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Post by Hezz on Dec 7, 2013 1:02:19 GMT
I like the idea of the little brush, skysmum.
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Post by OP on Dec 7, 2013 8:27:12 GMT
And then there was Joey. No, You do a fantastic job Skysmum. I remember you posted about the little brush way back when I first joined. Maybe I should give that a go.
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Post by skysmum on Dec 15, 2013 17:15:20 GMT
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Post by stace on Dec 15, 2013 17:39:40 GMT
Lovely thread, skysmum. Good point about the smaller cage for training.
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Post by OP on Dec 15, 2013 19:32:51 GMT
He looks so comfortable and trusting. There is still an air of alertness about him. Very well done if I may say.
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Post by ffiscool on Dec 15, 2013 20:27:34 GMT
Well done both of you
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Post by Hezz on Dec 16, 2013 0:30:57 GMT
Love that last photo, skysmum, showing off his pretty blue/green undercarriage.
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Post by skysmum on Dec 16, 2013 22:12:45 GMT
Lovely thread, skysmum. Good point about the smaller cage for training. Thank you stace, i didn't know whether to do a thread or not, but i figure if it helps just one first time bud owner a little its something.
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Post by skysmum on Dec 16, 2013 22:15:17 GMT
Thank you OP and ffiscool And Hezz, i think this little ord.... green bird is hiding a secret, i see some amazing colours in there in certain lights .
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Post by tinker on Dec 16, 2013 23:22:16 GMT
I tamed Smokey in a small cage too. That was because I had to keep Smokey separate from Lucki at first so I knew I would not keep the extra cage - so I purchased just a small one. He tamed up really fast although he was very young and not scared of my hands at that point anyway. One thing I found was when I wanted to to take him out of the cage it was often a bit of a struggle, because as soon as my hand would start leaving the cage he would hop off and go back into the cage - even later when he was in the large cage with Lucki. I eventually made a nice spot for them out of the cage that they knew was theirs and it had perches and went higher than the cage and had regular greens attached to it. This made going out of the cage inviting and I could work further on Smokey getting used to being on my hand outside the cage more. That really helped. They have to know where there is a safe place they can go when they exit the cage.
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Post by stace on Dec 17, 2013 0:45:49 GMT
If there were a small cage with a BIG DOOR that would be ideal.
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Post by Hezz on Dec 17, 2013 1:36:09 GMT
Thank you OP and ffiscool And Hezz, i think this little ord.... green bird is hiding a secret, i see some amazing colours in there in certain lights . Mouth!! I think you are right ...... if only he could tell you his secrets ..... I have a small cage with a huge door. Most of the front is door, with a small door within the big door. It is my hospital/vet visits/ mostly unused cage, but great for newies.
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Post by skysmum on Dec 17, 2013 20:26:53 GMT
Yep small cages sure have their place in the early stages. I did go back a couple of paces when Chilli went into the big cage, i thought id jumped the gun a bit but it didn't last long we soon got back into the swing of things.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2014 19:29:19 GMT
Sometimes Munchy's cage door feels massive when I don't want him to slip out. I can't cover it with the cloth like when I catch him because he associates it with being caught and thus gets nervous.
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