happy we got him. I’m sure once we work through this we’ll be golden.
Anyone have a similar experience or tip and tricks to help minimize this?
Thanks so much! Pics, cause he’s just the cutest. Worth all the blown drums in the world, lol.
I’m a first time parrot owner. I researched parrots for about 2 years trying to figure out the most compatible species with my family and lifestyle and finally settled on Pionus. I got put on a few different waiting lists but then in March I found a bronze wing. His name is Franky and he came home late April.
He was quiet at first. Taking everything in. We didn’t push interaction and let him take the lead. When I’d speak to him and say his name he’d do this baby bleating. Super cute and I encouraged it because it was something he was only doing with me. I’m also an idiot.
Skip ahead to now, he’s been home for 5 weeks and in the last week if I even make eye contact or enter the room with him he bleats like a banshee even when I’m holding him, he just does it right into my ear. He keeps it up unless I ignore him for a while but then goes straight back to it if I look again.
Thinking about it as I type this up, I brought him to the vets right before he started escalating this behavior and they did a blood draw, so I think it could have been an especially traumatic experience. I have no idea how to get him to feel secure and stop the crying so much.
He is also terrified of the clicker and stick I bought for clicker training, so I’m trying to slowly get him used to it. He barely ever takes treats from me too, so even when I can capture a quiet behavior, he doesn’t take his reward.
He was on a seed and pellet diet, so I’ve been slowly weaning off the seeds. Hoping that will make them more special and worth his attention for training. I also keep interaction to a minimum when he’s super worked up, but I have to interact sometimes, so I’m pretty sure that cancels any progress made.
Aside from the screaming he’s shy, but awesome. He’s had cuddly moments and will step up for my kids. I’m so happy we got him. I’m sure once we work through this we’ll be golden.
Anyone have a similar experience or tip and tricks to help minimize this?
Thanks so much! Pics, cause he’s just the cutest. Worth all the blown drums in the world, lol.
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