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U know who asked in PetsBirds · 1 decade ago

How 2 befriend my parrot? Any idea?

my parrot is always afraid of me

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  • 1 decade ago
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    The most important thing is for you to gain the birds trust. It takes time. Always move slowly around your bird. Speak softly and never yell at it. Talk to it often in a friendly tone. I can help you better if you update your question and offer some more details like age, sex, exactly what the bird does when it is scared and what you do when it gets scared.

    Oh, and about the not hand feeding part written by den2read. I would say that probably 85-90% of all hand tamed parrots were handfed as babies. This is why they are considered hand tame. Birds raised by their parents and not hand fed are very difficult to tame. It could take months or even years to tame a wild parrot. Hand feeding is very important when it comes to teaching a bird to trust humans. I imagine your bird is not still a baby though so there is no reason to hand feed.it. Still you should offer it treats with your hands so that it will assiciate something good with your hands.

    Update and give us more info so we can give you a better answer.

    Source(s): I've taken an African Grey who hated women (he was beaten by one) and turned him into a affectionate and sweet bird. He will step up for any woman and he cuddles with me and kisses me. He still prefers men, but he wont attack a woman anymore.
  • 1 decade ago

    You can only befriend a parrot by winning his/her trust. it takes time and it takes an enormous amount of patience.

    You didn't say what kind of parrot or give us any background information, but I would suggest that you move slowly and sit next to the cage and simply talk softly to the bird.

    Gradually, you can begin to open the door to the cage......and talk to the bird and slowly begin to put your hand into the cage, offering a special treat of some kind.

    Once the bird accepts the treat from your hand, you can begin to work on getting the bird to step up on your hand and then slowly bringing the bird out of the cage.

    Of course, the bird will be more co-operative if his/her wings are trimmed to prevent him/her from flying away from you.

    This taming process can take weeks or months depending on the bird's age, the species and the bird's prior experience with humans.

    Source(s): vet tech /pet sitter
  • 1 decade ago

    give him lots of love and attention, parrots are VERY intelligent birds, your bird need to feel safe and loved with you, its also depends on whether or not the parrot was hand fed when you bought him, if he wasn't its going to take much more work than normal for your parrot to bond to. good luck

    Source(s): conure owner
  • 1 decade ago

    I have a friend who made 'toys' out of empty toilet paper cores. Her parrot loves them! He pushes them off the table and she picks them up (that's 'playing') she cuts them into smaller rings and he steps into them, the bird tosses them and she tosses them back, and they just have a high old time.

    Find ways to play with your bird. Can you get him out of the cage? Will he let you pet him? Try talking distinctly and repeating the same things like 'pretty bird' they like compliments!

  • 1 decade ago

    make sure the parrot wings are cut short,bacause when he cant fly it makes him depend on you for help.when the wings are long he knows that he can get away from you hope this helps ive had 3 parrots jackie

  • 1 decade ago

    *Talk to him, right beside him every day.

    *Take him out and let him eat some treats he doesnt normally get..outside the cage, while you sit nearby.

    *Always talk in low tones, coo at him, make noises similar to his.

    *Spend time with him every single day.

    *NOOOOOO mirrors in the cage. They make the bird choose his reflection over you.

    **Never hand feed. If a bird eats from your hand it learns to peck at your hand.

  • 1 decade ago

    Talk to him and give him treats and be friendly to him and try smiling when talking to him maybe he or she loves the attention.

  • 1 decade ago

    i also have the same problem, i have had him for 1 year and he wont allow us to touch him

  • 1 decade ago

    TALK TO HIM MUCH

    Source(s): FRIEND
  • 1 decade ago

    LOVE HIM

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