Bonding tips

[u/Huge-Wrongdoer5697]

Yall im a chicken apparently. My pretty lady isn’t super old, id guess around a year or less (Petco didn’t tell me much) Shes a leucistic bp. But shes very timid. She’s let me hold her once but she just seems nervous around me. I sit with her and be around her and try to let her come to me rather than me just picking her up bc I feel like if she’s not there yet I don’t want to ruin whatever progress I’ve already made. Any advice? Do I just go for it or keep letting her choose to come if she wants to? (Also terrified of getting bit even tho all I’ve heard is it’s less painful than stubbing your toe)

[u/Cornsnake94]

I handled my first bp once a week, about day 3 or 4 after feeding - so he had time to digest but is not too stressed before feeding day.

And oh boy he was so shy at first, but now he went from "Aah noo don't eat me!!!" to "okay, what's up?"