Moving home with an untamed IRN

Jo_Jo · Jan 26, 2016

We have had our IRN JoJo about 5 weeks now & He's/She's/It's about 20 weeks old, we have started to tame him but he's still scared of everything & I know its going to take time for him to settle.

We are moving home in about 4-6 weeks (not got a move date yet) and not sure what the best way to move him will be. He's in a 5ft flight cage which will fit in the van, but think its best to put him in the box we got when we bought him as it will be dark & wont startle him.
Is there an easier way to get him in the box without chasing him around the cage with a tea towel? I want the least stress on him as possible.

Terry57 · Jan 26, 2016

I agree that moving him in the box he came in would be better than moving him in his cage.
If he's not tame, there isn't much choice other than catching him using a towel to transfer him that I can think of

How far are you moving? I hope everything goes smoothly for you, moving is so stressful.

thebirdnerd · Jan 26, 2016

Since he's not tame I would definitely towel him and put him in the box. You might want to consider getting a smaller cage while trying to tame him.. I know this sounds strange but skittish birds some times feel more confident in smaller spaces.. Once he is tame you should have no problem with the larger cage. Ringnecks are very smart and food motivated and once he gets his confidence up he will be tame in no time.. Good luck!

MonicaMc · Jan 26, 2016

A smaller cage could also cause a frightened bird to freak out more, because they'll feel trapped and have no way to escape. This only heightens their fear.

Jo Jo, since you have a bit of time to work with your IRN, you may want to consider target training him before then, and maybe you could teach him to move into a smaller cage or carrier for a reward?

Jo_Jo · Jan 27, 2016

Thanks for the replies

The house were moving to is only 15 mins away, so he will be the very last thing we put in the van, at the very last minute, to minimise the time he's in the box.

We have just bought a clicker as our last bird responded really well to that.
We were reading about target training last night & we will definitely try that out

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