jgerardo Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Luna is now 4 months old He will not fight stepping up onto my hand. But when my family asks him to step up he always puts his head down. In the end he goes but not willingly. With my grandparents he will step up and then jump off their hand. How can i better his relationship with my family members. Since he is still young, I want to train him to at least tolerate stepping up to others. He has been receiving a lot of socialization so I dont know what to do. I realize greys just dont like certain people but what can i do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Luna trusts you, but not family members yet. It will just take time and your family members just being nice to Luna, talking to her while close and offer a step up perhaps with a favorite treat to entice her. It is all about building trust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbersmom Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 When I rehomed Timber, I had a lot of trouble getting him to step up. A forum member gave me some advice that helped a lot so I'll share. When your family members ask for a step up, make sure it is a positive experience. For example, with Timber, I never asked for a step up unless it was to take him somewhere he wanted to go or give him a favored treat. That really helped us and he started stepping up readily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Positive reinforcement does the trick, thanks Karen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miffy Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 His most favourite treat ever, with positive reenforcement. My CAG will go in his cage, travel cage and other things he doesn't like doing when he knows his going to get his favourite reward. Take little steps and reward little steps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffNOK Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Time and trust makes the difference. My CAG would only step up on my hand for the first several months. Now she steps up on three other people who she knows and considers friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Time, patience and trust! In bird years, not ours. Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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