Ok, so I have adopted a year old eclectus, and ive had him for two days now. Im not sure how to approach building trust with him, and also maintaining that im 'boss'. Ive had him out of the cage a couple of times, never been forced, hes always had the option to step up if he wanted to, but he immediately travels up my arm to get to my shoulder. This is not ok for me yet, so far he hasnt done any untrustworthy things, and he hasnt bitten hard at all, but I want us to establish a friendship before we move to this level. The only way ive been able to get him off my shoulder is bribery, which is fine - with toys and treats, but if he turns his nose up at them, and its time for him to go back in his cage, I have to use force to get him to step up and I dont want to do this, im scard it will hurt the trust im trying to build. He usually goes back into the cage willingly and without a fight, so thats a relief, but hes probably not fully comfortable with his sourounds yet, so thats another thing I might need help on in the future as I have cats also, and need to divide attention untill things get settled and we begin the scariness of both cat and bird in the same room (not for.a while yet though) so no prospect of free range for a long time.
anyway, im rambeling, thankyou, lovley people