nattyd
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So me and yoshi, my GCC seemed to be on the right path in forming a bond - he started taking food from my hand through his cage, then inside the cage and then from the palm of my hand all in the same week after 1 month. But now we seem to have reached a stagnant point in which he refuses to step up on my hand (it's been nearly 2 weeks since his other progressions), he's even hesitant to put one foot on my hand.
I read somewhere that it's better to ensure your bird knows how to step up before letting him out his cage but as of now, we're not really making any progress, it's been nearly a month since i let him out and i feel bad. (I haven't let him out because he was becoming increasingly difficult to handle and would refuse to go in his cage and when he was in his cage he would scream all day long, someone suggested he needed to acclimate to his cage which has seemed to work and he seems comfortable in his cage now).
Should i continue his training inside his cage? Or is it time to let him out?
I've attempted to use a perch to teach him how to step up but this seems to really freak him out and i don't want to stress him and un-do our progress - As such, i would much rather teach him how to step up directly with my hand. With that being said, i've tried to use one finger, my whole hand, 2 fingers, the back of my hand etc - no luck! I've also used a clicker but he didn't seem in the slightest interested.
Whilst he doesn't hesitate to take food from my hand he is still a little wary of my hand and has yet not allowed me to touch him or anything.
What should my next move be? Any advice will be most appreciated!!
I read somewhere that it's better to ensure your bird knows how to step up before letting him out his cage but as of now, we're not really making any progress, it's been nearly a month since i let him out and i feel bad. (I haven't let him out because he was becoming increasingly difficult to handle and would refuse to go in his cage and when he was in his cage he would scream all day long, someone suggested he needed to acclimate to his cage which has seemed to work and he seems comfortable in his cage now).
Should i continue his training inside his cage? Or is it time to let him out?
I've attempted to use a perch to teach him how to step up but this seems to really freak him out and i don't want to stress him and un-do our progress - As such, i would much rather teach him how to step up directly with my hand. With that being said, i've tried to use one finger, my whole hand, 2 fingers, the back of my hand etc - no luck! I've also used a clicker but he didn't seem in the slightest interested.
Whilst he doesn't hesitate to take food from my hand he is still a little wary of my hand and has yet not allowed me to touch him or anything.
What should my next move be? Any advice will be most appreciated!!
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