streetrida25 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Hellooo. I haven't posted in a while but I'm planning on getting a little more active around her . Anyways... Cherry is doing very well, better than me at the moment as I broke my leg in mid January. (oh a little background on her, she was hatched in July last year and I got her in Nov.)I had planned on moving to a bigger place but that stopped me dead in my tracks, literally :laugh: So, my issue.. My place is small, not terribly small, but small enough where there isnt really a spot I can bring her so that she won't be able to see her cage. It's my understanding that training should be done so she can't see it? That correct? Well she steps up fine, hangs out with me for a few mins but always wants back to her cage, and more than half the time sits on the far corner away from me. Here and there she will eat from my hand but more often than not wants it in her dish. Is there something I can do to keep her attention on me and not the cage, I suppose I could roll it into my bedroom? But even if I do that she won't eat from my hand especially off of her cage, so I am unable to reward her for doing something good. I understand calm persistence is the key, so should I just keep trying to feed her while she is on her cage and gradually move from that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane08 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Why don't you just train her from the cage. I train our 2 from where ever they feel most comfortable. Sometimes it's in the kitchen, sometimes on the cage, on the couch you name it if they are happy and interested then I train them from there. If their attention is lacking I stop training as they are not interested and we will not get anywhere apart from me getting frustrated. You need to find times when they really want those treats. Mine is as soon as I get home from work they are hungry for the treats. Also in the morning after they have eaten breakfast they want to train which I find weird because they are full but there is always room for sunflower seeds. Sometimes the training only lasts for a couple of minutes, other times 5 min to 20min depending what mood they are in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetrida25 Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 Well that's my thing. When she is on her cage that is all she is interested in. She is still skeptical about taking food from my hands so she is only really interested in eating from her dish. I keep trying every day though. I guess thats all I can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane08 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Sounds as though you are on the right track. Also if she doesn't want to take treats from your hand and you are trainig her there is no harm in placing the treat in a bowl as soon as she does something good. You are still training her this way. She will soon learn good things come from you and over time will take it from your hand. You say she steps up and this is a key time to quickly try and give her a treat from your hand. As soon as she is up on your hand give her the treat and really praise her, make her feel like she is the best bird in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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