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Hi there Phoebe is 6 years old - advices are welcome: 1) She completely freaks out with any new object. She doesn't have too much toys because of that also. For example if I bring a new toy and I put the toy one meter away of the cage she just freezes on the other side of the cage for 2 or 3 days (then I quit and I take the toy out from there). 2) I don't find nothing to give her that she likes the most, I can never reward her with food because I cant find nothing that she loves the most to eat. So I just reward her with my energy (with gestures or sweet words) 3) She used to step up and to play on my shoulder. But I had to move and I left her with my parents for almost 3 years (I was with her only on weekends and holidays). When she made one year old she started to don't let anybody touch her besides me. So during those 4 years she was mainly inside the cage. So now I finally could bring her and she is again full time with me, she just step up very few times, and when I put my hand in front of her she start to nibbling (very softly and she starts to shake her hand and giving me foot already eaten [i dont know the verb in english ] She looks very happy - dancing and doing sweet sounds, she gives me always one hand but she never comes up with the other. It seems that she still doesn0t trust me to step up (I try all days). So she just step up when she flies and fall down, then she needs me to get back to her cage. (still I think that last 2 months there were some improvements on our relationship) =D

Thank you for your posts. Today I tried some new fruits, 90% on the floor or wall. But I think that she ate the others 10%.... Is she suposed to have all time something to eat inside the cage?

Hello, Phoebe eats almost only pellets. I tried to give her fruits and vegetables but she just like pellets... I want to start training her but I don't know with what can I reward her... At the moment, she let me touch her, and she doesn't bite me ( with strangers is a different story ) Although she just come to my hand, if she lands on the floor and needs me to go back to her cage... She doesn't come up if she is on the cage. I think she just trust me a little bit.... Any tips? She is 6 years old. By the way, how many times do you feed your parrot per day? With what? Thank you in advance.