Andre Steps Up
260 views · Published 12 October 2010 · 0:32 · Indexed 23 October 2026
Channel: lvgraham · 2010 · Pets & Animals
Andre was a rescue parrot. After 2 months of feeding him by hand through the bars while he tried to bite and scream at me, he has finally started to respond. One thing that really helped Andre's frame of mind was getting rid of his favorite hammock/nest. I think he had been protecting it all this time, because once it was gone, Andre became much sweeter. This interaction is the day after I removed the hammock -- before it would have been only biting (when he bit my finger in the video, he was trying to remove a scab on my finger which must have looked like a seed to him). Birdtricks.com has been valuable in teaching me how to relate to my bird. If you have a bird, check them out. Chet Womack's tips are great.
