Roanoke
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First let me brag, questions later;
Yesterday I went all the way and put the Flightsuit on Teeko for the first time!
We've been preparing for months. Pretty much every day I stroke him with it, set him on it, basically pretend to put it on him.
He used to nip me but I took it slow and he's good now. Don't worry, he gets a treat every time!
He didn't seem too stressed out, surprisingly. A bit uncomfortable, as we hadn't practiced pulling his wings through, so that was a new sensation for him..
I distracted him with pecans and grape juice, which he loves.
I only had it on him a couple minutes (Didn't want to overdo it on the first try), not even long enough for him to have to poop.
He didn't nibble on it too much but he did lean back excessively when I stepped him up, I guess he was trying to back out of it.
We took it off without a fuss, he stepped right out calmly when I undid the velcro. Got another treat for being a good boy![Big grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I may take him outside tomorrow if the weather's good, still debating whether or not it's too soon. He was allowed to roam outside
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in his last home, so it shouldn't be too scary for him.
Okay, like I mentioned in the title, I have a couple questions as to what I should do with Teeko when we leave on vacation later in the year.
Option #1:
There is a 'bird lady' down the road from us, she's very friendly and a total animal lover. She stopped by our house to say hi last year, before I got him.
She has macaws, possibly a 'too, and used to do rescue. We could give her a key, but we don't know her all too well. I have no doubt she'd take good care of him, however.
Option #2:
Take him. The problems here are that we're going to Michigan, so it might be chilly for a tropical bird, and the place we're staying (My grandparents') houses two extremely high prey-drive Dachshunds. My room has doors and is located in the basement where the dogs aren't allowed, but if he were to get out and fly upstairs it would be death.
It's a long fly though, and my boy isn't known for his skills. If I were to take him, he'd be carried around the house in a small travel cage so as to get some social time,
and only let out when he's either in the closed room or wearing his suit with leash on.
Thanks for reading! If any of you have advice, please share!
I know I've been absent for a while, so if you've never met me before, hello.
Oh, one last thing, if you want to say something negative about Flightsuits, please abstain from doing so. It won't change my opinion, he's wearing it and that's decided.
Yesterday I went all the way and put the Flightsuit on Teeko for the first time!
We've been preparing for months. Pretty much every day I stroke him with it, set him on it, basically pretend to put it on him.
He used to nip me but I took it slow and he's good now. Don't worry, he gets a treat every time!
He didn't seem too stressed out, surprisingly. A bit uncomfortable, as we hadn't practiced pulling his wings through, so that was a new sensation for him..
I distracted him with pecans and grape juice, which he loves.
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I only had it on him a couple minutes (Didn't want to overdo it on the first try), not even long enough for him to have to poop.
He didn't nibble on it too much but he did lean back excessively when I stepped him up, I guess he was trying to back out of it.
We took it off without a fuss, he stepped right out calmly when I undid the velcro. Got another treat for being a good boy
I may take him outside tomorrow if the weather's good, still debating whether or not it's too soon. He was allowed to roam outside
Okay, like I mentioned in the title, I have a couple questions as to what I should do with Teeko when we leave on vacation later in the year.
Option #1:
There is a 'bird lady' down the road from us, she's very friendly and a total animal lover. She stopped by our house to say hi last year, before I got him.
She has macaws, possibly a 'too, and used to do rescue. We could give her a key, but we don't know her all too well. I have no doubt she'd take good care of him, however.
Option #2:
Take him. The problems here are that we're going to Michigan, so it might be chilly for a tropical bird, and the place we're staying (My grandparents') houses two extremely high prey-drive Dachshunds. My room has doors and is located in the basement where the dogs aren't allowed, but if he were to get out and fly upstairs it would be death.
It's a long fly though, and my boy isn't known for his skills. If I were to take him, he'd be carried around the house in a small travel cage so as to get some social time,
and only let out when he's either in the closed room or wearing his suit with leash on.
Thanks for reading! If any of you have advice, please share!
I know I've been absent for a while, so if you've never met me before, hello.
Oh, one last thing, if you want to say something negative about Flightsuits, please abstain from doing so. It won't change my opinion, he's wearing it and that's decided.
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