shelby.pax
Sitting on the front steps
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- Shelby
I recently adopted a 7 year old blue-headed pionus. It's been a week and he hasn't left his cage once despite the cage door being open all day. I have put his bowls just outside of his cage so he can reach them from within the cage while encouraging him to leave the cage, I try to see if I can teach him to step up, and I try to spend time with him. He was very open to me preening his pin feathers and giving scritches the first couple of days but now he won't have any of it, he climbs to the back of his cage or gently grabs my finger with his beak and moves it away from him.
I love the guy, he makes cute sounds and is very gentle but I'm unsure whether he is not leaving the cage due to being rehomed, scared of me, or if he is just not that interested in leaving his cage. Has anybody experienced this sort of behaviour with their pionus?
The previous owner mentioned he was the friendliest pionus he had. He also mentioned that he was bred by reputable breeders and hand-fed as well.
I think one of the issues is that my frame of reference is my last parrot. He was a GCC who was sitting on my shoulder the first day I got him, loved hanging out with me all day, and never wanted to be in his cage since it meant less time with me.
I love the guy, he makes cute sounds and is very gentle but I'm unsure whether he is not leaving the cage due to being rehomed, scared of me, or if he is just not that interested in leaving his cage. Has anybody experienced this sort of behaviour with their pionus?
The previous owner mentioned he was the friendliest pionus he had. He also mentioned that he was bred by reputable breeders and hand-fed as well.
I think one of the issues is that my frame of reference is my last parrot. He was a GCC who was sitting on my shoulder the first day I got him, loved hanging out with me all day, and never wanted to be in his cage since it meant less time with me.