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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2014 9:48:12 GMT
Hezz After a little bit of hopping around, I managed to get Munchy to step onto my hand and then mostly wrap my fingers and thumb around him, although loosely. The funny part came when I closed the cage door so I could work with him again, only to turn around and hear him flying off. Turns out that I left the side door open last night. Which is strange because he was in with us after we shut the front door but he never attempted to come out again via the side. I think he was tired though.
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Post by starrymist on Mar 24, 2014 14:13:04 GMT
I'm still struggling! Nearly 2 months after a 10day break & this week it takes ages just to get him to sit on my little finger with fingers wrapped but definitely no touching allowed (worse than last week, we're going backwards!). He's trying every trick he can think of to get out of it: savaging me, leaping around, singing, being cute, winking at me bouncing & today, his foot needed urgent attention! I keep thinking we'll get back to where we were but I'm now beginning to wonder....
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Post by Hezz on Mar 25, 2014 1:22:00 GMT
Persistence on your part will pay off. Brodie is trying every trick in the book and then making up some of his own. Can't blame him for trying ......... you have to stay strong and not be distracted by his cute antics.
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Post by rose on Mar 25, 2014 8:27:04 GMT
He's trying every trick he can think of to get out of it ...being cute ... Isn't that just typical of a budgie?
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Post by starrymist on Mar 25, 2014 13:55:22 GMT
Hezz, I think right, he's exhausted every avoidance trick then he comes up with something new! I feel I'm being outwitted.... However I'm staying firm & he has to do something even if it takes ages & it's just sitting on my little finger with other fingers not touching.
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Post by Hezz on Mar 26, 2014 0:47:52 GMT
Brodie would make an excellent Survivor contestant ....... outsmart, outwit, outplay ........ practise on your human friend.
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Post by starrymist on Mar 26, 2014 19:56:02 GMT
Today's strategy: talking to the cage bar....
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Post by rose on Mar 26, 2014 20:06:19 GMT
If a budgie can get the cage bar on their side, there'll be no stopping him/her!
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Post by starrymist on Apr 12, 2014 13:23:24 GMT
Ok, so I'm needing encouragement/ reassurance/ advice....something! We're still not making progress, I thought once B realised he had to do this 'hand-practise' whatever he did we'd get back to where we were but no, he's still doing anything & everything to get out of it. This week he's been especially bitey. Occasionally he does it calmly & immediately (fingers wrapped round but not touching, we're nowhere near that part yet although we were doing that prior to our break in Jan) but mostly it takes ages, & we both get a bit stressed although I'm trying to be very calm with him & not show it. I've tried once a day, twice a day, having him on my finger for a good while chatting to him before we even think of holding practise, just doing it immediately with no quiet time 1st, rewarding him with his bell afterwards, everything I can think of! He's also this week been randomly biting me, I've wondered if he thinks I'm about to hold him even when I'm not & he's telling me to 'Go Away'. His bites are really hard too, harder than he's ever done before. Most of the time he's his usual chirpy, friendly, inquisitive self - (this week he's been up to all sorts of mischief) & he happily sits on me & comes to me etc so our overall relationship is fine, it's just this that's a problem. Any advice would be most welcome. I can't believe 10 days off has caused all these issues, it's staggering!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 16:42:27 GMT
I don't know how to help, starrymist, but Munchy isn't getting any better at it either. He also jumps onto my palm when I'm trying to let him out of the cage and bites me, especially if I've caught him several times instead of just once. Once out of the cage, he's fine, but he's a bit edgey around me now because I had to catch him outside the cage the other day and haven't had much time to spend with him recently
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Post by mizloco on Apr 12, 2014 17:49:11 GMT
I can't catch my two for love nor money.
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Post by ffiscool on Apr 12, 2014 21:34:05 GMT
Why are you doing the catching? If its altering how things could be, I think I would stop a while. I know I can't grab or get Bailey as in giving him meds easily. When I had to do drops on his neck, I had to grab him from behind. Drops in his beak, I made a game out if the syringe so he would want to put it in his beak
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Post by Hezz on Apr 13, 2014 1:28:32 GMT
Sorry Brodie is giving you a hard time with this, starrymist. No one would ever say it was easy, and from my perspective it is probably a tad easier as I have a couple who are very good at it, to provide a good example to the nit-wits of the flock. First thing to keep in mind is make it as short a time as possible in your hand. Also realize that Brodie is never going to be happy about it, but if you can get him to tolerate it a little better, well and good. If you ever do need to handle him due to illness or injury you can be at least be reassured that stress isn't going to be an added problem.
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Post by starrymist on Apr 13, 2014 19:09:27 GMT
Thanks everyone, I'll just keep persevering I guess! ffiscool, it's just so if he ever does need handled then it would hopefully be more straight forward if he was used to it. Have you watched Hezz's video at the start of this thread? It would be far less stressful if Brodie or any budgie could do this. We were making wonderful progress & he'd happily sit in my hand fir a few seconds (well, poss not happily but very calmly!) until I had to have a 10day break from it when I moved up here. Since then he's been having none of it, & that was over 2months ago. I don't want to give up entirely as I can see the potential benefits but if we don't progress or it affects our bond then I may have to think of admitting defeat for now. We'll see anyway.
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Post by ffiscool on Apr 13, 2014 20:04:00 GMT
ah right... yes, I can see that would help if he was used to it. I don't think Bailey would ever be used to it, given the things I am still not allowed to do. I imagine it must make a big difference if he had been handled a lot before I got him, but he wasnt.. having said that, way back, my Dusty had been handled all the time but wouldnt let me grab him
dont give up yet... unless as you say, it affects your bond
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