junglefever
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Post by junglefever on Jan 11, 2006 16:36:02 GMT -7
hi everybody. i just bought them 2 days ago. 1 of them i can handle, but the other one keeps running away and biting me. when i take the "tame" one out of the cage, the other screams like crazy. i dont know if i can train both. i am thinking of selling one off. please advice me on how to train them to not be afraid. it is too difficult to try and get them both out of their cage. someone help. thanks
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Post by jozi on Jan 11, 2006 17:27:28 GMT -7
mmmm...right there with you. i have 2 new lovies one disabled (Molly - the sweetest thing i have ever laid eyes on!) and her devil cage-mate, Sarah. Both are fully flighted.
Molly is completely tame...you can do anything with her!
Sarah is a flighted, biting psychopath that is unable to be handled at this point unless she chooses to (ie. wants to sit on my shoulder).
I have spoken to my vet and rehab specialist. To take care of both of their special needs I will be seperating them into 2 seperate cages.
Molly needs her own cage to gain some confidence and better physical ability.
Sarah needs to be clipped and worked on one-on-one (out of eye sight of Molly).
It's not a good idea to have 2 birds in one cage if one is clipped and one isn't.
Be patient and work with them one at a time for a couple of months. Chances are that you will be more inclined to handle the "tame" one but it is your wild one that is going to need the most attention for a while.
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junglefever
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Post by junglefever on Jan 11, 2006 17:47:35 GMT -7
thanks for the reply. the problem is the wild one doesnt want to do anything, and the tame one follows him. they both have to be together at all times, if not they will scream. so is it a good idea if i sell one away. im scared they will miss each other and eventually die (heard this from a friend).
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Post by anglepepper on Jan 18, 2006 8:44:11 GMT -7
First thing have they been together for a long time if so they are bonded and that is why they scream when you seperate them but for now I would put them in seperate cages but right next to each other. And yes you might loose one or both if you sell one of them off. I would not do that you have only had them for a couple of days they are scared right now anyway. They do not know what is going on. Give them some time and get the ones wings clipped, I take mine in the bathroom where it is more confind and work with them if I have to. You can take both in there but work with the one. This is just so they do not scream. As you do this for a couple of days than start leaving the tame one behind. I have done this with tiels and love birds and has worked out very well for me. But at the same time give them a few days to settle in first.
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Post by Preston on Jan 18, 2006 13:15:42 GMT -7
My opinion: If you have them and one is tame and the other is not, I wouldn't seperate them (sell). Just enjoy them as they are. The other will come around. I say this because I have a proven pair of Cocatiels that are not tame, and we enjoy them as they are. I explain that further on my site. I think if you sold the untame one it would end up in a rescue center somewhere, and who knows if it will break their hearts. Also, my 2 parakeets aren't tame, but sing nicely, and I enjoy that. Ole Blue sleeps upside down, funniest thing I ever saw. I just find each of my bird's personality and roll with it. home.chilitech.net/~pstone/upblue.jpg |
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Post by anglepepper on Jan 18, 2006 21:06:15 GMT -7
That pic reminds me of one of my quakers she is always hanging like that too.. She was a rescue.. And a very good talker..
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