Hardheadness by Charlie & Pete

[golucky]

Boy, these two are going to have to learn who is boss?:roll: I let C. & P. out into our apartment about once a week in the afternoon. They always went back in their cage near dark to go to bed. NO, NOT last night, they decided to spend the night in the curtains in the living room. >: Not while I am around.:mad: I spent about 30 minutes chasing them down to put them back in their cage. :roll: They are not getting out for a month, or until they learn their lesson. Anyone with any clues on how this will not happen again?

Joe

[RicosPoppy]

Hi Joe,

Just curious, are their wings clipped?

This may help in keeping them out of those hard to reach places...

[Janie]

Joe, refresh my memory....are their wings clipped? If not, that certainly would help. I do think that lovies and especially when they are a pair instead of a single bird, go through so many stages so that might be why they are behaving differently. Also, maybe more time out, more often, would help. Could be that they figure that it's their one chance, once a week, and they are going to make the most of it. :D My older bird is always out when I'm home but the other to rascals get out of cage time about three times a day. Since becoming used to that routine, they almost always go back in willingly cause they know they'll get to come out again soon.

[bellarains]

Yep,

Sounds like a little wing clip is in order. They can be hardheaded when they don't wanna go back in the cage, and a little wing clip will slow them down a bit;)

[Angelwing]

Yep, a wing clip plus getting out more often might equal birdies more willing to go back into the cage.

[Kathryn]

I started setting some small millet sprays on the drawbridge doors to my cages to help entice my birdies back in the cages when they are out for exercise. You might use a clothespin to clip a spray just inside the cage opening if your birds like millet. Seems to make the "capture" so much less stressfull. :D

[Buy A Paper Doll]

Heather, I can't imagine you having to wrangle 4 pairs of lovies into cages every day! :omg:

[LauraO]

I know who's boss in this house: the birds:rofl: :rofl: . lovies are especially willful and they will give just about anyone a run for their money. I agree with Janie in that if they expect more regular out of the cage time it might be easier to get them back in.