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He's in a decent sized cage and i've got several 'brain toys' and different sized perches to keep him occupied - he's hardly touched the toys though.

I'll move to catching with my hands then if that's better than a towel. I'm not afraid of getting bitten (yet)....

This morning i let him out for a couple of hours, then managed to shut him back in when he went in for food - prior to me going to work. Unhappy he'd been tricked i came home to find food scattered all over the lounge - obviously done in a temper! Oops : ( Thanks for the advice - i'll keep you posted.

Both! He'll let me stand close as long as i'm not standing over him - but as soon as i move my hand/perch towards him he flies off.

This is why catching him concerns me. Surely by doing so i'm just reinforcing his theory that my hand = distress.

Hello all. I'm new to the forum and ringnecks and was after a bit of advice. I've had Zoidburg for 5 days now so i know it's early days, but was wondering the best routine to get him into in order tame him (he's about 6 months old). I first let him out the cage on Sunday (day 3) for about 7 hours - ...