M_Riddly
Strolling the yard
Ok so my baby goffins Leo really dosent like bedtime. Wow. I know. That's a new one. A cockatoo who dislikes being put up for the night. Haha.
I try to make it not distressing for him by cuddling him right before I put him away and doing it quickly so he dosent see me too much (I cover his cage at night). He just is super reluctant to step off of me onto the cage perches or even the floor. I have to practically force him to get off. While it's no problem for me to do that while he is still young. I am worried it might become a problem when he becomes an adult or even a hormonal teenager. I know that's years in the future but still. Progress takes time and I would like to make bedtime more enjoyable for him. When I close the door he climbs the bars of the side of the cage and goes back and forth sideways. Like swaying but it's fast and almost panicked. Any suggestions?
I should preface this bird is not in the least bit food motivated. This may be because he is a baby or just the way he is. Only time will tell on that one. I have heard it isn't uncommon for a Too to not be super food motivated and enjoy praise and attention or petting and loving over a food reward. I would totally cuddle him through the cage bars when I close the door if I physically could, but I'm still working on vibrating my molecules through stuff Barry Allen Flash style. Haven't quite gotten it down.
Also if anyone could give me some insight on getting my bird to eat his fruits and veggies??? He HATES fruits. If it's sweet then it's not for him. He accidentally got a bite of banana when he was trying to take a chomp of lettuce and his bottom jaw hooked a piece of banana.....long story short he now will attack bananas. Only when they are put out for him to eat. He is holding a grudge on them for not being lettuce. That being said he will accept carrot sticks, green beans, and romaine lettuce, not as food, though. They are just toys to chew up. He ingests none of the veggies. I have tried chopping and mincing the veggies and only got an upturned beak. How do I get the veggies to go down his throat???
I try to make it not distressing for him by cuddling him right before I put him away and doing it quickly so he dosent see me too much (I cover his cage at night). He just is super reluctant to step off of me onto the cage perches or even the floor. I have to practically force him to get off. While it's no problem for me to do that while he is still young. I am worried it might become a problem when he becomes an adult or even a hormonal teenager. I know that's years in the future but still. Progress takes time and I would like to make bedtime more enjoyable for him. When I close the door he climbs the bars of the side of the cage and goes back and forth sideways. Like swaying but it's fast and almost panicked. Any suggestions?
I should preface this bird is not in the least bit food motivated. This may be because he is a baby or just the way he is. Only time will tell on that one. I have heard it isn't uncommon for a Too to not be super food motivated and enjoy praise and attention or petting and loving over a food reward. I would totally cuddle him through the cage bars when I close the door if I physically could, but I'm still working on vibrating my molecules through stuff Barry Allen Flash style. Haven't quite gotten it down.
Also if anyone could give me some insight on getting my bird to eat his fruits and veggies??? He HATES fruits. If it's sweet then it's not for him. He accidentally got a bite of banana when he was trying to take a chomp of lettuce and his bottom jaw hooked a piece of banana.....long story short he now will attack bananas. Only when they are put out for him to eat. He is holding a grudge on them for not being lettuce. That being said he will accept carrot sticks, green beans, and romaine lettuce, not as food, though. They are just toys to chew up. He ingests none of the veggies. I have tried chopping and mincing the veggies and only got an upturned beak. How do I get the veggies to go down his throat???