TikkiTembo
Rollerblading along the road
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Hi friends,
What are your tips for discouraging shoulder time and floor walking? I am super proud of Chipper for being so curious and brave yesterday..He climbed from the cage to my shoulder and made happy, sweet noises once he was there. When I brought him back to his cage, he climbed back onto it. But I'm aware that shoulder time with a U2 means I am unable to read his body language, which, at this early stage of our relationship, is very important! He is still not sure about stepping up onto my hands, so I was unable to get him off that way. Obviously, step up is the number one thing to work on, but what else do you do to discourage the shoulder?
Also, he climbed down off the cage yesterday because I took away his precious boing rope to vet wrap it ..He loves that bell on the rope, so he followed me to make sure it wasn't going anywhere! Again, I'm aware of the potential problems with him walking on the floor too much, but with his inability to fly, what is the other option? Should he be carried from place to place only? Or create a path for him with ropes and perches? He did step up beautifully from the floor two times yesterday, once after taking a tumble from his cage door,poor thing!
Thanks for your tips, guys!
What are your tips for discouraging shoulder time and floor walking? I am super proud of Chipper for being so curious and brave yesterday..He climbed from the cage to my shoulder and made happy, sweet noises once he was there. When I brought him back to his cage, he climbed back onto it. But I'm aware that shoulder time with a U2 means I am unable to read his body language, which, at this early stage of our relationship, is very important! He is still not sure about stepping up onto my hands, so I was unable to get him off that way. Obviously, step up is the number one thing to work on, but what else do you do to discourage the shoulder?
Also, he climbed down off the cage yesterday because I took away his precious boing rope to vet wrap it ..He loves that bell on the rope, so he followed me to make sure it wasn't going anywhere! Again, I'm aware of the potential problems with him walking on the floor too much, but with his inability to fly, what is the other option? Should he be carried from place to place only? Or create a path for him with ropes and perches? He did step up beautifully from the floor two times yesterday, once after taking a tumble from his cage door,poor thing!
Thanks for your tips, guys!