marija_jazz
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- Apr 2, 2020
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Hi everyone! I hope that I will get some useful advice, because I'm desperate I got a Fischer's Loverbird a month ago. They told me it's a 4 months old male. It is not tamed. I started letting him out of the cage 2 weeks after I got him (as recommended). It had no problems getting back in cage, and I had no problems closing it for a week.
But these days, he simply doesn't want to be closed. He still gets back in the cage, but really quickly, just to get some food or to drink little water and immediately rushes out if he notices me moving. He doesn't want to step up on my hand. He likes to eat from my hand and he steps up on a perch, but as soon as I get the perch close to the cage, he flies away. I tried putting some treats in the cage, but he is not interested.
Last night we had to grab him (I know how wrong this is, please don't judge) to put him in the cage. He seems okay today, doesn't seem traumatized and is not afraid of us.
Today he is out again, he gets in the cage, but we can't close him, because DAMN he is fast. I really don't want to grab him again and force him in. But should I let him sleep outside? Is it safe? I don't have other animals.
Please share some tricks of getting a stubborn lovebird back in its cage! Thank you, sorry for the long thread
P.S. His wings are not clipped and I would like to keep it that way
But these days, he simply doesn't want to be closed. He still gets back in the cage, but really quickly, just to get some food or to drink little water and immediately rushes out if he notices me moving. He doesn't want to step up on my hand. He likes to eat from my hand and he steps up on a perch, but as soon as I get the perch close to the cage, he flies away. I tried putting some treats in the cage, but he is not interested.
Last night we had to grab him (I know how wrong this is, please don't judge) to put him in the cage. He seems okay today, doesn't seem traumatized and is not afraid of us.
Today he is out again, he gets in the cage, but we can't close him, because DAMN he is fast. I really don't want to grab him again and force him in. But should I let him sleep outside? Is it safe? I don't have other animals.
Please share some tricks of getting a stubborn lovebird back in its cage! Thank you, sorry for the long thread
P.S. His wings are not clipped and I would like to keep it that way