Flight Suit

[esears1]

Hi all.. I know there are probably several posts about the flight suit but after reviewing them i haven't read one that answers a question I have.

 

I have a 5 year old grey and I purchased the flight suit recently. I was able to put the flight suit on her which by the way she looks very cute in. The problem i have is that she keeps biting the area where the velcro is and its almost at the point where it will soon become useless (can't stick anymore). I have tried to keep her occupied with other things such as a treat or picking her up, etc.. but she will only get distracted for a few seconds and then she is back to biting that area again.

 

She is so funny she lets me put the suit on her with no problem. Even taught her the "go low" command which she squats and puts her beak to the table so i can put the suit on easy. But once it's on, she starts tearing it up.. Is there a tip/trick that I can use to prevent her from doing that? Eventually i would want to buy another suit but at this point i'm afraid.

[zandische]

When you distract her, do you also praise her? Distracting is probably the best solution, but make sure you also give her lots of praise. That teaches her that her attention is better focused OFF the suit than on it. Another thing to do is associate wearing the suit with something fun, like going outside. If she's distracted with something that she needs the suit for, she may be less inclined to chew on it.

[esears1]

ohhh ok.. I will try that! I haven't been praising her for the distraction but it does make sense.

[Molliejs]

Our 1 year old grey, Kumar, has been wearing a suit since we brought him home. He isn't too fond of getting the suit ON but once on, he nibbles at the velcro from time to time, but nothing too damaging. I usually tell him "No" and direct his beak forward with my finger. He only wears his suit when we go out and never while just hanging around the house. I love how cute he looks and everyone loves it!