Posted by Ole on 10/22/2005, 6:01 pm, in reply to "Re: Putting in cage" Link: http://www.webpaulsen.tk
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You have a young bird 6 month, very important time in building trust. But he accept holding over the claws? When snuggling or moving him practice holding both his claws, praise him. Remember chasing a bird in flight is making the bird very terrified, so avoid this at all cost. As long as the landing spot allows it, let him calm down and chat with him, if he flies then instead of going on your hand you must work harder in trust. A general rule: Wanted behaviour, give praise! Unwanted behaviour, ignore. This comes with biting as well. If you react to biting, no matter how, it will either set back trust or give more biting. This is the most common error in biting problems, ppl react to it, by screaming, saying no, making a face, and some even slaps it. Biting is an accident an is the owner fault, always! Don't react at all, go away or put the bird in cage for a short time and try again. All attention is good for parrots and will lead to repetative behaviour, you cannot punish a bird, NOT in their nature to understand at all. I mention it because you must start handling this at right way before this unwanted behaviour developes. The fear of cage, if the bird is very tame, and this problem with cage, as mentioned colors objects etc, but a sting from wasp etc is likely as well amongst many other options :)
--Previous Message--
: : 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
: --Previous Message--
: 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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