Indian Ringnecks Rejecting Eggs?

Its great to see that you know that your IRN is not trying to bite you when he steps up, and you can see that he is only doing it to gain balance. Give him time- if he was quite handtamed in the store where it is stressful, he is probably going to be much better in a home environment. But you must remember- Charlie doesn't know you, he doesn't know your house- and everything here is new to him.

He needs time to adjust in his new home. As far as stepping up goes, if you havent had any luck with either your hands or a stick (and again- it may take a couple of days until he is comfortable enough to do this) then you can use a towel. Drag the towel in an arc behind him, then gently circle it in front of him so he has no choice but to step up onto the towel.

You can even say 'step up' as he is stepping up onto the towel. Doing it this way should ensure that you cant get bitten- and the towel should be thick enough that he couldn't harm you through you even if he tried. Once he is on the towel, you can either transport him with the towel, or try to get him to step up onto your hand, or onto a stick while he is on the uneven surface of the towel- he won't be able to move as fast.

As far as clicker training goes. Again- it is too early in your relationship to start this training. The best and most effective way to begin clicker training is to install the conditioned stimulus first.

A conditioned stimulus is the sound of the clicker. You need to condition your parrot so that he knows that the sound of the clicker = a reward. To start this off (and again- it is best if you let him settle in first before attempting this) you need to seperate a whole heap of different foods.

Seperate his seeds into seperate piles, and make a few more piles of treats like fresh fruits, veggies, sultanas, etc. Line up the piles in front of him, and see what one he goes for first. Once he has chosen his 'poison' you need to take it out of his diet. The only way that he can get his favorite food is when he hears the clicker from now on.

From here, you need to 'install the conditioned stimulus' To do this, you need to click and reward the bird within a few seconds of the clicker going off. Don't click when Charlie has done something you want to reward- otherwise he will think that he is getting rewarded for the action, and not because of the sound of the clicker (it sounds a little backwards, I know- but trust me- this is important for training different things later on) Just click when he is doing nothing in particular, and make sure that if you do click when he is doing something, that you do not repeat a click when he is doing a similar action. You only need to use the clicker a few times a day- and with plenty of space in between clicks.

Charlie should quickly realise that the sound of the click = a reward. This should occur within 3-7 days of training. When Charlie is responding to the click 90% of the time (eg.

He is looking up at you, waiting for the reward when he hears the clicker) you can say that you have successfully implanted the conditioned stimulus, and you are ready to clicker train your pet.

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