IT WORKS! IT REALLY WORKS!!!

[mak]

Goal: Get Tooky to eat dill.
Problem: Dill is new and therefore scary!

STEP 1: Clip some dill in the corner of the cage.
Result: Tooky runs to the far corner in terror.

STEP 2: Offer Tooky some dill from my hand
Result: Tooky runs away from my hand as quick as can be.

Step 3: Place dill on pearch in cage.
Result: Tooky leaves cage. (Tooky NEVER wants to come out)

Step 4: With Tooky on my shoulder, pretend to munch on the dill
Result: Tooky approaches wearily. As soon as I stop munching he retreats to safety.

Step 5: Resume pretend munching.
Result: Tooky comes over, tastes the dill and retreats when I stop munching.

Step 6: Resume pretend munching.
Result: Tooky tastes more and continues eating

Tooky is no longer afraid of dill!!! IT REALLY WORKS!!! (I was skeptical)

Step 7: Put Tooky back in cage.
Result: Tooky goes in, walks over to corner and munches on some dill

TOTAL TIME FOR 7 STEPS: About 15 min.

 

[Zara]

Fantastic update!
Monkey see, monkey do is usually a winner

 

[mak]

Monkey see, monkey do is usually a winner

Now if only it wold work with my kids......

 

[Zara]

Now if only it wold work with my kids......

We had a hellish time when my partners little brother and sister where living here with us. Just wouldn´t try any veg no matter how it was cooked/perpared/cut. Ended up blending veggies into sauces, soups and rices for them

 

[Shezbug]

Now if only it wold work with my kids......

They only copy the things that will drive you mad and embarrass you...... that is why we have them

 

[mak]

We now introduced red pepper in the same way!

 

[Destiny]

We now introduced red pepper in the same way!

Did you start at Step 1 or skip to the end?

 

[mak]

I'm trying to learn faster than Tooky, so I skipped.