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Secret is an old Amazon, contrary and whips her head to nail me even from the bird cage while in between bars. Granted, she's getting softer since MC passed away.
Someone asked a while back so here's how we handle skritching outside the cage (and keeping my fingers).
I have a baby blanket on my lap and a T sick turned upside down:
See how quick the head snaps up?
But if you do it right.....
Then the quick response that I missed a spot so she scratches with her foot:
![20220425_215758.jpg 20220425_215758.jpg](https://forums.avianavenue.com/data/attachments/382/382938-2568a6de8590bfc3cf2e1cb161dbe0cb.jpg)
Someone asked a while back so here's how we handle skritching outside the cage (and keeping my fingers).
I have a baby blanket on my lap and a T sick turned upside down:
![20220425_215019.jpg 20220425_215019.jpg](https://forums.avianavenue.com/data/attachments/382/382929-9e9fb5e75edfad5618043405e87f20eb.jpg)
See how quick the head snaps up?
![20220425_215038.jpg 20220425_215038.jpg](https://forums.avianavenue.com/data/attachments/382/382930-8b5dc34feb6d49269f944bd227ca4207.jpg)
But if you do it right.....
![20220425_215433.jpg 20220425_215433.jpg](https://forums.avianavenue.com/data/attachments/382/382931-09911646f9aefb90de13f27dfa330d27.jpg)
![20220425_215450.jpg 20220425_215450.jpg](https://forums.avianavenue.com/data/attachments/382/382932-c153eefc23f25e11f6910aa3cbe00de2.jpg)
![20220425_215608.jpg 20220425_215608.jpg](https://forums.avianavenue.com/data/attachments/382/382933-e410097bc6139a36025682ffff0f1295.jpg)
![20220425_215642.jpg 20220425_215642.jpg](https://forums.avianavenue.com/data/attachments/382/382934-213f1de3fecef9eb1483e7bbec2f5ca2.jpg)
![20220425_215703.jpg 20220425_215703.jpg](https://forums.avianavenue.com/data/attachments/382/382935-922113f3559f56d32cf723734c461de7.jpg)
![20220425_215723.jpg 20220425_215723.jpg](https://forums.avianavenue.com/data/attachments/382/382936-51b7d151c4668d90ed424810b074429b.jpg)
![20220425_215734.jpg 20220425_215734.jpg](https://forums.avianavenue.com/data/attachments/382/382937-b93ad9b87c873141eb109f48e011c30f.jpg)
Then the quick response that I missed a spot so she scratches with her foot:
![20220425_215758.jpg 20220425_215758.jpg](https://forums.avianavenue.com/data/attachments/382/382938-2568a6de8590bfc3cf2e1cb161dbe0cb.jpg)