casper Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Tried to get charlie in his carrier to take out for the first time. He is about 7 months old now it was a nightmare. Can anyone help with ideas on trying to get him in? need to get this prob sorted in case I need to take him to the vets in an emergency.Would also like to start taking him out.He is a very nervous bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazyAK Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Casper: glad you could join us. You'll find your answers here. Now, your CAG is 7 months old. Since he's so young you need to expose him to new things, ie: carrier, new toys, very slowly. Let's take the carrier. While he's in his cage and door closed so he can feel secure, bring out the carrier and place it near his cage. Leave it there, open his cage door the next day which will give him the choice to come out or not.He will eventually and over the days his curiosity will get the better of him and he'll check it out. This makes new things familiar to him on his terms. When he's comfortable with the presence of the carrier , open the carrier door and put a couple of his favorite treats in. He'll do the rest. Before you know it you can get him to put himself in his carrier. A key here as with any grey related topic is PATIENCE! So have a lot of it and you're new friend will love and trust you forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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