by Wolf » Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:39 pm
Remember !! Slow down and quit trying to force him, you scared the heck out of him. You must always introduce new things slowly, hang the perch on the side of the cage and let him get used to it. Then put it inside of the cage until he get used to it.
The bird is not offensive, you are -- to the bird ! You are a giant demanding that he commit suicide and he is terrified when you do that so you give him no choice but to try to defend his life. STOP<SLOW DOWN and THINK about what you are doing!
Go back without the perch and find out how much of his trust you have destroyed. Come back and start a new topic thread, I'll be looking for it.