reeisconfused
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- Aug 11, 2018
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- Parrots
- rescued IRN Max and Cockatiel Honey
My IRN Max, who we recently rescued, has been troubling us a lot going back in his cage at evening time. Weāve had him for almost a month now. Heās very terrified of hands and freaks out if we try to get too close to him. Heās out of his cage all day and loves food a lot. He flies by us and will walk by us but he doesnāt like it when we try to get close and looks for ways to escape. Ofcourse, this is normal considering its only been a while since we had him.
So Max used to go back to his cage on his own daily. Heās very food motivated and it was really easy to put him in. However, recently, Max has gotten very creative to avoid going back in. Heāll climb up places where we cannot reach and fly off if we try to get him in. He isnāt eating as much as he used to (no longer food motivated) and Iām really worried about him. We got him checked and he is perfectly fine! Could it be stress? Do IRNS have mood swings? One day heās loving and the next day he doesnāt want us at all. One day he eats and the next day he doesnāt!
Main question, HOW do i get him back in? Iāve tried perches (scared of them right now) and hands (I was desperate) and he squeaked and flew away. What do I do? As Iām typing this, its 8pm and Max is still out and hiding so we canāt put him in. He comes out of hiding and roams once heās sure we wonāt catch him.
So Max used to go back to his cage on his own daily. Heās very food motivated and it was really easy to put him in. However, recently, Max has gotten very creative to avoid going back in. Heāll climb up places where we cannot reach and fly off if we try to get him in. He isnāt eating as much as he used to (no longer food motivated) and Iām really worried about him. We got him checked and he is perfectly fine! Could it be stress? Do IRNS have mood swings? One day heās loving and the next day he doesnāt want us at all. One day he eats and the next day he doesnāt!
Main question, HOW do i get him back in? Iāve tried perches (scared of them right now) and hands (I was desperate) and he squeaked and flew away. What do I do? As Iām typing this, its 8pm and Max is still out and hiding so we canāt put him in. He comes out of hiding and roams once heās sure we wonāt catch him.