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theexbrit Jul 28 2008, 05:15 PM
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 I never thought about the cage location, it's possible there was something in that area that he didn't like. Maybe a drape color or something that seemed like a predator. Anyway, you're doing great. Just keep sitting there with him & not trying to touch him. If he does come out let him wander around on his own, chances are the first couple of times he won't go far & will probably go back in himself. If he's clipped you should be able to get him to step up when he's away from the cage, as long as you don't force him, just put your finger there & let him climb on, then let him step from your hand onto a perch in the cage. This way he'll know you're helping him to return to his "home" & he'll trust you a lot more.

If he's not clipped then you'll have to let him go back on his own as trying to catch him will defeat the whole purpose of all this. My advice is whenever people are training a bird, the bird should be clipped. If they're flighted it makes things a million times more difficult as the bird can do what it wants & doesn't need you to help it get around.

Letting him look outside would probably be good for him. Maybe being on his own in a quite area was making him worse. Sometimes birds like a bit of "commotion", it makes them fell safer because it means there's no predators around. When things go quite it's usually a sign of danger to prey animals such as birds.
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