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

rinki wrote: 
Now my grey moves feely in my room and when he gets bored or feels
sleepy he goes back into his cage.I think sometime later I'll start to
teach him step up and step down.Because still now he is afraid of
me.While he is out of his cage and if I go closer to him he starts to
growl.But when he is inside the cage I can touch his beak.And when he
eats from my palm I can rub my fore finger with his neck but only when
he eats from my palm.Otherwise he doesnt allow me to touch his neck.So
I think I'll give him some more time---Am I right???Please keep sending
these wonderfull advices

You're doing great. You just need lots of patience. Don't push him to do things which he isn't comfortable with. "Stepping up" is of little or no benefit to your bird and he may not understand why you're trying to get him to do that. Before you know it you'll be sitting in a chair and he'll climb up on your shoulder. Small birds usually consider just your head as "you". Your body is just a perch for your head. Your bird may or may not recognize that your head controls your arms and hands. Your bird may perceive them at two separate creatures, not unlike two snakes. Your bird needs to become friendly with them too. Remember to move your hands slowly and where he can see them. Surprising the bird never helps.

With every action you make remember that your a big predator and your trying to gain the trust of a little bird. Even though he can bite he knows that you could kill him and eat him if you wanted to. Your bird wants a companion very much. That's the nature of parrots and why they make good pets, but you're still big and scary. The more gentle you can be the faster you'll earn his trust. Act as much as you can like a friendly bird. Friendly birds don't try to get each other to "step up". They do spend a lot of time sitting close to each other, and once they're friends they spend time in grooming and making comforting sounds to each other.

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