Parrotlet training

[tulumba]

Hello everyone! I am new here! And will also be a new parrotlet owner by the end of the weekend! I am so very excited as I have been looking into this for about a year. I wish I had come across this forum earlier!!

The little guy is not tame and has been parent raised from what I have been told and I'm looking for tips to settle him in please.

I have read all sorts online but I want to ask people rather than read random snippets online

Any parrotlet owners here?

Thank you!

 

[Pixiebeak]

Welcome!
So exciting,!

 

[tulumba]

Thank you. I'm super excited. I love love all birds. So we did a lot of research into who would be a best fit with our family. He is yellow marbled and will be called tulumba. Unless we feel something else fits him when be arrives!

 

[Vmax]

! Congratulations on your new birb-buddy! I’ve been reading “Clicker Training for Birds”. I can recommend it if you’re looking for a good guide. It’s a Karen Pryor training course.

Bird Training Kit

Everything you need to start clicker training your bird. Teach cooperative behavior, companionship and games with a bird training guide and pro training aid.

shop.clickertraining.com

 

[FiatLux]

Here are two books you might find helpful. Congratulations on your new family member. Parrotlets are adorable.

 

[Spearmint]

Check out Flock-Talk [click the name]! Their account has really helped me, they talk about parrot autonomy too which I love.

 

[tulumba]

Thank you all! Sorry about the delay in replying. Not sure where everyone is. I'm based in the UK

 

[tulumba]

Do you all have a light for your little ones for the night. I have been reading about night terror but getting mixed ideas. And do you cover the cage at night?

 

[Vmax]

I do cover my birbs cages at night. I think covering them mimics the safety of foliage and not being preyed upon unsuspecting.

 

[tulumba]

Thank you

 

[tulumba]

Birdy arrived today and has settled in well. Eating playing and tweating away

 

[Pixiebeak]

Congratulations!!!
Can't see the picture tho!

 

[Xoetix]

Yay!! Congrats!!

 

[tulumba]

Ah won't let me post properly. He's beautiful though. Yellow witha flash of blue and silver and green tail

 

[Vmax]

What a cutie
Congratulations!

 

[tulumba]

Hi all! So he seems to have settled in well. He went out of the cage for the first time today and got a bit stuck. But after a bit he let me stroke him and pick him up and move him. Then later carry him to his cage.

I think that's good progress for 5 days!

 

[tulumba]

Letting me touch him. He lt me carry him to his cage after this. He was quite tired though. Let me stroke him for a bit too. I think we are making progress

 

[tulumba]

He's doing well! Been with is 16 days and is now stick trained. Going to work up from there!

 

[TheFatBIRB]