Thank you. I am doing my best for him. I have to admit if it wasnt for groups like this i would have sent him to an aviary because he hated me and i was scared that everything i did for him was wrong. Everyone in the parrot groups have encouraged me and offered a lot of appreciated advice. i now know we are on a long and very bumpy road in our relationship. Had him 13 weeks and only seen major improvement in last week. He is starting to look for my attention and gets very excited when playing peepo, starts showing off and shaking his feathers. He even gives the odd squawk in front of me. He usually only talks when he is by himself and has gone from squawking to making all sorts of strange sounds. We had to go to vets last week, i was really worried as i had to get him in his small cage. No mean feat when i cant get near him! i was expecting him clinging to back of cage as far away from me as possible on the journey but he sat on the perch facing me and only holding on with one hand. (a compliment on my driving i think) he really seemed to enjoy his adventure and turned his back on his big cage when we got home, took him 3 hours to decide to go back in. Ive since offered him the chance to go back in small cage but he has so far declined. I would have taken him for a drive if he had gone in. We both enjoyed the trip to vets and seemed to help the bonding process. Its amazing what rubbish you can say in an hour but i had his undivided attention.

Maybe the car rides are a good idea - now summer is coming. I bet he'll love it. It would be grand if he tamed to the point you could try a harness. My Laker loves the car too - his cage is very small - & fits well on a seat with a safety belt - it is kind of like taking a child out.

Can he go outside, at home, with his regular cage?

Trust is hard to share - after anyone has learned not to trust. It sounds like your have won him over. If you can see it his way you may not get too hurt by a slow friendship. I have the impression that the ringneck group needs a lot of socialization [?] to stay tame. I don't know if it is the case for the Alex.

Hi, welcome to PC!

Billys cage is too large to be taken outside and the neighbours have too many cats. Would be impossible to get him back in before he got too traumatized with them. We have 2 cats but they are not allowed in Billys room when im not around. He doesnt mind the old one being in the room but lets me know in no uncertain terms if the young one sneaks in!

Hi and welcome to PC! Can't wait to see pics of Billy! It sure sounds like he has been through a lot!

Billy is camera shy. I have lots of photos of his back as he turns away when a camera is pointed at him. unfortunately i dont know how to put photos on the computer as im a technophobe and only got the internet to find as much info on Billy as possible! He is turning out to be very expensive bless him!

PS. Your birds look gorgeous. Very colourful. I bet you dont get a lie in in the morning when they all wake up!