kimberly1985
04-30-2011, 01:24 PM
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I've had him for 3 days. I've only heard him chirp a couple times since then. When will he start chirping on a regular basis?
So my little guy (3 months old /handfed) is not afraid of my hands at all. He comes out of his cage and flies to my shoulder on his own several times a day. He's very tame but while inside his cage, I'm finding it hard to teach him to step up.
Earlier today, I took him out of his cage and used a playgym (t-stand) to do our training session. I used millet as a reward every time he stepped up or stepped down. He steps up and down each time. NO PROBLEM, whatsoever! Well besides the fact, that he tries to get to my shoulder a lot of the time.
Inside his cage is a whole different story. He doesn't run from my hand. (Obviously, he isn't scared of it) First of all he's a side cage clinger...he likes to hang on side of cage for a lot of the day.
I introduce my finger near his belly whether he's on a perch or the side of the cage. When he's on a perch, it's much easier to get him to step up but sometimes he won't. He just sits there like, "What?"
When he's on the side of the cage, he uses his beak to hold on for dear life. And I've never gotten him to step up when he's there.
I know he likes to be out so I'm don't know if he understands stepping up will get him out of the cage.
Any suggestions?
I've had him for 3 days. I've only heard him chirp a couple times since then. When will he start chirping on a regular basis?
So my little guy (3 months old /handfed) is not afraid of my hands at all. He comes out of his cage and flies to my shoulder on his own several times a day. He's very tame but while inside his cage, I'm finding it hard to teach him to step up.
Earlier today, I took him out of his cage and used a playgym (t-stand) to do our training session. I used millet as a reward every time he stepped up or stepped down. He steps up and down each time. NO PROBLEM, whatsoever! Well besides the fact, that he tries to get to my shoulder a lot of the time.
Inside his cage is a whole different story. He doesn't run from my hand. (Obviously, he isn't scared of it) First of all he's a side cage clinger...he likes to hang on side of cage for a lot of the day.
I introduce my finger near his belly whether he's on a perch or the side of the cage. When he's on a perch, it's much easier to get him to step up but sometimes he won't. He just sits there like, "What?"
When he's on the side of the cage, he uses his beak to hold on for dear life. And I've never gotten him to step up when he's there.
I know he likes to be out so I'm don't know if he understands stepping up will get him out of the cage.
Any suggestions?