Great informative video! I don't follow the clock with my routine either. I like to sleep in on the weekends or my days off. I do cover my birds though for various reasons but not fully. Thanks for sharing!
Never seen a video like this in my life but a lot of it is what I’ve felt for a while. I do cover my bird’s cage because we go to bed late and sleep in late, so I don’t want his cage to be super bright at 7 or 8 am when he hasn’t gotten enough sleep. But I love this method you have of making animals (and children) less sensitive to minor changes and disturbances, and therefore less prone to anxiety. Thank you so much for this video. Your parrot is beautiful🩷
Stella, your videos are always so serendipitous with experiences and questions I find myself having with my Pi. Thank you and Charlie for your content!
My bird bites if strangers touch her :-) But she let's pet / hold / restrain her. (Restrain as if for vet or grooming procedures) Otherwise our approach is similar. Minus the free flight since we have dangerous predators in the sky and our bird is a small conure. We take a backpack everywhere. 23:44 Animal behavior is awesome! Maybe you can become Veterinary Behaviorist and work with small animals!
Hi Stella! We love your channel - it’s both fun and super informative. Before deciding to get a Pionus, we watched many of your videos, which really helped us feel confident in our choice. We’ve had our Pionus (5-6 months) for a week now. She’s quite tame, taking nuts and responding well to clicker training. She’s not stepping up onto our hands yet, but we’re hopeful that will come soon. One of our big goals is to socialize her well, just like you’ve done with your Charlie. We’re curious how you manage to socialize and take Charlie out during the colder months in Denmark, given the Pionus’ natural need for warmer temperatures. Is it even possible to take them with you outside in those months? Or do you have tips for keeping them safe and comfortable in winter?
@@stellaandcharlie Thank you so much for your detailed response! A parrot backpack sounds like a great idea, especially to safely transport her during the colder months. Do you think it’s a good idea to already start taking her to visit other people, even though she’s not tame enough to step up yet? Since she’s still not very tame, we wouldn’t be able to let her out of the backpack or transport cage when visiting others. I’d love to hear your advice! (:
No problem! I would maybe wait until you are surtain you can handle her, so that it's easier and comfortable for her to be handled at different locations and so that you can always retrieve her if needed :) So I would continue with that trainng while slowly introducing backpacks and travel cages via target traning - Then when she is comfortable you can move on to the next step which could be outside or at another persons place :D
@@stellaandcharlie That sounds like a great approach, and I’ll wait until I’m more confident handling her. I’ll also continue working on the target training and slowly get her used to the travel options. I really appreciate your help, thanks again! 😊
How long did it take your Pionus to get used to you and want to come out of the cage? My BH Pionus (Rex) is around 17 weeks old and is my first bird ever. I’ve been able to transition from seed to pellets and he also loves chop. He’ll take treats out of my hand and I sit in front of his cage with the door open multiple times a day. I’ve started target training, but he will not want to come out of the cage or won’t allow me to touch with my hands. Any tips? Also do you have instagram? Haha
Hi Jay! I must be honest and say that I actually don't remember exactly how long it took for Charlie to warm up to me, but despite being hand raised I do remember her not being all over me instantly. It seemes like you are doing a really good job and I love that you have already transitioned his diet and is focused on training
@@stellaandcharlie Great thanks for the advice! I’m just glad he’s eating well and playing with toys instead of sitting on one perch eating seeds at the bird store. Next step is step up and hopefully with that I can get him comfortable enough to come out. I bought this huge Java tree for him to chill on but he doesn’t even come out of the cage haha
@@vuri3798 It is the only downside to it... I'm not a big person, so it can get pretty unhandy, which is why I only use it for longer visits and then transport Charlie in the backpack - The cage is just in the car 24/7 and then when we go somewhere I take it out and inside. So a bit unhandy, but the weight isn't too bad if you aren't walking with it for too long, so it would be more of a vacation cage solution than a "travel travel" cage :)
@@stellaandcharlie I see, it's a bit of a one trick poney then, I hoped that it would be versatile enough so I wouldn't have to grab a backpack (I've read reviews saying some of them smelled weird so people didn't feel confident to put their birds inside), but I might have to look more into it
Try and do that! A backpack is great for "going on a walk" without a harness, wheres the montana cage is good for traveling in the sense of transporting your bird and having a "travel cage" - I've also used it for picnics having Charlie in the cage beside me, but would never bring it for a long walk... So I totally get if it dosen't fit what you want to use it for. It does wonders in the cases where it can be used, but have the limited use in terms of long walks :)
I know my bird prefers to have a sleep rythm but i never covered his cage i have seen that at first i was very quiet when he was asleep and anything would trigger him into a panic now i talk normaly and he doesn't have any night terrors !
Aw so glad to hear you found our what he prefers! I was wondering if I should have mentioned cockatiels since they get them a lot from what I hear (I just see one in your pic). But I'm so glad it seems to also have a positive effect on them in some cases :D
Great informative video! I don't follow the clock with my routine either. I like to sleep in on the weekends or my days off. I do cover my birds though for various reasons but not fully. Thanks for sharing!
Never seen a video like this in my life but a lot of it is what I’ve felt for a while. I do cover my bird’s cage because we go to bed late and sleep in late, so I don’t want his cage to be super bright at 7 or 8 am when he hasn’t gotten enough sleep. But I love this method you have of making animals (and children) less sensitive to minor changes and disturbances, and therefore less prone to anxiety. Thank you so much for this video. Your parrot is beautiful🩷
I'm glad! That's just how I wanted it to land thank you so so much :D
I have many birds. Including a 15 year old African gray. Everything takes time!!
Your birdie look so cute.
Fantastic informative video, thank you for sharing the information with us. Would love a desensitisation video x
Thank you si much, it means a lot :D
Stella, your videos are always so serendipitous with experiences and questions I find myself having with my Pi. Thank you and Charlie for your content!
Wow I learned a new word today! Thank you so incredibly much, this is why I love making them
Great video thanks! I look forward to the Behavioral content. I have a female Blue headed pionus that is 7 months old and we enjoy your videos!
Aw thanks! I'm glad you like them and look forward to making it :D
6:40 yeah... yeah...😅😂
I'll just add an exstra yeah for ya
My bird bites if strangers touch her :-) But she let's pet / hold / restrain her. (Restrain as if for vet or grooming procedures)
Otherwise our approach is similar. Minus the free flight since we have dangerous predators in the sky and our bird is a small conure. We take a backpack everywhere.
23:44 Animal behavior is awesome! Maybe you can become Veterinary Behaviorist and work with small animals!
Aw that's so cute! I love that you take them with you in the backpack
Hi Stella! We love your channel - it’s both fun and super informative. Before deciding to get a Pionus, we watched many of your videos, which really helped us feel confident in our choice. We’ve had our Pionus (5-6 months) for a week now. She’s quite tame, taking nuts and responding well to clicker training. She’s not stepping up onto our hands yet, but we’re hopeful that will come soon. One of our big goals is to socialize her well, just like you’ve done with your Charlie.
We’re curious how you manage to socialize and take Charlie out during the colder months in Denmark, given the Pionus’ natural need for warmer temperatures. Is it even possible to take them with you outside in those months? Or do you have tips for keeping them safe and comfortable in winter?
Thank you so much for the kind words
@@stellaandcharlie Thank you so much for your detailed response! A parrot backpack sounds like a great idea, especially to safely transport her during the colder months. Do you think it’s a good idea to already start taking her to visit other people, even though she’s not tame enough to step up yet? Since she’s still not very tame, we wouldn’t be able to let her out of the backpack or transport cage when visiting others. I’d love to hear your advice! (:
No problem! I would maybe wait until you are surtain you can handle her, so that it's easier and comfortable for her to be handled at different locations and so that you can always retrieve her if needed :)
So I would continue with that trainng while slowly introducing backpacks and travel cages via target traning - Then when she is comfortable you can move on to the next step which could be outside or at another persons place :D
@@stellaandcharlie That sounds like a great approach, and I’ll wait until I’m more confident handling her. I’ll also continue working on the target training and slowly get her used to the travel options. I really appreciate your help, thanks again! 😊
How long did it take your Pionus to get used to you and want to come out of the cage?
My BH Pionus (Rex) is around 17 weeks old and is my first bird ever. I’ve been able to transition from seed to pellets and he also loves chop.
He’ll take treats out of my hand and I sit in front of his cage with the door open multiple times a day. I’ve started target training, but he will not want to come out of the cage or won’t allow me to touch with my hands.
Any tips? Also do you have instagram? Haha
Hi Jay!
I must be honest and say that I actually don't remember exactly how long it took for Charlie to warm up to me, but despite being hand raised I do remember her not being all over me instantly. It seemes like you are doing a really good job and I love that you have already transitioned his diet and is focused on training
@@stellaandcharlie Great thanks for the advice! I’m just glad he’s eating well and playing with toys instead of sitting on one perch eating seeds at the bird store.
Next step is step up and hopefully with that I can get him comfortable enough to come out. I bought this huge Java tree for him to chill on but he doesn’t even come out of the cage haha
great video, can you post a link to the Montana travel case ?
Aw thank you so much! And of course here it is from the German Amazon: www.amazon.de/-/en/Montana-Transport-Parakeets-Parrots-Antique/dp/B005WII7PU
@@stellaandcharlie Thanks for the link ! Is 9 kilos a bit too heavy to walk around with it or would you say it's not too tiring ?
@@vuri3798 It is the only downside to it... I'm not a big person, so it can get pretty unhandy, which is why I only use it for longer visits and then transport Charlie in the backpack - The cage is just in the car 24/7 and then when we go somewhere I take it out and inside.
So a bit unhandy, but the weight isn't too bad if you aren't walking with it for too long, so it would be more of a vacation cage solution than a "travel travel" cage :)
@@stellaandcharlie I see, it's a bit of a one trick poney then, I hoped that it would be versatile enough so I wouldn't have to grab a backpack (I've read reviews saying some of them smelled weird so people didn't feel confident to put their birds inside), but I might have to look more into it
Try and do that! A backpack is great for "going on a walk" without a harness, wheres the montana cage is good for traveling in the sense of transporting your bird and having a "travel cage" - I've also used it for picnics having Charlie in the cage beside me, but would never bring it for a long walk...
So I totally get if it dosen't fit what you want to use it for. It does wonders in the cases where it can be used, but have the limited use in terms of long walks :)
I know my bird prefers to have a sleep rythm but i never covered his cage i have seen that at first i was very quiet when he was asleep and anything would trigger him into a panic now i talk normaly and he doesn't have any night terrors !
Aw so glad to hear you found our what he prefers! I was wondering if I should have mentioned cockatiels since they get them a lot from what I hear (I just see one in your pic). But I'm so glad it seems to also have a positive effect on them in some cases :D