I've got a new baby !!!! well, *snicker* it isn't mine, but

[Emily]

a friend of mine bought a baby blue parrotlet 3 months old. She loves mine (mine isn't a blue but a pacific split to blue) anyway, she is amazed how mine does tricks, and acts like a large parrot, talks, eats out of my hand etc. So, she buys this baby that is not socialized and is biting the crap out of her and is nasty. She came over to visit me and was so upset. She said she was going to give the bird up because she didn't have time to socialize her. I said Hey! I can do that for you. She is happy and I have another bird to keep my mind busy and off of the loss of Morgan.

So........she brought her over and left. In 5 mins. I had her stepping up! so funny, I was laughing to myself and thinking my friend would crap if she knew I had her stepping up before she was even home from my house !! Anyway, I have now had her for 1 week. She lays upside down in my hand. Fluffs when I give her scritches on her jaw line, and is now making the kissing sound when I kiss on her!!.

My friend came to visit her yesterday and is thrilled!! She says the difference is like night and day. She is leaving her for another week or so, till I think she's doing great.

I must admit, my head size has gotten 3 times bigger and I feel so proud. Ahhh to help a baby !!!

I still miss my Morgan though,

Emily

[tiger2]

You've got the touch! I would work with your friend and show her how you train her bird. Let her handle the bird with you there to give pointers so she feels more confident too.Good Job!

[fatma]

wow, what a great job!

[annabanana]

I am coming to you when I need help training my new parrotlet! Hopefully, I'll be just as good. I am getting mine today. He is suppose to be already socialized and two months old. I've heard different debates...one saying you should not handle him at all the first day and only 15 minutes every day for two weeks and others that say start handling him and training him immediately. What do you guys think? I have read several training material and am excited to start right away, but I don't want to stress the poor little guy out. I was thinking of handling him for 20-30 minute bouts a few times a day.

[ParrotletLover]

Good job, Emily!!

Annabanana, I "read" the bird and get my answer from there. If the bird is terrified, don't handle it. But if the bird wants you to reach in and pet it, or if it wants to come out, then that's okay, too. However, don't make take it out for a long time. It still needs to get used to his environment.

Congrats.

[Emily]

I do the same, I read the bird. This one I started right away did 10 mins with her, then left her alone for about 4 hrs, then did just a quick min or 2 with lots of kisses.

She still has a long way to go, she's still very scared. My friend has another parrotlet (pacific) about 4 yrs old and she put him in her cage. They did NOT get along and she left him in there for just an hour. She (my friend)is not the most patient person in the world and she was chasing her all over the cage to grab her to get her out of the cage. She would then bite her and she would flick her beak with her finger. So now the little one is afraid of a hand in her cage. She (my friend) only had her at her house for a week, but she caused alot of fear in that week.

I leave her door open (I am right there in the room )and let her come out on her own. I then get her to step up on the outside of her cage and when she does she gets lots of praise and kisses.

It will take time to get her comfortable, sigh* then she'll have to go home.

Emily