Maxie
12-13-2013, 06:22 PM
Hi everyone,
I'm having great progress with my baby Max. I've had him three weeks today and I spend as much time with him as I possible can…just sitting the cage beside me as I surf the web and read this forum :) He sits on a perch that brings him as close as possible to me…I'm always talking to him sweetly. Tonight he actually let me stick my finger through the cage and pet his wing and beak a little bit (three tiny little strokes) before he tried to bite me…I said "noooo" very softly and he just looked at me. I did it again and he didn't bite so I gave him his favourite treat…a sunflower seed :)
My question is, since he's still afraid of my hands when I put them in the cage (only when I'm cleaning the cage is when he's ok with my hands inside…lol), should I bring him up to a small bedroom, open up his "rooftop patio" cage door and see what he does? His wings were clipped when I got him but I'm afraid he might try to fly and crash into something and get hurt. Or maybe he won't go back into his cage and then how do I catch him without freaking him out and breaking that trust bond that I'm slowly building?
Maybe I should give him more time and train him to step up on my finger first before I let him out? I just feel soooo sorry for him stuck inside :(
Any thoughts?
I'm having great progress with my baby Max. I've had him three weeks today and I spend as much time with him as I possible can…just sitting the cage beside me as I surf the web and read this forum :) He sits on a perch that brings him as close as possible to me…I'm always talking to him sweetly. Tonight he actually let me stick my finger through the cage and pet his wing and beak a little bit (three tiny little strokes) before he tried to bite me…I said "noooo" very softly and he just looked at me. I did it again and he didn't bite so I gave him his favourite treat…a sunflower seed :)
My question is, since he's still afraid of my hands when I put them in the cage (only when I'm cleaning the cage is when he's ok with my hands inside…lol), should I bring him up to a small bedroom, open up his "rooftop patio" cage door and see what he does? His wings were clipped when I got him but I'm afraid he might try to fly and crash into something and get hurt. Or maybe he won't go back into his cage and then how do I catch him without freaking him out and breaking that trust bond that I'm slowly building?
Maybe I should give him more time and train him to step up on my finger first before I let him out? I just feel soooo sorry for him stuck inside :(
Any thoughts?