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jango
Just hatched
Joined: 30 Jul 2005
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Location: Wigan, UK |
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We've got a problem with stepping up, I'm think it may be because of his age (14 weeks) but Jango is very nervous about stepping up, once he stands on my hand he's very wobbly an wants to get off and often tries to grab hold of something on the way past e.g. cage door and the only time he steps up straight away is when I know he really wants to go somewhere quick like when he's on the floor (don't think he likes being low down)
I've tried using a piece of wood for him to step up onto but as soon as I put my hand in the cage holding it he went wild  |
Wednesday August 3, 2005 10:25 am |
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Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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Jango, perhaps you can practice with a piece of wood in a neutral environment first? Like the bathroom?
Then try it on other places, and finally, in the cage? |
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Wednesday August 3, 2005 12:14 pm |
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Cheeta
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Joined: 06 Apr 2005
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Hey Darren... (did I remember that correctly? sorry I can't recall too well.. hehehe)
Can you remind me again how long you've had Jango for? It took my cockatoo a good few weeks before he's confident enough to step onto my arm without hesitation on command. He came to me when he was around 10 weeks old. May be give him time, and be patient with him. As least he's stepping onto your hand when he's down low... which means that he's got some sort of trust there with ya. I say just lots of love and patience and training him... and also like Sue said, also try teaching him to step up with a long stick or dowel or something so that he is used to doing that. You may just need to do that in the future that's all. Good luck |
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Wednesday August 3, 2005 3:30 pm |
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Chaquita's Mom
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Joined: 29 Jun 2005
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Jango, I don't know if this helps, but when I got Chaquita, Amazon, she would not step up onto my hand from inside her cage or from her T-stand. She would, however, step up from the floor like your grey. To put a strange stick into her cage to step up on was not going to happen. I had to use one of the perches that was in her cage to get her to step up onto. As I would try to get her out of her cage, a lot of times she would grab hold of her door way, therefore, her ending up back into her cage and me starting over. Which usually you only have one or two chances before they get irritated and just climb all over the cage avoiding the perch all together. So, what I did was, when I got her onto her perch and was getting to the doorway, I would put my hand above her head (now her mind was off getting the doorway) her attention went to my hand and out the door she was.
From that point I practiced her stepping up onto my hand for brief periods and letting her go back onto the perch. When I say brief, I mean like 10-15 seconds, then I would praise her telling her what a good girl she was. I would practice this for about 20 minutes letting each time she perched on my hand be for longer periods. Now I never have to use a perch.
If I NEED her to step up and she's not wanting to, like to put her back into her cage so I can go to work, she'll try to nip and growl so I just put one hand above her head to distract her and place the other hand against her belly above her legs and press lightly and tell her to step up. I've never been bitten this way. Of course I had a little trial and error to learn this maneuver, but I found it.
Hope this helps  |
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Wednesday August 3, 2005 5:25 pm |
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Cheeta
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Good tips there Chaquita's mom. 
Good job.
I bet you're having the best of time with Chaquita these days. |
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Wednesday August 3, 2005 5:30 pm |
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Chaquita's Mom
Experienced flier
Joined: 29 Jun 2005
Posts: 1028
Location: Pennsylvania, USA |
I really am Cheeta! I am sooo happy that I did all the reasearch I did before aquiring a bird because it is really paying off The relationship you have with a bird verses a furry friend is just second to none. They really deserve respect. You can never remove the wild out of a bird and I don't think I want to. They are a true free spirit and I feel it is a privledge that she cares for me and trusts me.
Who really is smarter? I think we all know the answer to that question. I think a lot of people go into a relationship with a bird with all the wrong ideas and that is why so many birds end up into so many different homes in their lifetime.  We're all here to educate newcomers and guide them into the right direction.
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Wednesday August 3, 2005 6:06 pm |
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jango
Just hatched
Joined: 30 Jul 2005
Posts: 33
Location: Wigan, UK |
quote:
Originally posted by Cheeta
Hey Darren... (did I remember that correctly? sorry I can't recall too well.. hehehe)
Can you remind me again how long you've had Jango for?
Yes it is Darren 
Only had him a week....suppose I’m jumping the gun a little but the people in the pet shop only clipped his wings when we brought him home and i think he now realises he can't fly proper has made him a bit unsure |
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Wednesday August 3, 2005 8:29 pm |
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Tia
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Joined: 13 May 2005
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It's going to take time...baby steps with greys you know  |
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Wednesday August 3, 2005 10:18 pm |
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dim1g
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Joined: 15 Mar 2005
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plus, greys are heavier birds and tend to be a bit less sure of themselves on the arm at first. i used to have to hold sake against me when i first got him (and he was already 18 mo but hadn't been out of cage much) or else he woujld wobble and fall. even now he will sometimes grab my t-shirt with his beak and hold on as we go up and down stairs (nicely enough, he is careful not to pinch skin, the sweetie!). so lack of strength may be a factor with jango as well.
jango's prolly terrified of the stick. wouldn't you be if all a sudden a big crane arm like one of those that they use to build skyscrapers came into your home and reached for you? intoduce it really slowly, like over weeks, would be my suggestion...first outside of the cage, and working up to inside.
cheers
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Thursday August 4, 2005 1:28 am |
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Cheeta
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Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 7972
Location: Australia |
quote:
Originally posted by jango
Yes it is Darren
Only had him a week....suppose I’m jumping the gun a little but the people in the pet shop only clipped his wings when we brought him home and i think he now realises he can't fly proper has made him a bit unsure
Hehe, sorry about forgetting your name, it was really late, or I should say really early in the morning. hehehe. Still no excuses right?!?!
Now I remember. Only one week. See I was very forgetful.. LOL.
Anyway, like Tia mentioned, it'll take time, and greys do take a lot longer to adjust in comparison to say a cockatoos. Little baby steps, and you'll get there one day with Jango, once he finds his footing on your arm, he'll be alright with the step up command. |
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