katie_fleming
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Hey everyone
I'm hoping you can help me with two things I'm trying to get Jasper to do. Let me file his nails, and getting him to take a bath.
He won't let me hold a toe and file it. I get about one quick file in before he steps up or tries to eat the emery board. I really don't know how to do this any other way. Please help!
So far I've been spraying him with water once a week (light spray over his head/body) and he tolerates it, but doesn't enjoy it.
I put a tiny amount of water into the bathtub (not even enough to fill the bottom completely) and he refused to go in. I also have a small bucket (like a kitty litter tub) and he will go in it, but NOT when there's water in it.
I have been really successful with target training (he'll step up onto a standalone perch, will go into his carrier, turns around, etc) so I tried using that to get him into the tub/basin but he refuses.
Please help! I want to make bathing enjoyable for him but I'm not sure how. And his nails need a trim BADLY.
Edit: I just got a perch last night to help file his nails but I was told I need to file them myself as well.
I'm hoping you can help me with two things I'm trying to get Jasper to do. Let me file his nails, and getting him to take a bath.
He won't let me hold a toe and file it. I get about one quick file in before he steps up or tries to eat the emery board. I really don't know how to do this any other way. Please help!
So far I've been spraying him with water once a week (light spray over his head/body) and he tolerates it, but doesn't enjoy it.
I put a tiny amount of water into the bathtub (not even enough to fill the bottom completely) and he refused to go in. I also have a small bucket (like a kitty litter tub) and he will go in it, but NOT when there's water in it.
I have been really successful with target training (he'll step up onto a standalone perch, will go into his carrier, turns around, etc) so I tried using that to get him into the tub/basin but he refuses.
Please help! I want to make bathing enjoyable for him but I'm not sure how. And his nails need a trim BADLY.
Edit: I just got a perch last night to help file his nails but I was told I need to file them myself as well.
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