Fairu
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- 9/26/17
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This is our first lovebird and I'm not sure what to do. Have owned many buggies in the past and have never encountered this issue.
A bit of information about the situation. We just picked up our new baby from a breeder on Sunday, after a 2 hour car ride we got her home and in her new room. I carefully opened the cage and she gladly came right out and perched happily on my hand. She was very quiet and tame but quickly took to the habit of sitting on our shoulders. Every time we get her to step up on our hands she just hops right back to our heads or shoulders and refuses to be moved. It's becoming quite troublesome considering when we finally manage to get her in her cage she refuses to settle down pacing from one end of the cage to the other, climbing around the bars, hanging upside down, and constantly begging to be let out. We've tried placing her in the cage with the door open but she just flies right back out. We're worried that she'll hurt herself with all the crazed activity as she begs to be let out, but we would like her to be able to be in her cage so she can eat, drink, and rest. Unfortunately because she refuses to be in her cage we have to feed her regularly outside of the cage and we would really like to stop before it becomes a bad habit that we can't shake. Night time is a bit easier because once the cover is on the cage and the lights are out she settles down for the night to sleep, but there's another issue there as well. Because she's not used to the cage she doesn't eat or drink throughout the night. We would just like her to have a bit more independence and feel like the cage is a safe space where she can go to eat, drink, and sleep. Should we just be patient?
A bit of information about the situation. We just picked up our new baby from a breeder on Sunday, after a 2 hour car ride we got her home and in her new room. I carefully opened the cage and she gladly came right out and perched happily on my hand. She was very quiet and tame but quickly took to the habit of sitting on our shoulders. Every time we get her to step up on our hands she just hops right back to our heads or shoulders and refuses to be moved. It's becoming quite troublesome considering when we finally manage to get her in her cage she refuses to settle down pacing from one end of the cage to the other, climbing around the bars, hanging upside down, and constantly begging to be let out. We've tried placing her in the cage with the door open but she just flies right back out. We're worried that she'll hurt herself with all the crazed activity as she begs to be let out, but we would like her to be able to be in her cage so she can eat, drink, and rest. Unfortunately because she refuses to be in her cage we have to feed her regularly outside of the cage and we would really like to stop before it becomes a bad habit that we can't shake. Night time is a bit easier because once the cover is on the cage and the lights are out she settles down for the night to sleep, but there's another issue there as well. Because she's not used to the cage she doesn't eat or drink throughout the night. We would just like her to have a bit more independence and feel like the cage is a safe space where she can go to eat, drink, and sleep. Should we just be patient?