Is Rocky ready to be let out of his cage?

[rockysmum]

Hi all

Some of you may remember Rocky from my recent posts regarding his wing. We've had him for two weeks and he's about 10weeks old now.

He's not bothered by much is very lively and loves to join in with the crowd when my hubby watches footie on tv! We talk to him all the time and I think he may be starting to try and say a few words but I'm prob just imagining that lol

He steps up on to my hand readily but since I had to catch him to give him medicine when his wing was hurt he'll get off again pretty quickly, and uses your hand as a route between perches, so I think the taming process has gone slightly backwards as he was happy to sit for longer previously.

He eats millet happily from my hand, and will sit on my hand while he plays with his toys. All in all I think he's doing pretty well.

Now his wing is better I'd like to start letting him out of his cage but wanted to check whether you think he's at the right stage of taming for it as his step up is now a little unreliable?

What do you think? Any advice much appreciated, I don't want to rush him but I think he'd enjoy he freedom of being out. Just a bit worried about getting him back in his cage again

[rockysmum]

Hi again

Well just went for it in the end! Opened the cage door and let Rocky come out in his own time, while I just sat close and chatted to him.

He had a fly around and then decided to have a sit on a picture of a tigers head. No respect for big cats lol! He decided it was worth a bit of a chew so I had to move him off it. He was happy to get on my hand so was pleased with that.

He stayed out for a while and then let me out him on my hand and back in his cage. Success!

[mizloco]

A little exercise will do him good. I'm so glad he is better...well done Rocky

[nat]

Glad it all went well :-) Lol at him sitting on the tiger and chewing it! :-D
Sometimes I feel bad when I put down newspaper on the aviary floor that has the ocasional 'bad' pic on it like a cat, dog or politician! But it seems budgies are indifferent ;-)

[rockysmum]

Yeh, it's a pretty lifelike painting and it's near his cage. You'd think it might scare him but obviously totally unbothered. I was just worried the paint might be bad for him so didn't want him to chew it.

He gave his bell a good bashing when he went back in his cage, was very pleased with himself been quiet this evening though, been a tiring day for him I think.
It was just lovely to see him flying when last weekend we were at the vets because I thought he'd broken his wing!

[nat]

Hahaha, bless him, eating tigers is a very tiring thing to have to do ;-)
So glad to hear his wing was ok after all :-)

[lousette]

That is great news. Glad he could have a little fly and you could get him back in without any trouble. Tiger eating budgie .... love it

[rockysmum]

He's definitely not afraid of anything and thats at 10wks old. Starting to worry about what might be in store when he hits his "teenage" stage lol

[nat]

Sex n drugs n rock n roll of course ;-) :-D

[stace]

That's great news. About the noises he's making. It will be him trying out sounds. Just keep on talking to him and he'll soon pick a few things up.

[helenmat]

You will soon have to be careful what you say, we caught pickle saying 'give us a kiss, gorgeous boobies' made us howl! Glad your little one is better!

[rockysmum]

Rofl Helenmat! have already had to warn hubby about language when the footie is on, don't want to be embarrassed when the parents in law are over haha
Can't wait for him to say his first proper word though( Rocky that is, not the hubby!) x