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katya
Just hatched
Joined: 09 Sep 2006
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i brought Alita to get her wings clipped today - after the vet finally got her out of her cage, the vet lost her grip and Alita got to explore the exam room before they finally caught her again!
She hates me now, though. and i feel so bad because she jumps up to her perch and crashes to the bottom of the cage. it's just a wire grate - is here ANYTHING i can do to make it not so painful for her while she adjusts?
Thanks!
kate and Alita |
Friday September 15, 2006 5:44 am |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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Ohhh I'm so sorry to hear that the experience hadn't been nice to her.
Please don't try to worry to much when he crashes herself: If you go away when she does that, most likely she will continue to do that every time you enter the cage/get near the cage. Instead, try to wait untill she's calm, then praise and go away. You can also take her out of her cage and show her around another room. 
Birds usually behave differently in their cage..
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Friday September 15, 2006 9:25 am |
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katya
Just hatched
Joined: 09 Sep 2006
Posts: 30
Location: iowa |
i would like to take her around and out of the cage, but she's still so feisty and scared, i'm thinking she'd probably just squak at me and be unhappy....
any ideas? she will get used to me eventually. i just dont know at what point to take her out!
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Friday September 15, 2006 9:49 am |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
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You could lay a small towel down on the floor of her cage, or layers of newspaper, for a little while to help soften the falls.
After she seems a bit more steady with her new wing cut, maybe you could leave the door of her cage open for her to come out as she pleases. Only under close supervision, of course. Maybe put a screw on perch right outside the door of the cage & a couple more situated on the outside of it. Course it may be kind of hard to get her back in if she doesn't feel comfortable stepping up on your finger.
But it is going to take her awhile to feel comfortable & safe in her relatively new surroundings. |
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Friday September 15, 2006 1:44 pm |
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meg832
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Joined: 16 Jun 2006
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How are things going? That's too bad that her wing clip upset her. My parrotlet actually bounced when she hit the floor after one of her clips. I felt so bad. But she didn't hold it against me.
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i just dont know at what point to take her out!
Maybe you can use tiny treats to teach her that hands are her friends. Mine will take a single millet seed from between my fingers. I don't know how she even sees it. A tiny crumb of sunflower seed might also be a good bribe. Maybe there is something special that you could lay on your palm so that she has to walk onto your hand to get it. Anything to make your hand the good guy...
My bird was very reluctant at first to step up even though she was tame. It is hard because parrotlets are small-- I couldn't get my finger situated so that she had to step on it-- it was as if her legs were made of rubber... ANYthing but step up! So, I just picked her up at first and placed her on a stick, on my finger or on the edge of my pocket. She became more eager to step up once she knew that a ride was the reward. |
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Tuesday September 19, 2006 11:11 pm |
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homebird
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Joined: 09 Apr 2006
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I do not have a P'let but I did get a bird that was mature & not tame.
I was afraid of having to chase him all over the place but I was also reluctant to clip his wings. So I trained him inside his cage. I found a site that walked me thru the steps to make him friendlier to my hand etc. Everyday I'd test the boundaries - getting closer to him & offering the wooden spoon I had as a perch. It didn't take more than a week before he was stepping up.
When he wasn't too afraid & very good at stepping up onto the stick [at first the finger/hand was not going to happen] I let him out of the cage. He was very excited but stayed close to the cage for support. One of his favourite places is our large bedroom mirror - so for a treat he is taken over there to gaze at himself & posture. We were able to get him to step up onto our fingers when the hand was the closest thing to the mirror but the perch was also available nearby. When he was out at first, I would sit quietly so as not to frighten him. We have large windows & mirrors but he was very cautious & flew around like a hummingbird at first - in fact he does that a lot & that’s how he explored my art closet by going in & hovering
I've had him now for 4 months & although sometimes it is very hard to convince him outside time is over, he is pretty good about going to his cage. I keep his food & water inside so he has to visit there & if he's being difficult I wait until he's gone for a snack before closing the cage.
Laker has gone from a fat budgie to a sleek one in 4 months & he can fly around our 17' x 12' room over 5x's without a break. At first he could only fly a little & would almost pant from the exertion. He flies to us now & is very bold.
I've heard that P'lets can be 'wilder' if not played with frequently. |
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