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Afraid of new toy
Topic Started: Jan 24 2010, 12:31 PM (469 Views)
PatE	Jan 24 2010, 12:31 PM Post #1
Member Posts: 83 Group: Full Members Member #3,160 Joined: November 9, 2009 How many Parrotlets do you have One What colours Blue male Other Birds ? female cockatiel Coco I live in South Louisiana My name is Patty	I put a small rope covered sphere inside the cage and he wouldn't go near it. eek I thought that he would love it. I searched the old posts and saw that Bonnie suggested hanging it on the outside the cage for a while. I'll try that. Any other ideas? :question: Thanks



Jan	Jan 24 2010, 12:47 PM Post #2
staff member Posts: 3,531 Group: Staff Member #1,157 Joined: November 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 3 What types Celestial What colours Blue & Green+Green Dominant Pied, Other Birds ? Zippi & Drummer Cockatiels I live in Wales uk My name is Jan	He'll get use to it there.. Mine dont play with new toys for days he just need's to get use to it in his cage



scooby	Jan 24 2010, 01:51 PM Post #3
Admin Posts: 4,471 Group: Admin Member #1,461 Joined: December 10, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 7 What types celestial What colours 3 green, 1 blue, 1 pastel blue,1 yellow, 1 albino Other Birds ? Meyers parrot, Gcc ,blue fischer lovebird,2 fischer lovebirds,2 mountain parakeet,2 budgies I live in York My name is Jacqueline ( jackie for short)	I agree with Jan, mine are always scared of a new toy for a couple of days or so , but he will start to play with it i am sure :)



Bigboy	Jan 24 2010, 05:54 PM Post #4
Vip Member Posts: 1,364 Group: Full Members Member #665 Joined: September 22, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have Bigboy is an only birdie What types Bigboy is a Pacific Lucida Parrotllet What colours Bigboy is green with a gray wash I live in The Bronx, NY My name is Anita	Bigboy studiously avoids new toys - also old toys. I believe he is a closet toy player. I NEVER see him playing with any toys, but when he doesn't think I am there to see, I have seen him attack one or more of his toys. drats



scooby	Jan 24 2010, 08:01 PM Post #5
Admin Posts: 4,471 Group: Admin Member #1,461 Joined: December 10, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 7 What types celestial What colours 3 green, 1 blue, 1 pastel blue,1 yellow, 1 albino Other Birds ? Meyers parrot, Gcc ,blue fischer lovebird,2 fischer lovebirds,2 mountain parakeet,2 budgies I live in York My name is Jacqueline ( jackie for short)	Bigboy Jan 24 2010, 05:54 PM I believe he is a closet toy player. rofl rofl rofl rofl bless him



LauraR	Jan 24 2010, 10:04 PM Post #6
Staff Member Posts: 6,297 Group: Staff Member #78 Joined: April 7, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Pied Other Birds ? 2 Conures I live in California, USA	You've got some good advice,Patty. I usually hang new toys on the outside of the cage for a day or two before hanging it inside. I do this with my other birds too. Some birds are more suspicious of new things than others so it can take a little longer. Ha, ha, Big Boy!! Why is it they talk when we're not around too? Spike starts talking the minute I turn the water on in the kitchen. Then the second I turn it off, he stops talking! :lol:



Gardengail	Jan 25 2010, 12:30 PM Post #7
Staff Member Posts: 13,943 Group: Staff Member #25 Joined: January 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Other Birds ? Severe Macaw and 2 Timneth Greys I live in Upstate New York, USA My name is Gail	I've really not had much of a problem with new toys and Cricket. It's the big guys that are scared to death of new toys! :rolleyes:



PatE	Jan 25 2010, 01:51 PM Post #8
Member Posts: 83 Group: Full Members Member #3,160 Joined: November 9, 2009 How many Parrotlets do you have One What colours Blue male Other Birds ? female cockatiel Coco I live in South Louisiana My name is Patty	LauraR Jan 24 2010, 10:04 PM You've got some good advice,Patty. I usually hang new toys on the outside of the cage for a day or two before hanging it inside. I do this with my other birds too. Some birds are more suspicious of new things than others so it can take a little longer. Ha, ha, Big Boy!! Why is it they talk when we're not around too? Spike starts talking the minute I turn the water on in the kitchen. Then the second I turn it off, he stops talking! :lol: Big Boy! rofl I'm finding out what you mean about the talking, Laura. Are they also "closet talkers"? For the last few days I thought that I heard him say "PEEEEEKABOO!" from another room, but as soon as I got closer and he saw me, he shut up. Yesterday, I knew that I was hearing something new, so I listened right outside the door and not only was he saying "Peeeekaboo!", he was also saying "scratch, scratch, scratch". You can just about imagine my excitement! jumping for joy :bana: It was like when my firstborn said "bug" many years ago. Now, if he could only do it when someone else is around so that my family doesn't think I'm cracking up! Back to the toy. I had also got a boing at the same time that I hung right outside his cage, so I switched them out and hung the sphere outside. He jumped right on that boing inside the cage, even though it's much bigger. I had him step up onto the sphere outside of the cage yesterday, he was just fine. Go figure. Thanks for the input. I'm going to keep switching them out.



LauraR	Jan 25 2010, 10:13 PM Post #9
Staff Member Posts: 6,297 Group: Staff Member #78 Joined: April 7, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Pied Other Birds ? 2 Conures I live in California, USA	It's so exciting to hear them talk for the first time, and don't they have the cutest little voices? I love to hear them. When I'm upstairs Spike really starts talking a lot. I have to stand at the top of the stairs to hear him...."I love you"...."Pretty Baby"....Cute boy, kiss kiss, etc. So yes, they are definitely closet talkers! :lol: Gail, isn't it funny that little Parrotlets are less fearful than the big birds? I don't know if I'd want to see a Parrotlet personality in a big bird body!! eek



theexbrit	Jan 26 2010, 02:34 AM Post #10
Co Admin Posts: 4,144 Group: Co Admin Member #74 Joined: March 20, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 3 What types Pacifics What colours Green, pied Other Birds ? 2 Conures - Crimson Bellied & Green Cheeked I live in So. California My name is Andy	:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Allthese little guys are so funny :wub: :wub: :lol: It's like that article by Sandee Molinda said, they have such a hard life in the wild they'd never survive unless they had that "attitude"!!



Gardengail	Jan 26 2010, 02:30 PM Post #11
Staff Member Posts: 13,943 Group: Staff Member #25 Joined: January 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Other Birds ? Severe Macaw and 2 Timneth Greys I live in Upstate New York, USA My name is Gail	LauraR Jan 25 2010, 10:13 PM Gail, isn't it funny that little Parrotlets are less fearful than the big birds? I don't know if I'd want to see a Parrotlet personality in a big bird body!! eek Oh dear god I shudder to think!!! rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl



Bonnie	Jan 28 2010, 12:59 PM Post #12
Administrator Posts: 14,725 Group: Full Members Member #73 Joined: March 10, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 0 Other Birds ? YNA GCC. Cockatiel I live in Pennsylvania My name is Bonnie	My Cocktiel was afraid of toys at first but now can't wait to check out new toy.



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