Urchinia
Meeting neighbors
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- 2/27/22
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Hi everyone!
On Sunday, I was finally able to bring home my first ringneck. I adopted him from another person. She had a female ringneck who was very "outgoing" and the male, that I adopted, is more shy and didn't want to leave his cage around the female. She would pester him a lot I think, and the owner knew his quality of life would be better in a home where he was the only ringneck.
He lived in that home for about 2 years and previous to that he was in an environment where he was intended to use for breeding, but he would not breed. I don't think his life was very enriched at the first home. He is now around 7 years old.
Even though he's only been with me for a couple days, I feel like he's settling well. He's eating great. Screaming when I am not around (but that seems to be getting better as well) and playing with his toys. He LOVES toys. He's quite timid of me still (he screams at me if I talk to him) but he doesn't seem completely freaked out by me. I have his cage near my sofa, so he can watch me from a distance.
I feel like training is going to take a long time. He's got a pleasant personality, but he's more on the timid side. He has no interest in leaving his cage yet. Can anyone recommend some reading material or videos on how to start training him to step up, etc? This is my first experience with a "larger" bird. I have budgies but they were hand-raised and it took less work for me to gain their trust.
Any resources or experiences you can share are greatly appreciated.
On Sunday, I was finally able to bring home my first ringneck. I adopted him from another person. She had a female ringneck who was very "outgoing" and the male, that I adopted, is more shy and didn't want to leave his cage around the female. She would pester him a lot I think, and the owner knew his quality of life would be better in a home where he was the only ringneck.
He lived in that home for about 2 years and previous to that he was in an environment where he was intended to use for breeding, but he would not breed. I don't think his life was very enriched at the first home. He is now around 7 years old.
Even though he's only been with me for a couple days, I feel like he's settling well. He's eating great. Screaming when I am not around (but that seems to be getting better as well) and playing with his toys. He LOVES toys. He's quite timid of me still (he screams at me if I talk to him) but he doesn't seem completely freaked out by me. I have his cage near my sofa, so he can watch me from a distance.
I feel like training is going to take a long time. He's got a pleasant personality, but he's more on the timid side. He has no interest in leaving his cage yet. Can anyone recommend some reading material or videos on how to start training him to step up, etc? This is my first experience with a "larger" bird. I have budgies but they were hand-raised and it took less work for me to gain their trust.
Any resources or experiences you can share are greatly appreciated.
