First, I don't know how, but he seems to already have a preference for me over my bf. When he takes flight, he'll totally bypass my bf when he's already had his hand out and fly to me instead. Sometimes if my bf has him, he'll just leave him and come to me. While I'll admit this is kind of flattering, I know it won't be when Conrad grows up and this behavior stops being aversive and starts getting aggressive. (I love me bf, and I love his face. I don't want either one to be mauled by a crazed parrot
).Second, he keeps landing on my head. I'm already on this. When he goes to land on my head, I'll block it with my hand so that he has no choice but to land or leave (and he won't leave). When he lands on my hand, he gets praise, attention, and scritches. When he lands on my head, he gets plucked off. The end. I suspect he might be doing this in the first place because he's still a bit clumsy and my noggin has more landing space, and hair to grab on to. He'll figure it out.
Third and last, Conrad doesn't like to be left alone. In about 90% of cases when I put him in his cage, and leave the room--closing the door behind me--he'll scream. Now, I'm not entirely sure how to handle this. The best I can think to do is just ignore the screaming until it stops and then reward him by reentering only when quiet. I mean, I'll have to leave for class everyday when my classes begin; best thing I can think to do I show him that screaming won't bring me running back in. Still, I feel bad for the little guy. He grew up surrounded by other birds when he wasn't around people. He's literally never been alone in his life till I took him home. It's got to be a bit of a shock.
So, that's the last of it. Any advice is welcome, especially on the screaming issue. Thanks all!
Conrad- Senegal
