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Post by OP on Mar 10, 2015 11:33:35 GMT
Can you fix a safety net under the perch? Maybe a piece of blanket knotted around the bars underneath him? Put a folded blanket on a cardboard box so the blanket is underneath him? Maybe you have already thought of something like that.
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Post by starlingqueen on Mar 10, 2015 11:56:59 GMT
Can you fix a safety net under the perch? Maybe a piece of blanket knotted around the bars underneath him? Put a folded blanket on a cardboard box so the blanket is underneath him? Maybe you have already thought of something like that. He tends to move about across the perch so I would need to make sure the "net" was right under the whole length. It's a good idea though. The first night he stayed on the lower perch as he was too feeble to climb. I couldn't do anything last night for him as it was late and I didn't want to disturb him but I'll rig something up today. He just feels the need to get as high up as possible when the lights go out. I'm trying to tame him at the moment but I think it's going to be a long hard slog for both of us. I have no idea how old he is and what he's been through in his life so gaining his trust will be hard. But I feel I can give him a better chance if he's tame and accepts my help. I'm not sure if putting him next to the aviary is a kindness or a cruelty. He so wants to be in there with them but there is no way right now and maybe never again so is it tormenting him seeing what he can't have or good for him that he can see his friends? I really don't know.
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Post by starlingqueen on Mar 10, 2015 12:21:27 GMT
Here he is today.
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Post by OP on Mar 10, 2015 12:40:50 GMT
Can you perhaps raise the cage to a suitable height with the perch near the bottom of the cage, with the towel or whatever under the perch? That way he may not feel as vulnerable.
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Post by starlingqueen on Mar 10, 2015 13:05:46 GMT
It doesn't seem to work like that OP. I had him on top of Echos cage, any higher and I'd have to hook him on the ceiling. My aviary birds have this thing where they have to have the highest spot and will do whatever it takes to get it. Usually a lot of chittering at each other and maybe a few swipes from the girls. So poor Titch was often shoved off a good spot. Now he as no competition he gets the top spot to himself.
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Post by OP on Mar 10, 2015 15:28:27 GMT
So it's not the height of the cage it is how high the top of the cage is from the perch. You need some way of brining the bottom of the cage up towards the top perch. What about the upside down cardboard box that is about half the distance between the top perch and the bottom of the cage? I'm thinking of fooling Titch into thinking he is on the top perch. Well he will be on the top perch only the bottom won't be as far to fall.
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Post by suesbird on Mar 10, 2015 15:42:04 GMT
How long have you had SQ, he is so tiny and cute?
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Post by jellybean on Mar 10, 2015 15:50:01 GMT
What a difficult situation for you starlingqueen, it's hard to know what's best. Sending lots of love to you Titch x
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Post by starlingqueen on Mar 10, 2015 16:29:38 GMT
How long have you had SQ, he is so tiny and cute? It's coming up for 3 years in June. He is such a tiny little thing, I've got a soft spot for him, he's just such a tough bird for his diminutive size. He managed to pull the biggest hen in the aviary too.
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Post by suesbird on Mar 10, 2015 16:41:55 GMT
Fingers crossed, he is a toughie
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Post by lemonade on Mar 10, 2015 17:00:33 GMT
Aww bless him, look at his poor wing
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Post by porthos on Mar 10, 2015 17:52:27 GMT
sounds like you are giving him excellent care and he sounds like a strong chap with a strong will xx
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Post by Hezz on Mar 11, 2015 0:56:50 GMT
Will he stick to the one perch, SQ? I am thinking if he only has one perch to sleep on and that one has to be high for him to feel secure, would it work to pile up an old pillow, or two, underneath him and put a cover over it? I am looking at my "other" cage and thinking of ways to raise the floor without using something hard. Or if pillows end up too soft, maybe a shallow box first with a pillow on top of that, to raise the floor level??? Whether being near the aviary is a help or not, I think you need to take your cues from Titch. If he gets agitated being near but not near enough, it might be kinder moving him inside. Poor little sweetheart. Looks like he is enjoying that bit of sun, though.
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Post by starlingqueen on Mar 11, 2015 12:36:56 GMT
The thing is, the cage he is in is so tiny I normally wouldn't keep a mouse in it but it's good for confining a sick bird. So I have to decide what I'm going to do with him. I have a bigger, more suitable cage that I can transfer him to that I can organise something for him to sleep on. I'm thinking a shelf may be more suitable. I can also try the other birds with him. Unfortunately Larry is now off the menu as he has now bonded with Sorbet. They were having a little chat a while ago but then nothing until yesterday when I saw the getting on really well together, Larry was even feeding Sorbet. So it looks like I'll have to try unsociable Jasper. He may be better one to one. Of course the other option would be Opal, his large girlfriend but she can take him or leave him and I have seen her knocking him off a perch when she had had enough of his advances.
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Post by suesbird on Mar 11, 2015 13:12:46 GMT
Perhaps they will sense he is not well and take care of him. Wings crossed
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