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

xpenenyx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: 
On Mon, 26 Dec 2005 07:01:23 -0700, Louis Boyd
<boyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


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". 


Really?  That's analogous to us not recognizing wings as part of a
birds' body. I think you are giving birds' intelligence level to
little credit.

Think what you will, but a bird which will readily bite your hand or finger is likely to be perfectly safe on your shoulder without the least inclination to bite your ear or nose. Some do not seem to connect the fact that they're biting the same creature. I'm not saying all parrots perceive humans the same way. I' certain my three macaws consider my hands and head as part of the same creature. My toes and ankles are a different matter and are fair game for biting.

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