Hey guys,
Im new here but ive owned birds for while now. But never had a rainbow lorikeet, i got a 5 months old hand tamed rainbow lorikeet 3 weeks ago and i noticed that since i got her, she is very slow and not that playful.(not complaining, just worried) and i was wondering if that’s normal? She steps up very slowly or doesnt step up at all so i decided to take my time to start taming her. Ive tamed baby cockatiels before. But she doesnt bite the target and i dont have a clicker so i make the sound with my mouth. I dont know what to do to make her bite the target so she can be rewarded. So i decided to use food as a motivation to step up.
How i do it:
I repetitively say step up and put my finger on her chest and put the food close enough but far enough make her step on finger to reach it then a bite of treat is her reward. And i put back on the perch before repeating. But she seems very slow then stops stepping up after 5 mins like it cant be bothered but would still eat if she gets food.
My question:
Is it normal that she is that slow? Its liek she on my finger in slowly motion or uses its beak to grab my finger before getting on and still slow.
What can i do?
Also what can i do for the target situation? It just does not care about the target as if its not even there. I cant afford to go to the Vet since im just a student in Australia atm and barely have money for essentials due to high rent cost. HELP PLEASE
Thanks,
GAVIN.
Gavinlslyk
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Gender: This parrot forum member is male
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Number of Birds Owned: 2
Types of Birds Owned: Cockatiels and Rainbow Lorikeet
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