Parrot Cage

I have a 6 month old Ekkie, who is more than a little territorial of his cage and I’m trying to get him used to being outside the cage more. All the books and websites I’ve read say I should show him lots of attention and let him out of the cage. But the moment I put him on the floor to explore he walks straight to the cage. Help?

By: dng0415

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Covering her cage helps, but I can’t keep her under a blanket forever. She seems to think it is the greatest sound ever and she even dances a little while she does it. If it wasn’t so gawd-awful annoying, it might even be cute. Help!!!!!
Moving the cage doesn’t help. She is LOUD and even when she is 2-floors away the alarm sound is disruptive (especially at night). At first I tried telling her, “stop that.” Now she just says “stop that” at the end of every “alarm” so having new things to say doesn’t seem to solve the problem either. She has a huge vocabulary and she seems to learn new stuff to say every day. I do think that she is trying to get attention with her crooning, but she is out of her cage and handled OFTEN, so I can’t imagine she is lacking for attention. Maybe I should try really hard to ignore her when she makes that sound? It’s not easy though. The other problem is that she is so good at making this sound that I’m never sure if it’s her or the actual alarm. I spend lots of my day smelling for smoke and pulling out the fire extinguisher. You folks are right tho…it is pretty funny.
It’s not like I turn on the smoke alarm every day for kicks. And I don’t burn every meal I cook. The alarm has only gone off ONE TIME since we got her over a year ago. That’s all it’s taken for her to learn this sound. Please don’t insinuate that I’ve done something irresponsible or wrong by allowing my smoke alarm to do it’s job.

Thanks to the folks who have had suggestions rather than criticism!

By: harold137

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It is bigger than a parakeet, does not have a feathered head like a cockatoo’s and is blue, yellow, cream and red. It seems very quite until I reach in to the cage. I have a picture of it. It has a small beak and it is aggressive when handled, so it may be an escaped pet.

By: skygirl_92708

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I have had parrots before( African Grey) I never had this problem. i would love to give much more time out off the cage but I have to be right there because I dont want him to get into trouble or get hurt.

By: malenurse20052004

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i want to know how to train them to talk , the word ‘ Salam ‘ and should i clip their feathers ? I have two of them 1 male and 1 female in 1 cage .When ever i try to feed them the female comes and takes the food from my hand but the male runs away he is actually scared of everyone .. what do i do now ?

By: Basit

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When I first got him he was nice to everyone then started attacking me but like my husband. Then one day he started being nice to me but attacking my husband literally. He just flies over to him and bites him.

We’ve tried everything and my husband is really patient and doesn’t show fear or screams but is getting to the point that I can barely take him out of his cage.
My quaker is seven months old and is a boy.

I think he does sees me as his mate but I want to correct this

By: MisSheik

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I like budgies the best. I mean, those little comical dominating featherballs, running around the floor in clumps of different colors, pecking at each other, squealing and screeching and squeaking, nibbling on millet seeds, pulling at toys, fluffing their cheek feathers on the cage bars . . . Ahhh so cute! Ahaha~

By: LibertySoundRange

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He runs around frantic and I know he is still getting used to being here, but he was fine with me at the adoption place. When I tried to pick him up to finally put him in his cage, his bit me a couple of good times lol & just wondering if anyone has any tips on what I should do thanks!

By: Due in August with # two!

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I let my bird out of its cage on occasion. Her wings are not clipped. I have a small fenced yard for a dog. Plenty of house room: 2500 sq foot.

By: niecelaine

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Hi all I have one of these

http://www.birdscomfort.com/parrot_aviary_cage.html

for the life of me I can’t get it even started to get it together it can with a stupid sheet with a photo of the cage and NO intructions. Please help

By: Harry’sMom

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