Taming Sessions

[Animallover]

When having taming sessions with Misty, I sometimes take her into the bathroom, so she won't fly to her cage all the time. But while we're in there, she does great, stepping up, eating millet, stepping down, eating millet... She seems to do better as we go on, but when I take her back to my room I first have to chase her around the room to catch her. I'm afraid that she won't trust me any better from the training session if I do that. Any questions or suggestions?

[Animallover]

Would it help if I clipped her wings?

[BirdieBabi]

Yeah clipping wings for taming id much easier.

Just make sure you know how to do it. If you don't, let a vet do it first and let them show you

[Rosie]

Hmmm..I'm personally against wing clipping. The bird, espicially as your trying to tame her, we begin to get confused and frustrated that they can't fly.

I would just keep up the good work, sounds as though you are doing great already. Try not to chase her as it will make her more nervous of you, try to wait until she decides to come to you :)

[Animallover]

Yeah clipping wings for taming id much easier.

Just make sure you know how to do it. If you don't, let a vet do it first and let them show you

I would be so scared if I were to do it myself (even though I have watched carefully as the vet did it on each of my birds). No, I'll never do it myself. :o Anyway, I might try having her wings clipped...I don't know, though. I'm so confused about the wing clipping, because people never agree on it. I'll think about it.

[Animallover]

Rosie, one thing I forgot to mention was that she doesn't step up onto my finger, but onto a 14 inch (35cm, I think) long knitting needle. She stays at the farthest end from me as possible. I tried putting my finger near her, but she freaks out unless there's millet in it (and even then, she freaks out half of the time or more). And if I touch her...you should see her fly in circles.

But the knitting needle is still progress. Eventually I'll do a pencil, then my finger, as she gets more used to me.

But since I have to chase her to catch her, should I not take her in there at all, then? Is there a way to lure her to me?

[redgirl]

Rosie, one thing I forgot to mention was that she doesn't step up onto my finger, but onto a 14 inch (35cm, I think) long knitting needle. She stays at the farthest end from me as possible. I tried putting my finger near her, but she freaks out unless there's millet in it (and even then, she freaks out half of the time or more). And if I touch her...you should see her fly in circles.

But the knitting needle is still progress. Eventually I'll do a pencil, then my finger, as she gets more used to me.

But since I have to chase her to catch her, should I not take her in there at all, then? Is there a way to lure her to me?

This is what Joley used to do, but as time went on she would move nearer and nearer to me and in teh end I didnt need the extra perch she would sit on my finger instead, she still plays up from time to time but mostly she will sit on my finger now. xxx

[redgirl]

I would be so scared if I were to do it myself (even though I have watched carefully as the vet did it on each of my birds). No, I'll never do it myself. :o Anyway, I might try having her wings clipped...I don't know, though. I'm so confused about the wing clipping, because people never agree on it. I'll think about it.
Its every owners choice to have wings clipped or not and although it is good for training purposes and to stop accidents in young birds I do find training them yourself without the wing clipping better, then they are tame in the end because they want to be not because they were forced if you understand what I meen. but you do wha tever you feel is best I am sure you will not need to clip the wings but good luck hun in what ever you decide x

[Animallover]

Its every owners choice to have wings clipped or not and although it is good for training purposes and to stop accidents in young birds I do find training them yourself without the wing clipping better, then they are tame in the end because they want to be not because they were forced if you understand what I meen. but you do wha tever you feel is best I am sure you will not need to clip the wings but good luck hun in what ever you decide x

Yeah, I do understand what you mean. My 1st 2 were tame-ish, but when their wings grew back, they became halfway un-tame-ish. :budgie: :budgie: