First off, let me say that I've had other birds, and have managed to train two parrotlets sharing a cage. They aren't
quite as tame as some singles, but I like them just the way they are.
Anyway, I trained my parrotlets with millet. A sprig of millet allows the bird to come towards you while not coming in direct contact with your hands, and I just used smaller sprigs of millet over time, until they were standing on my hands eating millet. However, my little canary-wing ignores millet and wants sunflower seeds. Right now, I'm dropping the seeds in her cage through the bars into a bowl, and getting her used to me being close by. I just don't know how to take it to the next step with a sunflower seed. Any suggestions?
Thanks. I really appreciate it.
quite as tame as some singles, but I like them just the way they are.
Anyway, I trained my parrotlets with millet. A sprig of millet allows the bird to come towards you while not coming in direct contact with your hands, and I just used smaller sprigs of millet over time, until they were standing on my hands eating millet. However, my little canary-wing ignores millet and wants sunflower seeds. Right now, I'm dropping the seeds in her cage through the bars into a bowl, and getting her used to me being close by. I just don't know how to take it to the next step with a sunflower seed. Any suggestions?
Thanks. I really appreciate it.