trust?

[sumaya]

How do I gain Beekers trust?

SHe steps up and will sit on my shoulder, but if my husband comes around her t stand or cage she growls loudly. By the way I once heard, birds grow attached to the opposite sex....is that true?.

Ok well I want to gain her trust.... how do I? I always talk nice with her and give her treats, which sometimes she takes and others she drops. She still is very scarred of new things... not much like my caique or quackers...is is because she is still young?

[lovemyGreys]

Greys will pick a favourite person but it isn't necessary the opposite sex.This is a myth in my own personal opinion.She obviously is not comfortable with your husband if she is growling. Continue the step up command,talking etc..you will gain her trust when she is ready

[judygram]

Greys will commonly bond with one person and not with another in the same household but I don't believe that it is only with a particular sex, that is a myth.

 

Continue to talk to her and give her treats and try working with her when your hubby is not around or in the same room so she will be more receptive to you. You just have one that is a little slower to let down her guard. Don't give up, continue to work on it and soon she will start trusting you.

[Ryan13]

The responses are right, it is a myth about Greys bonding with the opposite sex. My CAG Reggie bonds only to males. He dislikes my gf and any other females. The previous owner was a Male and his wife was scared of him which made me think that Reggie believes most females are like that. You have to remember how old these birds live to be, so having it be young, it is common for behaviors like this. She will come around eventually with some training and handling. I do want to add that when I hold Reggie, he tends to give me a warning bite when a female is around, which is common when they bond with a certain sex. Good Luck tho!

[judygram]

Ryan you are probably right, Reggie probably associates any female with the one with his previous owner and thinks all females are this way but with time and patience I think he may come around and at least get along with your gf.

[Nychsa]

Hi Sumaya,

 

My female CAG, Bella, refused to accept my partner (who is a male)in any way shape or form as part of the flock. She would ALWAYS growl at him - even when he was giving her a treat - she would growl with the treat in her mouth!

 

It's been about four months now, and things are finally calming down. She will still growl at him on occasion, but she is much calmer about him. The only time she is visibly perturbed with him is if he's rough housing with my conure, Jigme, or with one of the greyhounds. Bella is very protective of the other animals here in the house and she will give him a warning growl if she thinks he's over doing it. But - interestingly, she will play tug-of-war with him and enjoys it. But, she won't let him touch her.

 

We're ok with him not picking her up or touching her.. he enjoys watching her and interacting with her at the level they are. She even calls him now when he leaves the room, so, she is SLOWLY accepting him as part of the flock

 

So, I'd recommend patience, gentle persistance giving treats, sitting next to her etc.. and eventually it will get better - a quiet kind of truce may come about.

 

Cheers!

Terri