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Post by barryrendell3858 on Oct 24, 2005 11:48:52 GMT -7
hi all, just to say that we have been away on holiday recently with sparky.He loved his 2weeks in cornwall with chalet view of the beach.He managed to open his cage on the first night and chew the wood on the door frame!! oh and smash the owners lamp naughty naughty.Just recently he has become naughty chewing the keys from the keyboard of the pc.We tell him no ,he dont care so we put him in his cage and ignore him for a little while.any toher suggestions as this isnt working.
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Post by lidiam on Oct 24, 2005 14:34:48 GMT -7
Mmm, not convinced that you you haven't been smashing up chalets yourself, knocking over lamps and blaming it on the poor CAG!!
If he is somewhere he oughtn't to be, take him off. Put him where he should be. Don't equivocate, it's important that he knows there are places he shouldn't be. This will eventually result in him letting you know when he's doing something he shouldn't be doing as he will repeat whatever it is you say to him to stop him! For example, if Joshua is considering biting someone, he always says "Don't bite!" in a severe voice AND follows it up with eye-contact, before he does anything, giving me or anyone else plenty of time to remove the endangered appendage!
In any event, pick him up and put him on his cage or stand. Be consistent. No need to shout or get mad at him, just physically move him and tell him strongly "No", bad boy", or whatever.
Lidia
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