Fuzzy
Rollerblading along the road
Avenue Veteran
Celebirdy of the Month
Mayor of the Avenue
Avenue Spotlight Award
Back in April I started desensitizing Ollie to the cage:
In the last few weeks I have been training in earnest as he may need to go to the vet. I shaped the procedure using tiny steps or approximations towards the final behaviour of stepping down onto the travel cage perch. Success! I'm now beginning to shape duration - the amount of time he is in there before offering the perch so that he can come out again. He gets a large piece of cashew nut because it takes time to eat. An easy way to start off training duration. This is a video from a couple of days ago:
Because the cage is now paired with a fabulous experience (his favourite cashew nuts), Ollie is becoming increasingly eager to get inside!
In the last few weeks I have been training in earnest as he may need to go to the vet. I shaped the procedure using tiny steps or approximations towards the final behaviour of stepping down onto the travel cage perch. Success! I'm now beginning to shape duration - the amount of time he is in there before offering the perch so that he can come out again. He gets a large piece of cashew nut because it takes time to eat. An easy way to start off training duration. This is a video from a couple of days ago:
Because the cage is now paired with a fabulous experience (his favourite cashew nuts), Ollie is becoming increasingly eager to get inside!
