is it possible to tame a shop bought parrot?

susie · Guest

iv read up about parrots and behaviour and that sort of thing but the closest i get to answers is to gain the birds trust, but how? iv only had her a few days, iv sat by her cage talkin to her and even managed to hand feed her apple but as soon as i put my hand near the cage she backs away i know it takes time but is there anythin else i should be doing?, iv had lots of birds before, cockateels, budgies things like that and had no problem with them, is taming a parrot diffrent? if so how? its a female indian ringneck, thanx!

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fluffybunny · Guest

it would help if you asked the seller about the history of the bird - is it used to people, is it young - things like that.

it will take time & patience but if you persevere...it will come onto your hand & will also talk.

leave the cage door open on a regular basis in your room....it will get used to you.

p.s. i have one of these birds too...i know what i'm talking about.

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red · Guest

Talk gently to it and give it some apple or food. Then move away a little and keep talking gently while it takes it. Each time, reduce the amount that you move away from it till you can give it apple without having to move back.
Same when parrot it out of the cage. Open the door, put apple a little bit away from the door and move right back but keep talking gently all the time so it gets used to your voice. It will come out for the food eventually, and soon, when you are reducing the amount you back off gradually, you will not have to move back at all when it comes out of the cage for a titbit.
Be patient, try varying the quietness and pitch of your voice to see what she responds to.

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blue dolphin · Guest

Try some of the sites on this page.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=how+to+tame+a+parrot&meta=
Hope they help.

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bird lady 2 · Guest

you know,I know a woman who works at a pet store and the sign under the tiels says handfed and as I called it it backed off,so you never knoe.after it did that I asked her about it because I've never seen a tiel with no orange cheek and she said oh you wouldn't want that bird it was parent fed,so,so much for the hand fed sign.It doesn't happen over night,training a parrot, it's a long painstaking process at times,just give it some time.

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mockingbird · Guest

yes you can, but it takes longer. my dad's cockatiel was terrified of hands when we got her and not hand-fed. not she rides on my shoulder Smile

wanna see something scary, see this question!
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmE_skfrd4Jbogb4ZSptjDDN7BR.;_ylv=3?qid=20080521111207AADQZwn

YOU are doing really good. it took us 6 months to get our cockatiel to stop screaming and flying at the sight of a human hand. what you are also very good at, is that when the bird backs away you notice it and care! people who notice little things that that and care usuallyd don't get bitten! it's when the parrot backs away and the human brings the hand closer *anyway* that the parrot learns to bite!
it is ok, if the bird backs away, to keep your hand with food in it in the same position and see if the bird walks over and takes it anway. you can also talk to the bird, saying "yummy food! come take it!" or stuff. before you know it, the bird will be begging you for "yummy food" every time it sees you eat!

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MamaSmurf · Guest

Give her time to get used to everything. She is stressed out from the move to a new house and all the new people and surroundings. Let her alone for a week or 10 days, then try to start taming her. You are doing the right thing by talking to her and giving her hand fed treats. It could take a little while, just be patient. Don't try to wear a glove to pick her up, or wear a glove. These just freak them out. Carefully try to put your hand in the cage, not picking her up, but just let her get used to being around your hand. When you finally decide it's time to try to pick her up, put your hand in the cage and using your fingers, put them in front of her legs and gently try to push her off balance. In most cases she will be off balance and step up on your fingers or hand. You could get a bite or two doing this, but keep trying. Make sure your birds wings are kept clipped so it does not have free flight in the house, this can be dangerous for the bird. I've treated a lot of bird injuries from free flight and some die of broken necks. Please read my profile

To Lady Bird 2...just because birds are labeled "hand fed" is no guarantee the birds were even handled while they were being hand fed. Many people that breed birds don't even touch the birds during feeding. I would rather have some one tell me that the bird was handled a lot when it was just a baby, that means a lot more than "hand fed"

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fathom · Guest

at the moment this bird is in strange surroundings with a strange person putting her hand close to her, so she is doing what comes naturally backing away ( which is a good sign really she could be lunging forward trying to bite you ) depending on the age, and if this bird has had much interaction with people, will determine how quick you will be able to tame her , every animal and bird learns at its own pace and you will not be able to rush it ( it could take many months before you manage to get her onto your arm , just keep on talking to her, and offering her healthy treats spend as much time with her as possibleput a chair to sit on near her so she will get use to you being there, and don't give up, take things slowly offer her some fruit ,if she will not come and get it, poke it in the bars and wait, if she wants it she will eventually come closer ,once she is happy with you being there ( could take a couple of weeks) open the cage and offer her fruit, same again if she backs off, leave it as close to her as possible, eventually she will take it off you ,its all about patience there is no quick fix . I have a number of large parrots and cockatoos and they have all tamed down at different paces ,the longest being an absolutely wild cockatoo that took 2 years to tame .

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