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Hi all!
I recently got a kakariki from a friend who is moving to a different country and is not able to take him (?). I was hoping to get some advice about these birds and how to best take care of them. I think he's about 7-8 months (our friend has had him since Christmas, and I think they're usually 8-12 weeks at the store?). It's also my very first bird.
I was also hoping to get some input regarding his behaviour lately. I've had him for about a week and a half and I noticed that he has been more aggressive the last 2 days or so. Local bird shop suggested I put him in his cage everytime he bites, but I feel like that's made things worse. Or am I not being patient enough?
I was also wondering if it's possible to spoil him/ give him too much freedom? We have a pretty much empty room where we sometimes let him roam and he loves it, as he gets to do whatever he wants, but now when he starts chewing on things he's not supposed to and I try to redirect him he bites. He'll even bite when I ask him to step up sometimes. He was biting since we got him, which we attributed to the stress of being moved, but then it got a little better as he got used to us, but for the past 2 days has been worse.
Edit: Just wanted to mention, not only has he been biting more, I also feel like he's less interactive. At the beginning he would always step up, whereas now he either bites or refuses to step up half the time.
Thank you and nice meeting you all! Please feel free to let me know if you have any advice or if I'm doing anything wrong. I'm willing to learn and change
Erika
I recently got a kakariki from a friend who is moving to a different country and is not able to take him (?). I was hoping to get some advice about these birds and how to best take care of them. I think he's about 7-8 months (our friend has had him since Christmas, and I think they're usually 8-12 weeks at the store?). It's also my very first bird.
I was also hoping to get some input regarding his behaviour lately. I've had him for about a week and a half and I noticed that he has been more aggressive the last 2 days or so. Local bird shop suggested I put him in his cage everytime he bites, but I feel like that's made things worse. Or am I not being patient enough?
I was also wondering if it's possible to spoil him/ give him too much freedom? We have a pretty much empty room where we sometimes let him roam and he loves it, as he gets to do whatever he wants, but now when he starts chewing on things he's not supposed to and I try to redirect him he bites. He'll even bite when I ask him to step up sometimes. He was biting since we got him, which we attributed to the stress of being moved, but then it got a little better as he got used to us, but for the past 2 days has been worse.
Edit: Just wanted to mention, not only has he been biting more, I also feel like he's less interactive. At the beginning he would always step up, whereas now he either bites or refuses to step up half the time.
Thank you and nice meeting you all! Please feel free to let me know if you have any advice or if I'm doing anything wrong. I'm willing to learn and change
Erika
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