katie_fleming
Active member
I'm here again haha.
So some of you might remember I had completely harness trained Jasper on two occasions then he started molting so I stopped, and then went away for a week and stopped, and haven't had any luck since.
I honestly am at a loss what to try next.
He always lets me put the loop around his head no problem, but now that's where we're stuck. He instantly wants it off when he gets his treat so I've tried a few things.
1. I count out loud to 10 and then give him a treat. He waits most of the time.
2. I don't give him a treat, and proceed to open his wing but not try to put the loop around it. If he lets me hold open his wing for a bit then he gets the treat.
Immediately he wants it off.
I would love to be able to bring him outside without his birdie bag this year, but I don't know how else I can attempt this, especially when we were successful before (but never outside b/c of the weather, he doesn't know what he's missing!!!)
Especially because I decided to let all of his flight feathers grow in, don't ever want to take that risk.
Any help would be great....it's such a frustrating process
It used to be this easy:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQWiaxyNa2Y&t=6s"]Jasper Eclectus Parrot Flight Harness Complete - YouTube[/ame]
So some of you might remember I had completely harness trained Jasper on two occasions then he started molting so I stopped, and then went away for a week and stopped, and haven't had any luck since.
I honestly am at a loss what to try next.
He always lets me put the loop around his head no problem, but now that's where we're stuck. He instantly wants it off when he gets his treat so I've tried a few things.
1. I count out loud to 10 and then give him a treat. He waits most of the time.
2. I don't give him a treat, and proceed to open his wing but not try to put the loop around it. If he lets me hold open his wing for a bit then he gets the treat.
Immediately he wants it off.
I would love to be able to bring him outside without his birdie bag this year, but I don't know how else I can attempt this, especially when we were successful before (but never outside b/c of the weather, he doesn't know what he's missing!!!)
Especially because I decided to let all of his flight feathers grow in, don't ever want to take that risk.
Any help would be great....it's such a frustrating process
It used to be this easy:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQWiaxyNa2Y&t=6s"]Jasper Eclectus Parrot Flight Harness Complete - YouTube[/ame]