serenityprncss

She backs away and fusses when I goto scoop her up... as if I am going to make her step up... but then once she realizes I am picking her up and not making her try to step up she is content to let me do it... Such a little goober haha. I actually don't mind if she learns to step up and doesn't want to be scooped... I just hope she stays cuddly

Hello all Well I just got my first grey about a week ago. She is a 5 year old timneh name tiki. She is a total sweet heart, and I have already fallen inlove I have two other feather babies a pionis named roxy and a sun conure named sundae. Both small birds were rescues I got 3 years ago... they made me realize the bird lover that I am today. For 2 years I have researched greys and waited for a rescue to come my way... until finally I just ventured out and found tiki to adopt. I just felt ready to have a grey I had expected to find a grey that was just wanting to keep to itself and want attention but not to be cuddled as many greys are.... but tiki is sooo cuddly... she will give you a kiss every 2 minutes! She is such a cuddlebug. She was this way with her previous owner so I feel her behavior won't change... even if it does I couldn't help but love her anyway. I feel so lucky I am glad to have found this community! I cheated and posted before my intro and wow is everyone so helpful!! I am glad I have this board to look upon for help! Thanks!!!

Wow thanks everyone for the responses!!! To answer a few of everyones questions... I have had her about a week... I left her to get used to things in and around her cage before I really tried working on the stepping up... she loves to be out on top of her cage... so she's always begging at the door. So I have been placing my arm over the cage door so she HAS to step up onto before climbing to the top of the cage.. At first she wouldn't do it... but she wasn't fussing.... she just knew what I was up to haha. She did it twice tonight.. I think I will just keep doing it this way and then slowly start pulling my arm away each time so she can recognize my arm as stable and steady perch as some of you guys suggested. I have tried using a wooden perch with no luck... she bites it a holds it... walks backwards and then flys away! But thanks to all with that suggestion I am patient with her.... but I feel like I have accomplished nothing when she won't step up but then I have to scoop her up and put her back on the cage after she flys away... isn't that encouraging the behavior I am trying to resolve? Her behavior I actually observed for 2 weeks before bringing her home... I had 4 visits with her before bringing her home... and her behaviors now, match the ones with her previous owner.... and she is sweet with just about everyone I am very lucky in that department. She is my first grey... but I have been looking into adopting one for 2 years now and have done a lot of research.. I don't buy any birds from breeders.. I find the "used" birds... that people lost intrest in... I have 3 birds currently ... including the grey (her name is tiki btw ) My other two birds I have had over 3 years... a pionus named roxy and a sun conure named sundae.... these were both rescues I got for free, but tiki I actually paid an adoption fee for because I finally felt ready to get a grey.... she is soooo worth it!

hello all my first post!! i will introduce myself and my babies shortly after this. well i just got a timneh she just turned 5 years old on august 11th and i am her 3rd home (so i was told). she has been dna'd tested. well she is a total sweet heart! loves her kisses and to have her beak and head scratched. she loves to cuddle up on you... one thing she does is punches holes in your shirt while cuddling hehe. which i don't mind her only issue is she REFUSES to step up. she will fuss and scream if you try to get her to step up... she will bite but honestly she won't bite to hurt... she just places her beak over your fingers or whatever she is trying to grab and won't put much pressure... so i try and try to work with her... but she really dislikes my trying and lets me know it by screaming, backing away, slightly biting, and until she finally just flys away. i tried to take her away from her cage and see if she would be better to work with without her cage in the room but nope no progress... she just wants you to scoop her up in your hands and be placed on your arm.... i have tried tricking her with treats.. i distracted her by taking her on my screened porch..she was very intrested in things going on outside but wasn't distracted enough to just step up... i have had successful training while having a bird being so distracted by "being outside"... i am persistent but so is she! hehe any help/advice would be very much appreciated!!! thanks everyone in advance