When i got my male ringneck around 2 weeks ago, he was wild, and afraid of everyone. Now 2 weeks later, he steps up, flies to me, takes treats from my hand, and he is also target trained.
But he doesn't care about any form of interaction.
He isn't afraid of my hand anymore, but when my fingers get a bit closer to him, he pins with his eyes and opens his beak, clearly showing that he doesn't want to be touched. I respect that, and i always back off when he does that.
He doesn't step up and doesn't come to me when i don't have any treats.
I let him out of his cage 2 times a day for a few hours.
The only thing he likes to do with me, is to fly to my head and play with my hair. Unfortunately, this is something i do not tolerate, as his claws are very sharp, and it always leads to biting whenever i let him be up there. If i try to get him to step up on my hand when he is on my head he will bite really hard, even if i have a treat in it. There is really no way i can make him stop, since i don't want to clip him, so i usually just end up trying to shake him downs somehow, while he is biting my ear, and it's just a mess. I feel like everything i do is negative. Sometimes i feel like i should just leave him alone, but he always seems so interested to train, and looks so sweet sitting on his perch, that i always get fooled. I tried to give him a bath, play him some music, sing, dance, peekaboo, putting treats on my body, anything that might make him like me more. But whenever he is on me, he is just begging for treats, and if i don't give him any, he gets frustrated and bites.
I also stopped the training sessions for now. I think he might be just too young for it, because whenever he sees the treats, he just goes crazy, screaming and flying around, bobbing his head and flying at me. He always has acces to pellets, so he doesn't do that because he is starving or anything. Because he is so hyper, our communication is very messy, and i think training just confuses both of us. I really do not know how to handle him, in videos birds always seem so curious and more..chill i guess? :o
Maybe i should just wait and he will grow out of it..
Long story short: My bird doesn't like me, and will only tolerate me for food.
Any ideas on how can i bond with him? What should i do when he is, for example on my hand/shoulder and he bites me? Are my expectations too high? :(
Thank you for your answers!
But he doesn't care about any form of interaction.
He isn't afraid of my hand anymore, but when my fingers get a bit closer to him, he pins with his eyes and opens his beak, clearly showing that he doesn't want to be touched. I respect that, and i always back off when he does that.
He doesn't step up and doesn't come to me when i don't have any treats.
I let him out of his cage 2 times a day for a few hours.
The only thing he likes to do with me, is to fly to my head and play with my hair. Unfortunately, this is something i do not tolerate, as his claws are very sharp, and it always leads to biting whenever i let him be up there. If i try to get him to step up on my hand when he is on my head he will bite really hard, even if i have a treat in it. There is really no way i can make him stop, since i don't want to clip him, so i usually just end up trying to shake him downs somehow, while he is biting my ear, and it's just a mess. I feel like everything i do is negative. Sometimes i feel like i should just leave him alone, but he always seems so interested to train, and looks so sweet sitting on his perch, that i always get fooled. I tried to give him a bath, play him some music, sing, dance, peekaboo, putting treats on my body, anything that might make him like me more. But whenever he is on me, he is just begging for treats, and if i don't give him any, he gets frustrated and bites.
I also stopped the training sessions for now. I think he might be just too young for it, because whenever he sees the treats, he just goes crazy, screaming and flying around, bobbing his head and flying at me. He always has acces to pellets, so he doesn't do that because he is starving or anything. Because he is so hyper, our communication is very messy, and i think training just confuses both of us. I really do not know how to handle him, in videos birds always seem so curious and more..chill i guess? :o
Maybe i should just wait and he will grow out of it..
Long story short: My bird doesn't like me, and will only tolerate me for food.
Any ideas on how can i bond with him? What should i do when he is, for example on my hand/shoulder and he bites me? Are my expectations too high? :(
Thank you for your answers!