Adaptation

[DALIASADEK]

A Month Ago We Bought Koko 1.5 Yr Old, He Used To Scream And Buff Up When Anyone Gets Near Him Now He Stopped Screaming Might Buff & Sometime Can Slightly Shiver He Has Bonded With My Daughter And Is Hand Fed By Anyone Of Us. His Cage Is In Our Living Room So He Witnessess Our Entire Day, And At Night He Is Covered, In The Afternoon We Open The Door For Him He Just Stays On Top Of His Cage For 3 - 4 Hours Then Goes On His Perch, After 2 Weeks In The Mornings He Would Whistle When Alone, But He Stopped Doing This I Am Worried He Will Not Adapt With Us And Will Not Talk.

[greycloud]

He sounds like he is doing fine. One month is very short for an dult grey to feel completely comfortable with his surroundings. I have a 12 yo grey that I have had for 5 yrs. He does new things everyday. He just started kissing me in the moprning and bedtime. This was a huge step for him. Just take things slow and have lots of patience. Don't push him to do anything he doesn't want to do. In order to have a relationship with a bird it has to gain your trust. Sitting and talking quietly to him, reading and showing him pictures, singing all are helpful. Offer treats with your fingers so he learns to accept and trust your hand. He will come around and you will be so pleased!

[vee]

I agree. I rehomed an adult Grey 2 years ago and it took a long time for him to adapt. He only stepped up after about 4 months and also used to just hang out on top of his cage. I just worked at his pace and today he is absolutely fantastic. He has bonded only to me, which is a bit of a problem, but he is happy and content. So, yea, it takes time and patience.

[Elle]

When we got Max, who wsa 15 years old when we gothim, he used to whistle when he was the only one in the room and would go quiet when we walked in. So I started whistling back to him from another room and we would have little frendly whistling competitions going on. After a while, he started whistling while we were in the room. It takes time but it's worth it. Don't give up on him!