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marlog
Egg
Joined: 25 Apr 2005
Posts: 2
Location: Patras,Greece |
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hello everybody,
about 2 weeks ago i was given a senegal.i was told he is 1 year old.
(i used to have 2 Budgerigars and i didn't have any particular problem with them.)
i'm trying to make him comfortable and become familiar with me and the enviroment.
the last two days he is picking some apple from my hand
whenever i approach my hand he is trying to bite my and i was bitten STRONG 2 times.i didn't react so he wouldn't be scared.
however he hasn't come out of his cage.
any suggestions?what should i do besides patience and understanding...
p.s. forgive my bad english |
Wednesday April 27, 2005 12:36 pm |
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ekkiemom
Fledgeling
Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Posts: 203
Location: Saint Louis, MO USA |
Was the senegal hand tame to his previous owner? Or has he never liked to be handled? |
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Thursday April 28, 2005 7:07 pm |
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marlog
Egg
Joined: 25 Apr 2005
Posts: 2
Location: Patras,Greece |
he was in a pet store.i don't think he had an owner before |
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Thursday April 28, 2005 10:01 pm |
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Greg Sujecki
Experienced flier
Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 1650
Location: Australia,Melbourne |
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Hi Marlog,the biting your experiancing is nothing to worry about providing you ignore it(even though it hurts when he bites)Depending on when Sengals reach maturity.Like my Ringneck Lielow they go through a stage of crazyness,like a teenage kid growing up.This will pass but don't reward or pat him after he has bitten or being naughty.Walk away for 10 minutes or so.This will show him if you bite or be naughty your not going to get attention from me.People often give the parrot more attention after biting so the parrot thinks good l'll bite again and get attention??But if he bites and you ignore him and leave him alone by himself he will feel as l don't want lonliness after biting.Also remember to reward/praise him after any good he does.Something l have done with new parrots is not to raise my voice being a male, l start with soft talking and slow movements till he gets used to you.Which you will notice in his attitude over time  This doesn't mean it will work with all parrots but something l use and find works for me... |
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Friday April 29, 2005 2:12 am |
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danabird
Flier
Joined: 24 Feb 2005
Posts: 975
Location: Northwest Fla |
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A few months ago when we were given a cockatiel that would have a fit if I put my hand near him and wouldn't come out of the cage someone gave me some good advice. Leave the door of the cage open and just sit by the cage sometime and let the bird get use to you. So I did that and it helped. We ended up getting anothe cockatiel to keep the first one company and that was really a good thing because he really turned around. But I think we rush our birds sometime and we can't do that. So just take your time.
My year old Romeo (yellow nape) is going through that wanting to bite (not hard) when I tell him to step up to put him back in his cage. I don't want to use a stick (tried that and he scratches his head on it anyway  ) So when he bites me I give him a stern "No" and look away and then try again. He seems to like for me to sing "Step up Romeo" and then he steps up. But I don't want to have to do that everytime  Everyone who has a amazon or who has had one says that you need to not let them buffalo the owners so that's what I am doing. But this too takes time and so we are learning together. Dana  |
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Saturday April 30, 2005 5:35 am |
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