Jayde, my RTC, came to me clipped. This is not something that I desired, nor something that I could change. When she came here, I also didn't remove her off the cage if I didn't have to. I knew she would be work before I got her, but I wasn't prepared for her behavior.
She so badly wanted attention, but at the same time was completely terrified of it. If I walked towards her, she would scamper away, trying to get as far away from me as she could. If I walked away, she would try to follow me as much as she could, without leaving the safety of her cage.
Instead of forcing her off her cage, I instead moved the cage around the house with me. (her cage being small enough to fit through doors) This way, she could be with me without having to be on me nor leaving the safety of her cage. One day shortly after getting her, I was sitting on the floor next to her cage when she climbed down to investigate. I watched her but didn't try to do anything with her. She climbed up the cage each time she got a little startled or frightened, but then would climb back down on her own. She eventually ended up on my shoulder where she sat for a few moments.
After that, I started encouraging her to climb to my shoulder to leave her cage, which at first would take time as she was unsure about leaving her cage. If she was on my shoulder and started making worried/concerned noises, I would take her back to her cage.
Once Jayde was comfortable climbing to my shoulder and hanging out with me a bit, I then worked with her climbing onto my upper arm instead of my shoulder. Then I worked on her climbing onto my lower arm instead of my upper arm... I also worked with her in trying to get her comfortable enough with my hands without biting them. This then led to teaching her to climb onto my hand instead of my arms. At each step of the way, she would stretch as far as she could to avoid the new area.
Now, if I don't ask her to to step up, she'll fly to me! For us, training started *at* the cage, not away from it. I also didn't force or coerce her into stepping up.
I am currently caring for a wild caught african ringneck, and she will take some more time to work with, since she has no desire for human interaction.