More Chatboards | Print | Share | Report Post

Re: Proudly owned by a new Meyers Parrot
Posted by Aly on 8/18/06

That's the thing, I handled him at her house and he was good,
eyes were dilating at first but then he calmed down in a matter
of a minute. I allowed him his 72 hours and he came out
eventually after I left the door open(she says he is cage
aggressive but good on top of his cage-I know if he is higher
he'll think he is more dominant). Well, I didn't push him, I'd
walk quietly to the cage and talk to him soothingly. He would
slowly walk the other way(no eye dilation). After an hour
perhaps he randomly sucked in his feathers and flew off like ?
something? started him (nothing happened we were watchin tv and
none of us heard a loud bang on tv or at home). I walked over
and he hopped onto my hand for comfort immediately. So I
talked to him and eventually put him onto his playgym. He
settled in quickly and tore apart some toys which you could see
he was enjoying, he'd throw a ball or the carosel cylinder
thing and I'd pick ip up and put it into his dish (we'd made
quite the game out of it).

Well, he hasn't come out or made an attempt since. I don't
think it was tramatizing, he seems to be enjoying himself. So
my assumption is to allow the cage to be open during his play
hours and wait for him to come out. Hopefully in a few weeks
he'll want my attention (his old owner had other birds and he
got jealous b/c he had to share-he wanted HER attention). So,
don't you agree, let him come back out over the next few weeks
when he wants to??
THANKS AGAIN

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Proudly owned by a new Meyers Parrot, 8/18/06, by Aly.
• Re: Proudly owned by a new Meyers Parrot, 8/18/06, by Cheryl.
• Re: Proudly owned by a new Meyers Parrot, 8/18/06, by Aly.
• Re: Proudly owned by a new Meyers Parrot, 8/18/06, by Cheryl.
• Re: Proudly owned by a new Meyers Parrot, 8/18/06, by Aly.
• Re: Proudly owned by a new Meyers Parrot, 8/18/06, by Cheryl.
• Re: Proudly owned by a new Meyers Parrot, 8/18/06, by Aly.
• Re: Proudly owned by a new Meyers Parrot, 8/18/06, by Cheryl.
• Re: Proudly owned by a new Meyers Parrot, 8/19/06, by Ann.
• Re: Thanks Cheryl, 8/19/06, by Aly.
• Re: Proudly owned by a new Meyers Parrot, 8/19/06, by Cheryl.
• Re: Thanks Cheryl, 8/19/06, by Cheryl.