Just got a new, almost 3 month old blue male ring neck, Bennie! We picked him out at 3 weeks & he’s been hand fed by the exotic store & handled by us 2-3 times a week since then as well. He’s always been super sweet and loved to be held and scratched on his head. We brought him home a week ago today and had his vet confirm he’s very healthy & looking good. He eats his meals & he loves playing with his toys, but he seems afraid of my partner and I now. He likes to roam the house but he won’t let us get close to him at all, and when we try to pick him up out of his cage, or do step ups, he just bites. The bites don’t seem all that aggressive but they’re getting there. I know it’s only been a week but we just want to raise him up to be a personable bird & not one that’s aggressive & afraid of us. The owners of the store pushed for maintaining dominance over this kind of bird so we try to get him to step up with us and such for a few short minutes a day, but it’s almost like us picking him up is making him trust us less. He will eat / groom himself while we are near but if me move closer he flies away. Is he still just adjusting or have we done something wrong, & is there anything else we can do to help him adjust & trust us more? (new to this & tried to post this in another thread oops)
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