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Originally Posted by kidcusu13
how long does it take for him to trust me?
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There is no quantifiable time. Some parrots may never learn to trust (although I have not seen this personally - I have heard of such situations), some parrots learn to trust very quickly.
To me trust develops out of consistancy and a postive environment when working with the bird. If people work with the bird consistantly and react in the same (positive) way with the bird's behaviour the bird will start "trusting" the person and will be willing to try new things with the person.
If a person works negatively with a bird then the parrot's reaction is to become aggressive and engage in avoidance behaviours. Or the parrot does not seem to "trust" the person (actually - they trust that the interaction will be negative so they attempt to avoid the interaction).
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Originally Posted by kidcusu13
oh and what do you mean they will think im there mate?
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A parrot may associate you as a "flock mate" (member of the flock - we can think of it as "family" for now), or as a "breeding mate." You, I would assume, would want to be a flock mate. If the parrot thinks you are a breeding mate then he or she may become quite upset when you don't do the "right" things...
Leading a parrot on is one of the things that we can do. Scratching in inappropriate places leading to sexual arousal... Constant cuddling, touching and preening that we may do with our hands. A parrot may become quite enamoured with your hands and try to feed them (regurgitate on them) if this is the case. Feeding breeding mates is a common practice among parrots...
Have a read of:
How Not to be a Tease
10-09-2009, 01:15 AM
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