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Hi Subodh! I'm really really happy with my baby's progress! I'm more than patient and I have a lot of fun watching him :lol: thankfully it won't be a problem for me as it is for other people, like Koko, unfortunately :| Well, about the gloves, the vet recommended me to use them only at the beginning...

Hi again guys! Hope you didn't forget about me! haha :lol: just kidding...I would like to give you some update. Well, I tried the almond and cashew nuts with Kiwi but it wasn't working, he would take the nuts but then drop them on the bottom of the cage. Maybe because they weren't his favorite, or m...

Hi! That's a good tip! I'm going to try that! Thanks!

Well, I'm not sure if he is liking LIKING it, because I only saw him eating it once. The nuts are not sized, I really should do that I'm already trying with walnut, cashew, almod and brazil nut. I'm going to try something else then

Hi guys! Just an update. Kiwi is still not taking the nuts alone, he only takes them with some food. I'm thought it was because I'm in the room with him, but then I go to the bathroom to get ready for work and, even an hour later, he doesn't take the nuts. So before I leave this morning I put just a...

Hi Ash! Yesterday I put in his can one walnut, cashew nut, almond and a Brazil nut. I just wanted to see which one he would take, because when I tried the nuts alone (without any food), he wouldn't come near it. And now that it's with his food, perhaps he can assimilate it as food. This morning he a...

Hi Subodh

Okay, I will try with other nuts. Actually I don't know if he didn't like them because I didn't see him even touching the nuts, but even so, I will try with other ones, and maybe put a few pieces of it in the apple so he can taste it little by little, like MissK said.

Thanks!

That's a good idea! I'm going to try that tonight. Every day I come home from work I cut a piece of apple and give it to him, it's been only 2 he started to take it from my fingers again. I believe that will help, and tomorrow he might be able to eat it without the apple!

Hello! I just want to tell you, Subodh, that, unfortunately, Kiwi is not eating the cashew and almond nuts :? i do it just like you said, but he is not going to his can, maybe because I am close to him, since his cage is in my bedroom and I need to get ready to go to work. But even when I go brush m...

I see...I'll do that then!

Hi Josi, Congratulations, I know you must be feeling wonderful now. This is just the beginning, Just wait for few more days and you will be on top of the world :D . It is ok about your cage top. Yes you can lure him out from the cage door. Did you try to give him the nuts that you got for him? Subo...

Hi Subodh! I have good news so far! Today (just now, actually), I got to feed Kiwi from my hands again! He came to me (through the cage bars) to eat a piece of apple, after a few days without doing it! I was so happy I started saying both in English and Portuguese "good boy!"! :D Just want...

I have the same doubts as Ash, looking forward to the answer! Anyways, I just came to let you guys know that I brought his cage inside the house, yesterday it was in the garage, but then i put it in my bedroom, so he could observe me while I was watching tv on my own. Also, there were people here an...

Hi Josi, What MissK said is right. You are not to starve the bird in any case. You will remove the food from his cage at night after he has had his proper dinner. Normally birds dont eat at night, But they try to eat as much as they can by evening and fill the crop so that they wont require any foo...

Josie, please do not starve the bird in any situation. Somebody else mentioned on another thread they had seen starving the bird suggested. This is not what is meant by withholding food for an hour or two. When a food lure is not particularly effective, it may be made more so by allowing the bird t...

Hi Josi, I would suggest maybe you can wheel that cage inside before you take the bird out. Perhaps your mom will not mind if it only comes in for a little while, especially if you clean out all the seed mess so nothing drops inside. Also, as you are offering the treat, you should be eating some yo...

Hi Josi, Great work, kiwi is a lucky bird. Our bird also love sunflower seeds (in the shell) also. His favourite fresh food changes every week, a few weeks ago he loved apples, and wouldn't even look at carrots, now it's the opposite! Have you got a play stand for him when he's out of the cage? If ...

Hi Josi, There were 2 reasons for me suggesting you to go to a vet for the clipping part 1) He will maintain the balance on both the wings properly and 2) You will look like a rescuer for KIWI who will hate the vet and start loving you. Of all the threads, you had to see the KOKO one. Anyways if yo...

Here is a picture of his cage, I got it on the internet, but it is the exact same cage :) His door is on the bottom, and he likes to stay at the top perch. Should I try to remove the top perch so that he can feel close to the exit? And also, If he gets close to the door, how will I get him to go to ...

Hi again! I've been reading a few topics and one of them caught my attention, about Koko. I see that a lot of people are trying to help the owner of Koko and some tips that were given to him were very enlightening, such as trying to starve him for a period of time and then let the cage door open so ...

Hi Josi, Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new bird. My first request to you is to please get the other wing clipped in proportion with the clipped one. Single wing clip creates imbalance for the bird while flying and since your bird is very young he/she might lose the confidence of ...

Thanks for the tips guys! As an answer to Claire, he stopped taking apple after I touched his tummy, but even so he took it a few times, then he stopped. I don't want to do anything that might end the progress he is going to have with me. I will definitely watch the videos e try to look for some mor...

Hi! Thanks for the tip! Yes, the breeder clipped one of his wings, but I can see that the feathers are starting to grow again. I want to get him out of the cage, but I don't know how to use the towel method. Can you explain it to me (from the moment of taking him out, dealing with him out, and putti...

Hello! My name is Josiane, I'm from Brazil. I just got my new IRN friend Kiwi. He is 4 months old now, but I have got him for only a month, which means he was already 3 months old. He has not been out of his cage yet, but for one reason. He gets terrified when I try to approach his cage. He flees al...