Parrot Attacks

I don't know how to let my parrot know I'm not going to harm it. Maybe I'm doing things wrong. He wants to bite sometimes, and if I try to give him food by hand, there's a chance he'll nip or lunge at me. When I open the cage door, he usually climbs up on top of his cage. I don't know how to get him down since sometimes he looks a bit eager to get off, but hesitant at the same time. He can climb off himself, but usually when he does that, he wants to bite my shoes. Not being able to get him off his cage myself is also a big problem when it comes to bathing. I can give him soft sprinkle showers using the hose in the spring and summer, but in the fall and winter, it's too cold for that. What do I do?

I really doubt I can get my parrot to trust me so easily. I didn't even have him in the first place. I got him from my mother's friend's son years and years ago. And I had even less of a clue how to care for a parrot. I feel terrible.

here is a link for you.Informational letter to new bird owners


Id never use the hose! Either take into shower with you, or mist throughly with spray bottle. Hose is cruel- would you like a hose shower?


What kind of bird do you have? Need some info to help you out with your predicament.

when we are outside I use my hose that has an attachment for misting. It works great and Karree loves it.

They are pretty cheap to buy as well. karree just sits there and preens away while the misting is going, granted my hand gets tired holding up the hose since she enjoys hour long baths like a typical female

Anyways what are more details about your bird

Clipped/not clipped
Species

whole deal the more information we have the easier it is to help

I hope your water isnt as cold as ours from the hose. I have known birds going into shock by being hosed.

Like most animals other than humans, birds are better at picking up on subtle body language. What we might miss among ourselves and our own species, other animals, since they're adapted better to the wild--and survival, are more likely to pick up on subtler clues.

For example; if you're harboring jealousy, angst, doubt, or anger that your human partner or friend may not pick up on, your animal will and will act upon it. Similarly, if your human companion has anonymous issues with your animal, to your animal they are not anonymous.

Think about the accounts of how animals behave when they seem to psychically detect disaster before it occurs; in Indonesia, elephants ran over their handlers to get to high ground long before anyone knew there was a tsunami. Critters are just more in tune with subtle hints and movements than are we.

That said, never play poker with a parrot!

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That said, never play poker with a parrot!

lol, I love it! So true.

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here is a link for you.Informational letter to new bird owners Id never use the hose! Either take into shower with you, or mist throughly with spray bottle. Hose is cruel- would you like a hose shower? What kind of bird do you have? Need some info to help you out with your predicament.

I don't use the hose anymore. It's too troublesome. The weather is getting cold now, and I can't give him showers like that anymore. So I tried to give him a bath in a not very deep type of plastic container. It is big and circular. I don't know the name for it, but it can be used to fill up with water and wash clothes by hand in, or do something like give a baby a bath when still young.

Well, anyway, it was two days ago when my bird was on top of his cage and suddenly started flapping his wings furiously as if to signal my attention that he wanted something. I didn't understand until he went into his cage and made gestures with his wings as if to wash himself using his drinking water container. So I got out the container and filled it up with some water. I didn't want to fill it up too much to make it too deep for him to go into it.

I set his cage on the floor to see what he would do. Obviously he wanted to go in since he was flapping his wings eagerly at the sight of the water. At first, he was alarmed when he went into the container and got a bit wet. When he tried a second time, he was waddling around in the water. I wonder if it's okay he has a bath like this. I saw he only got the bottom half of his body wet by the time he stepped out.

Also ... I have no idea what kind of parrot my bird is. I don't know if it'll help if I tell you about his feather patterns. The crown of his head is an orange red, and the back of his head is just the same color. But his necks are green with little black stripes. His wings are primary black with a hint of green, though his shoulder blades of his wings are orange red. The top of his chest is also orange red, and his stomach is green with hints of black. It's kind of like the feather is green, but in the middle each green feather is a little dot of black. Another thing is at his ankles, the color of the small feathers there are orange red as well.

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I don't use the hose anymore. It's too troublesome. The weather is getting cold now, and I can't give him showers like that anymore. So I tried to give him a bath in a not very deep type of plastic container. It is big and circular. I don't know the name for it, but it can be used to fill up with water and wash clothes by hand in, or do something like give a baby a bath when still young. Well, anyway, it was two days ago when my bird was on top of his cage and suddenly started flapping his wings furiously as if to signal my attention that he wanted something. I didn't understand until he went into his cage and made gestures with his wings as if to wash himself using his drinking water container. So I got out the container and filled it up with some water. I didn't want to fill it up too much to make it too deep for him to go into it. I set his cage on the floor to see what he would do. Obviously he wanted to go in since he was flapping his wings eagerly at the sight of the water. At first, he was alarmed when he went into the container and got a bit wet. When he tried a second time, he was waddling around in the water. I wonder if it's okay he has a bath like this. I saw he only got the bottom half of his body wet by the time he stepped out. Also ... I have no idea what kind of parrot my bird is. I don't know if it'll help if I tell you about his feather patterns. The crown of his head is an orange red, and the back of his head is just the same color. But his necks are green with little black stripes. His wings are primary black with a hint of green, though his shoulder blades of his wings are orange red. The top of his chest is also orange red, and his stomach is green with hints of black. It's kind of like the feather is green, but in the middle each green feather is a little dot of black. Another thing is at his ankles, the color of the small feathers there are orange red as well.

A pic would be helpful but it sounds like Jardine, does it look like this?

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A pic would be helpful but it sounds like Jardine, does it look like this?

Yes, that looks exactly like my bird. I never thought I would see a picture of the species of my bird since I had such trouble finding one.

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Yes, that looks exactly like my bird. I never thought I would see a picture of the species of my bird since I had such trouble finding one.

That's because they are a type of poicephalus parrot from Africa, same family as senagals, myers, redbellies, and uncapes. But with the exception of the uncapes they do not resemble the others in appearance, so unless you are well versed in the world of parrots you would have a hard time figuring it out, but they are pretty common.