Tonifrax
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Hi everyone!
Looking for some advice. I have 2 parrotlets. They are a bonded pair but due to bullying I only let them out one at a time and have the other in its cage in the same room so they can still see each other. My blue one, Leche, is not a problem when it comes to getting her back in the cage and she is the least tame. I take my other one, Pan, in his cage back through to the other room and she goes back in the cage herself, no issues.
Pan on the other hand is a bit more difficult and likes to wind me up i think I usually like to have them back in by 9pm latest. When he is out he sits on Leche's cage next to her when they are tired and i bring his cage down and put it next to hers. He used to just hop in and id close the door behind him but the next time i tried that he didnt fall for it so because he clings onto the side of her cage so much i decided to lift her cage over to his so he would be up against the doorway for his own cage and would have no option but to fly in. Worked as suspected. However the next day i tried this and every time i picked Leche's cage up with him on the side to carry him over he would fly off. Then i ended up taking his cage down on the floor next to hers, lined it up so the doorframe was around him while he was on the side of Leche's cage and he had to fly in.
Hes a smart little bird and he knows if he goes in his cage he cant hang out with her anymore. I even tried taking her out of the room but he just calls to her and flies from the curtain to the door frame. Ive tried getting him to step up but he wont do it outside of his cage yet. If i stand on a chair so i can see him better on top of the curtain he usually flies away. Ive had him take sunflower seeds as well while hes up there but havent been able to handle him to get him down and in the cage. Ive had to towel him before when its been really late at night and i couldnt just leave him out in the dark. Ive had him step up onto the towel in unfamiliar rooms but hes used to the living room so knows where all the hideout spots are
It took me ages to get him in last night. Felt like at one point he was just mocking me. I sat down on the ground for a bit in defeat and he swooped down, was about an inch from my nose on his way past to land on the top of the door frame
Anyone have any advice so i can maybe avoid this night time fiasco i thought he would like going in his cage as we are still working on getting more comfortable with stepping up and i work with him while hes in the cage so he gets treats while hes in there. Im trying to get him to step up and stay on my hand long enough to get him out the cage door without him edging down my finger on the way out and hoping back in. I guess being with Leche is worth more than sunflower seeds
Looking for some advice. I have 2 parrotlets. They are a bonded pair but due to bullying I only let them out one at a time and have the other in its cage in the same room so they can still see each other. My blue one, Leche, is not a problem when it comes to getting her back in the cage and she is the least tame. I take my other one, Pan, in his cage back through to the other room and she goes back in the cage herself, no issues.
Pan on the other hand is a bit more difficult and likes to wind me up i think I usually like to have them back in by 9pm latest. When he is out he sits on Leche's cage next to her when they are tired and i bring his cage down and put it next to hers. He used to just hop in and id close the door behind him but the next time i tried that he didnt fall for it so because he clings onto the side of her cage so much i decided to lift her cage over to his so he would be up against the doorway for his own cage and would have no option but to fly in. Worked as suspected. However the next day i tried this and every time i picked Leche's cage up with him on the side to carry him over he would fly off. Then i ended up taking his cage down on the floor next to hers, lined it up so the doorframe was around him while he was on the side of Leche's cage and he had to fly in.
Hes a smart little bird and he knows if he goes in his cage he cant hang out with her anymore. I even tried taking her out of the room but he just calls to her and flies from the curtain to the door frame. Ive tried getting him to step up but he wont do it outside of his cage yet. If i stand on a chair so i can see him better on top of the curtain he usually flies away. Ive had him take sunflower seeds as well while hes up there but havent been able to handle him to get him down and in the cage. Ive had to towel him before when its been really late at night and i couldnt just leave him out in the dark. Ive had him step up onto the towel in unfamiliar rooms but hes used to the living room so knows where all the hideout spots are
It took me ages to get him in last night. Felt like at one point he was just mocking me. I sat down on the ground for a bit in defeat and he swooped down, was about an inch from my nose on his way past to land on the top of the door frame
Anyone have any advice so i can maybe avoid this night time fiasco i thought he would like going in his cage as we are still working on getting more comfortable with stepping up and i work with him while hes in the cage so he gets treats while hes in there. Im trying to get him to step up and stay on my hand long enough to get him out the cage door without him edging down my finger on the way out and hoping back in. I guess being with Leche is worth more than sunflower seeds