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Oh, I can't imagine what you're going through. My lorikeet Ash is cuddly and loving, and I sometimes take her to bed with me too, although we're cutting down on that cause it's dangerous! (it's so cute though!) It must be terrible to have that relationship go backwards a little.
Your lorikeet is old enough now to start trying to establish her rank in the pecking order of your 'flock.' Food, food FOOD! If Ashling is ever hesitant of anything- peas, apples, native flowers, spinach and even something like a lollipop can work wonders... especially when I pretend to eat it- noisily- myself. Today, for instance, I was teaching her to fly down from the stair rails, and I had to pretend to eat a pea, telling her how yummy it is, to get her finally to fly down.
I'm really confused as to why yours is so very frightened though... my girl never went through a scared stage, except for when I went on holidays for a few days and she was 'wilder' when I got back. Is there anything in particular that could have brought it on? Could there have been a traumatic experience happen to her, even when you weren't there?
Maybe you'll have to start at the beginning and go from talking near her cage, to offering her favorite foods through the bars, to offering fave foods through the cage door, to holding the food behind a finger to make her step up to get the food, to automatic step-ups, to slowly bringing her out on your finger, to having her out again... over a period of about a week, the end of the week being when she's alowed out again.
It may sound stupid, as she was so tame and cuddly before, but it's just a suggestion. I guess it will build that trust back up again. Hope it turns out well, you two can get through this stage! What's her name and species by the way? Got any pics? :D Take care.
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