I've had an IRN for about 5 years. He has lived in the same cage for all those 5 years. He's used to his old cage.
I bought a larger one a few months ago and he was really scared at first. Couldn't even get close to it.
I bring my IRN closer to the new cage every day and he keeps getting more and more used to it, but it's going extremely slow. It's been more than 3 months now and he's still scared to go near the new cage. As far as I'm aware most other parrots get used to a new cage in a few days.
I've added some familiar toys to the new cage. I'm trying to spend more time near the new cage with him so he can at least get somewhat used to it. If I add one of his favorite treats on top of the cage, he'll very slowly walk towards the cage, grab the treat, and run away. I've tried putting a treat in the bowls in the inside of the cage but he won't even try going in to get them.
So what are my options here? "Forcibly" putting him in the cage seems cruel. The new cage is much larger and it's definitely better than the old one. Every extra minute spent in the old smaller cage also seems cruel.
Should I move the new cage closer to the old one? Right now they're about 10 feet apart. The new cage is already placed where it should be forever (near a corner of the room). So if I move the new cage closer to the old one, which would be in the middle of the room, and my IRN gets used to the new cage being in that exact position, and later on I move the new cage back to where it's supposed to be, will he be scared of the moved cage? I'm thinking if I move the new cage after he gets used to it, he might get scared of the new cage again because it changed positions.
I bought a larger one a few months ago and he was really scared at first. Couldn't even get close to it.
I bring my IRN closer to the new cage every day and he keeps getting more and more used to it, but it's going extremely slow. It's been more than 3 months now and he's still scared to go near the new cage. As far as I'm aware most other parrots get used to a new cage in a few days.
I've added some familiar toys to the new cage. I'm trying to spend more time near the new cage with him so he can at least get somewhat used to it. If I add one of his favorite treats on top of the cage, he'll very slowly walk towards the cage, grab the treat, and run away. I've tried putting a treat in the bowls in the inside of the cage but he won't even try going in to get them.
So what are my options here? "Forcibly" putting him in the cage seems cruel. The new cage is much larger and it's definitely better than the old one. Every extra minute spent in the old smaller cage also seems cruel.
Should I move the new cage closer to the old one? Right now they're about 10 feet apart. The new cage is already placed where it should be forever (near a corner of the room). So if I move the new cage closer to the old one, which would be in the middle of the room, and my IRN gets used to the new cage being in that exact position, and later on I move the new cage back to where it's supposed to be, will he be scared of the moved cage? I'm thinking if I move the new cage after he gets used to it, he might get scared of the new cage again because it changed positions.