Post by defzeppelin on Apr 21, 2006 2:55:38 GMT -7
First a little background:
When I was younger my Mother bought a 'Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo,' from this Parrot Pet shop called: "The Bird Jungle" -- this was about 14 years ago. She raised it as a baby bird until it turned two years old -- at that point my Mother died and she left me with this bird at a very young age of 12...
With my Mother gone, the Parrot was now my responsibility, me being depressed and ignorant about these Animals, did not help Coocoo cope with the new changes -- you can say he was mistreated -- which he was...
I don't expect anyone to forgive me for this or to feel sorry for me, all I want is advice. I want to know how I can treat my Parrot better and try to "undue" all of his suffering (doubtful) as well as I could. I was thinking of giving him away, but I thought about that, and that would have been even more traumatic than anything I have ever done to him.
You see, I live with someone that is beyond my control at the moment, that dislikes the Parrot, so I try not to keep him out as much -- this is how it's been, and meanwhile Coocoo is suffering.
My idea was to place his entire cage into my room and eventually the consistent screaming will dwindle down as he gets used to the changes. What I want to know :
1)Is that is good idea? He has pretty much been in the same spot in my Apartment for all his life. How can I go through that transition without traumatizing him?
2) What can I do to keep him happy when I can't keep him out of the cage; like say for instance: I go out somewhere?
3) Essentially what can I do to make him happy again?
Background on Coocoo:
Whenever I pass his cage, he sticks his claw out and I give him my thumb so he can hold it; I pet him through the bars when this happens and talk nice to him.
Whenever it is time for me to put him back in his cage I make sure I end things as pleasant as possible; because I read in a book that I have that if you end things badly they may hold a grudge.
He never plucks his feathers which boggles my mind.
When I do take him out of his cage I am able to blow on his neck and kiss him on the left and right sides of his beak, without any possible incident; he seems to enjoy it. The thought does enter my mind though; what if he bites my lips? I can't say I don't deserve that, but it does frighten the heck out of me -- the possibility.
After saying all of this, the main things I want to know are:
What can I do to make Coocoo happy and healthy? (A descriptive list will be very helpful.)
How can I transition the move from the living room to my room, without it being hard on him?
Is there any other advice that anyone else can give me?
Thanks ahead of time.
When I was younger my Mother bought a 'Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo,' from this Parrot Pet shop called: "The Bird Jungle" -- this was about 14 years ago. She raised it as a baby bird until it turned two years old -- at that point my Mother died and she left me with this bird at a very young age of 12...
With my Mother gone, the Parrot was now my responsibility, me being depressed and ignorant about these Animals, did not help Coocoo cope with the new changes -- you can say he was mistreated -- which he was...
I don't expect anyone to forgive me for this or to feel sorry for me, all I want is advice. I want to know how I can treat my Parrot better and try to "undue" all of his suffering (doubtful) as well as I could. I was thinking of giving him away, but I thought about that, and that would have been even more traumatic than anything I have ever done to him.
You see, I live with someone that is beyond my control at the moment, that dislikes the Parrot, so I try not to keep him out as much -- this is how it's been, and meanwhile Coocoo is suffering.
My idea was to place his entire cage into my room and eventually the consistent screaming will dwindle down as he gets used to the changes. What I want to know :
1)Is that is good idea? He has pretty much been in the same spot in my Apartment for all his life. How can I go through that transition without traumatizing him?
2) What can I do to keep him happy when I can't keep him out of the cage; like say for instance: I go out somewhere?
3) Essentially what can I do to make him happy again?
Background on Coocoo:
Whenever I pass his cage, he sticks his claw out and I give him my thumb so he can hold it; I pet him through the bars when this happens and talk nice to him.
Whenever it is time for me to put him back in his cage I make sure I end things as pleasant as possible; because I read in a book that I have that if you end things badly they may hold a grudge.
He never plucks his feathers which boggles my mind.
When I do take him out of his cage I am able to blow on his neck and kiss him on the left and right sides of his beak, without any possible incident; he seems to enjoy it. The thought does enter my mind though; what if he bites my lips? I can't say I don't deserve that, but it does frighten the heck out of me -- the possibility.
After saying all of this, the main things I want to know are:
What can I do to make Coocoo happy and healthy? (A descriptive list will be very helpful.)
How can I transition the move from the living room to my room, without it being hard on him?
Is there any other advice that anyone else can give me?
Thanks ahead of time.
..so just love him back,
