Taming Indian Ringneck

[Circles]

I've had my indian ringneck parakeet, for about a year now, previously she lived with my ex for two years, and upon seeing her i was naturally curious, 1 because it was a parrot and 2 because of how frightened she looked, while she was there she got very little attention and subsequently became very reclusive and aggressive, she was never let out of her cage and any attempts to move toward her resulted in very loud squawking and biting at the cage.

The Bird was my ex's parents, who were basically alcoholics on the doll, the house was small, unclean and they 4 kids of varying ages so, it was always cramped and loud there, really the parrot hated it.

I acquired her when i found out that they were planning on letting it out the window, and thought that maybe i could give her a nicer, cosy life. After the move to my house, she did calm down, she doesn't bite when you go near the cage now, just wait attentively for you to open it.

However, even after a year, progress is slow: a few months ago (after much time) she now flies down to my hand to get a treat and then flies off again. This is all she does, any other attempts to become closer are met with biting, squawking or a swift aerial retreat.

I do not react to any of her bites as i know this would make things worse, but even after a year, it still happens on occasions, drawing blood

If i leave alone she's fine, but obviously that it isn't what i wanted, and she's still got a lot of years left in her, any advice to achieve any sort of closeness would be greatly appreciated, as she bears little or no bond toward me, she spends all her time alone, in her cage or up on the curtains, she only sees me as something of a food dispenser.

How could i get her to trust me? Or even create a bond, where she would want to see me?

[Michael]

http://TrainedParrot.com/Taming

I think following a training methodology does more than just teach tricks but also develops human-bird bond in a fun interactive way.

[rebeccaturpeinen]

Michaels training method helped me with my parrot so maybe you could give that a try

Also, good on ya for saving her!!!! She wouldnt have survived if they had let her out of the window

[MandyG]

I don't have any other advice other than what's in the article Michael posted.

It's great that you rescued this bird from her untimely demise! It does take a lot of time to undue what years of mistreatment has done. Building trust can be a long process that requires a lot of patience but it will definitely be worth it in the end. Read through the taming article and let us know if it helps! Best of luck to you!