Harness for a lovie??

[Cockatoo-Dust]

Is it even possible to train a lovie to wear a harness?
Are most harnesses too bulky for such a small bird?
Can you make a harness that's safe for a lovie?

I want to teach my lovie, Percy, to wear a harness.
It'd be pretty fun to take him out places and i've decided i don't want to carry around a tiny travel cage.

 

[fluffypoptarts]

I think I've heard other members say harnesses don't work so well for lovies - they're bulky, heavy, and tend to drive the lovies bonkers. But maybe someone has something that works that they can share.

 

[cupoftea]

Hmm, well, lovebirds are bigger than parrotlets, and I've seen at least one parrotlet on this board successfully harness trained. So I think it's possible, you just have to be really patient. Slowly introduce the harness, associate the harness with great fun time, lots of treat when it's harness time! But I think eventually you'll have to grab the bird to actually put him/her in so that may be a bit traumatizing.. so again, lots of treats in that situation I would imagine.