Lissa

Thank you everyone for welcoming us. Arnie is flighted although I am not sure he knows he can fly. He is kind of like Batman and tends to glide gracefully. I need to correct myself slightly, he will step up while at the vet or from his travel carrier just not from his cage. Before I got him he was in a very small cage, so small in fact it fit in the new cage I purchased for him. I just set his small cage in the floor of the new larger one and let him take his time checking out the new cage. When he stopped going in the old cage all together I removed it from the new cage. I will say I tried placing toys on the door of his cage as an enticement to come out last night and he used one of the toys to pull the door closed. I have all the time in the world to wait for him to decide to venture out. Thank you for offering advice and I will keep you all posted on his progress!! I posted a picture earlier. Lissa

here's picture of my bird boy!

My name is Lissa. I recently adopted an CAG. His name is Arnie and his previous owner said he is 12 years old. She also told me that he bites so she never got him out of his cage. He does not bite! He's a good eater, he really likes carrots, granny smith apples and kale. He does not pull his feathers out and the vet says he is healthy. He has been living with me for about 6 months now. He has started talking and is acquiring a large vocabulary. He refuses to come out of his cage. We work on stepping up everyday and at this point he either holds my finger in his beak or with one of his"hands" but not both of them. Any advice? I have read multiple articles that say spending time out of his cage is a big part of his health and happiness but he doesn't want to get out of the cage. Not even if I leave the door open. He is so social and smart, I just don't want that cage to be the only world he knows. Thank you Lissa