Posted by Dave rogers
on 10/21/2005, 6:36 am, in reply to "Re: Putting in cage"
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Ole
Thankyou - so far it has worked brilliantly. Just pressing down his claw with my thumb whilst he is perched on my finger has enabled me to put him back with a minimum of fuss
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: Do not wing clip!
:
: My guess is that he enjoys being
: outside and have been frightened
: when trying to avoid getting in the
: cage. Do not chase him if he flies
: when you put him in. Do not make any
: fuzz out of this. If he flies, let
: him land and calm down. You ought to
: learn him to accept holding over his
: claws. Improve the way of putting
: him in cage so he cannot not fly
: away from you, and do it calmly
: without any fuzz.
:
: Check if he stares or are afraid of
: something in or around the cage as
: well, birds might be terrified for
: some objects, shapes, colurs etc.
: This answer is based on a bird that
: can sit out on your hand shoulder
: and snuggle, but is reluctant to go
: inside cage. If this is not correct
: you must do more. Hope this helps.
:
: --Previous Message--
: I have a 6 month old blue fronted
: amazon & in many ways he is
: remarkably tame. However when I want
: to put him away in his cage he ssems
: to sense it andflies from place to
: place whenever I get near him. Some
: people recommend wing-clipping, I am
: reluctant to do so as he enjoys the
: freedom of flying from cage to
: playstand etc. Any tips.
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