harness

I’ve recently gotten an aviator harness for my caique and have tried getting him used to it. He wasn’t that afraid of it but was more curious, and would put his head through partially to get treats. However, when I tried to put his head through the loop fully while encouraging him with treats...

Best harnesses for Mr Jolly (Triton cockatoo)?? I tried the Aviator on him. Absolutely *hated* it. He was so good and well behaved getting it on, but the neck piece was far too tight and started choking him I had to cut it off immediately. Ugh very distressing for both parties. I don't believe...

Hello, I have a softbill (chestnut breasted malkoha) that stick with me wherever I go around the house. He acts almost like a toucan although insectivorous/carnivorous and tend to chase every single moving thing that’s small. He is very hyper and jumps around everywhere, how should I put the...

So I did what the avian fashions said to and I think I still screwed it up. Stuck it nearby the bird for awhile. Even gently pet him with it. He got to the point where he didn't fly away from it, he just nibble and bit it (which honestly seems like as good as it gets with this bird cause thats...

hello all!!!! i’m a very, very anxious person. unfortunately, this has been…preventing harness progress because i am so nervous about taking my bird outside- or more specifically, i’m terrified the leash will break...( ~i’m tackling the aviator ) i’m well aware it’s not very likely, but...

i have a white faced cockatiel, no clue how old he actually is but the breeders i got him from claim that he was about a month old when i got him and ive had him since late july. i wanted to know if anyone has any tips on how i can just generally train him, if it's not too late. i'm planning on...

Hey guys! Please let me know if this is the wrong place to post this (cross posted here and behaviour byway as I’m not sure which is the best place to post for this question) so I’m currently hand rearing a green cheek conure (it’s sibling will be pulled from the nest next week) and I’m...

Hello all! I recently made a fleece flight suit for my cockatiel which she will only be wearing under supervision when we go outside. Someone told me that fleece was not safe For birds as it is toxic and because if ingested it can cause crop blockage among other issues. I was just wondering what...

Astro is making huge progress in harness training. She can comfortably put her head through the loop all by herself and wait patiently until she receives her treat, which is banana. This morning I rushed a little bit and put one wing through, which freaked her out but then I was able to quickly...

So this is my first post here. I have exhausted any ideas I have or anything I could research online so I decided it would probably be best to ask others! I have been training my one year old, greencheek conure, Gordi, to wear an aviator harness for almost 3 months now. At this point, my green...

Hi all! I have started to entertain the idea of harness training with Gromit and was hoping some of you could point me to some great threads regarding harness training and even the best harness to purchase for a cockatiel. I know they usually come with DVD's but extra tips would be awesome...

I have a 4-month-old sun conure. She is super sweet and cute and I am just dying to take her out with me. As the weather is getting nicer I thought about taking her out with me. Her wings are slightly clipped but she can fly to her cage from the other side of the room. So I was considering...

Hi, my baby cockatiel is coming home in a month, and I would like to train her to wear a harness. I've looked into it and I think what I want to start with is the Avian FlightSuit, but I heard from someone that it is bad for parrots to wear cloth items? Do you think it will be safe if I begin...

I got 2 budgies about 3-4 months ago and finally got them hand tamed and learning some simple commands and hand gestures. I've seen some people take their birds outside but only with a harness on them, does anyone know where I can get a harness? I can find all sorts of leashes for the harness...

From a dingy, lonely corner in a rusted-over cage filled with sawdust, to a brand new world full of fun, sun and adventure! So proud of this little tortilla. :xflove: He took to his harness faster than I would have thought possible! This was his first outing, and boy did he make the most of...

Okay so I have has my cockatiel Alfred for a year and some change now. He’s been outside once and It was really bad I’ve gotten him a harness and I am so excited to train him and be able to take him outside someday, but my dad is worried that a harness might somehow harm his wings. He says that...

I'm not able to handle Slade freely yet, but I wanted to pick up an avian fashions flight suit for him since I love the pattern on sale for Madness Monday tomorrow. All the pois they have listed say small, but that's the size they also told me to use for Diggle. I'm just basically wondering...

I just ordered an aviator harness for my GCC but I dont know if I'll ever get it on him. I made him a little scarf and he will put his head through for a treat and he will leave it on for a few seconds if I offer him multiple treats in my palm but even with the treats he backs out of it...

I have a GCC and I would love to harness train him so we can go for walks together. Getting him harness trained now seems like a good idea so that if for some reason I ever need to harness him he'll already be trained. I also want to do it while he's young, he's about 9 months now. He doesn't...

I have posted about this a bit before in the conure forum, but I am still doing my research. We would like to get a harness for our GCC, Sunflower. She is five months old. I was wondering what kinds of harnesses people here use and what you guys would recommend for a little conure.