Outstrech
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- 12/31/20
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- Erica
Hello! Hope you are having a wonderful day so far. I have a 6-7 month old cockatiel named Sunflower. He doesn't play with toys, but I'm hoping the new cage I'm getting him will change things up a little (I got him a foraging, rope, and seagrass trapeze toy, along with the ones I already have). The new cage is almost, if not twice the size of the current one with an open top and plenty of space to play. The problem is, Sunflower isn't target trained, I've tried it and he doesn't do anything with the target. Even if I boop him on the nose it's no response. I'm going to try to teach him stepping up on a dowel (right now he takes seebs from my hand-they're considered a treat as he usually has pellets) today and see how it goes. If it doesn't work, I've considered putting the cage openings side by side and just letting him go to the new cage in his own time with millet and the other side. Based on my current information, would that work or do I need to teach him to step up? Thanks a lot!