YogiBird
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every night rico and i go through a ritual for going to bed. he flies on top of his cage, we do a little bit of training (step up, come here, turn, etc) and then he gets tired and goes inside his cage. i say 'night night' and then cover him and we are good until morning. he gets 10-12 hours of sleep and darkness (sometimes more) every day. he is on a 60% veg diet with pellet supplements and some seed (only for treats)
last night he refused to go into his cage. he kept looking at me as if i was asking him to do the impossible. i got really worried about him., i tried coaxing him with treats (blueberries, sunflower seeds, cashews, strawberries, bananas) and NOTHING worked. i didnt want to grab him and FORCE him in there, as that would break our trust, but what if something happened and i needed to get him out ASAP?
this is the first night he's done this and im really afraid he's going to be losing sleep if he keeps doing this. i dont want it to become a habitual thing. how do i put a stop to it peacefully, or if it is a hormonal thing, how can i help him? anyone have any ideas/advice??????
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last night he refused to go into his cage. he kept looking at me as if i was asking him to do the impossible. i got really worried about him., i tried coaxing him with treats (blueberries, sunflower seeds, cashews, strawberries, bananas) and NOTHING worked. i didnt want to grab him and FORCE him in there, as that would break our trust, but what if something happened and i needed to get him out ASAP?
this is the first night he's done this and im really afraid he's going to be losing sleep if he keeps doing this. i dont want it to become a habitual thing. how do i put a stop to it peacefully, or if it is a hormonal thing, how can i help him? anyone have any ideas/advice??????
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