Re: How will I handle and start to tame my new african grey

Yes! keep the bird as close as he can take without freaking it out.
only feed it morning and night before he goes to sleep at night is the
best time. Just before it gets dark outside. put a whole bowl of food
so when he wakes up he will still have some. Make sure you cover the
bird when is starts getting dark "outside" and uncover him when it gets
morning at least 12 hrs. so he his time to recoupe his energy. Just
think if you were living with giants and you were very afraid. How
much energy would you consume. Take the food out of the cage for the
day. Than at night or when ever YOU eat. breakfast, lunch, dinner,
snacks, sit by the bird cage. Let him see you eating. offer him a bite
if he won't eat it at first it's ok. Just remember "like every one has
said. You have a lot of time so be relaxed and Don't try to pick him up
yet. He can take off a finger tip. By dinner time your bird will be
very interested in what your eating. try every time you eat something.
He will be come interested. But if you don't make progress the first
few days don't worry. He will come around. If you do start trying to
get near him use a dowel NOT YOUR FINGER! if he bites the dowel just
let him so he can see the dowel isn't going to leave just because he
bites it. Go slow and enjoy! Niki and Java

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