Post by Adele on Oct 21, 2019 12:07:11 GMT -7
Manzi is still not easy for me to handle. I was using a perch, and he seemed to be okay with that. I had also clipped his wings to keep him from flying away. His wings grew back quickly and he is fully flighted again. I still wanted to be able to put him outside in the aviary to play every day. Previously, I would carry him and Maui on my hands while holding their feet, so even if scared, they couldn't fly away.
So I have one of those little travel cages that is for airlines. Manzi hated that cage, but I put a lot of treats inside. It took several days of him being angry and scared getting him into the travel cage, until he finally calmed down. Now, as soon as he sees the travel cage, he climbs down from his perch and hops right in. I thought he would hold a grudge a lot longer, but he is quite excited as he knows it has treats. He also doesn't show any kind of aggression while going into or out of the little travel cage.
On the other hand, once he's out of the travel cage in the aviary, he does threaten me quite a bit and I am kinda scared he's going to fly at me. As long as I don't turn my back to him though, he just fluffs up and watches me closely.
So I have one of those little travel cages that is for airlines. Manzi hated that cage, but I put a lot of treats inside. It took several days of him being angry and scared getting him into the travel cage, until he finally calmed down. Now, as soon as he sees the travel cage, he climbs down from his perch and hops right in. I thought he would hold a grudge a lot longer, but he is quite excited as he knows it has treats. He also doesn't show any kind of aggression while going into or out of the little travel cage.
On the other hand, once he's out of the travel cage in the aviary, he does threaten me quite a bit and I am kinda scared he's going to fly at me. As long as I don't turn my back to him though, he just fluffs up and watches me closely.
