Training from scratch

sovereign · Post by **sovereign** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:00 am

Okay, I've had Seppo for a week now. Yesterday was a big day when he for the first time took a peanut from my hand! Today he's increasingly less shy about my hand. How do you think I should continue? Seppo is not hand-reared.

Dani03 · Post by **Dani03** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:11 am

It sounds like you are doing a great job! Keep it up and keep us posted

Whatever you are doing with him is working...trust your instincts!

Dani

fiona · Post by **fiona** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 12:59 pm

fiona is the same way. To get her out of the cage, i attatched a perch on the outside and put treats out there to bribe her out. once out, i would close the door(some people do not agree with this method, but it worked for me). then I would use a dowl perch to move her away from the cage into a "neutral territory" where she cannot see her cage. Eventually, I got her to step-up on my arm. I still have to use my arm because she is terrified of fingers. However, she will let me kiss her. Everytime yours does something you like give it a treat....it may be too scared out of the cage to accept treats so just verbally encourage it. i worked with Fiona at the pet store where I work(2 mnths,but not everyday) and have had her home for 4 days. I open the top of her cage when I'm home and today, i opened it up and went into the other room. She climbed out and wistled for me and stepped immediatly on my arm. This is the first time I have heard any kind of noise from her beak so I was pretty excited. Anyway, she still has an attitude and has her bad days, but she is making progress. It takes a long time. Although fiona was hand-fed, she was not tame and bit someone through a glove and left marks days later when we first got her. Sorry about the novel. I hope this helps.

Carly · Post by **Carly** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 8:46 pm

sounds like you are doing well! I've always said food is the way to a ringnecks heart.. try sultanas as a treat too.. Good luck!

sovereign · Post by **sovereign** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:45 pm

Thanks. Can you give me any other tips?

julie · Post by **julie** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:23 am

when you do get closer to him and he goes to step up,say step up so he knows what to do,it may take a while for him to learn it and when you sratch his head ect say scratch scratch.we taught indie like that but now he asks us for a scratch.

sovereign · Post by **sovereign** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 12:00 pm

No real progress here yet.. Only Seppo tries my fingers a little bit with his beak if I hold the coveted peanut in the palm of my hand..

Dani03 · Post by **Dani03** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 2:56 pm

Ah food treats...sometimes the way to an IRNs heart through...yep...their stomachs!

Dani

sovereign · Post by **sovereign** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 5:04 am

Seppo flew to my hand 5 times yesterday! So happy:D

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sovereign · Post by **sovereign** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:02 pm

We are doing very well with Seppo. He comes to my hand daily to get treats (really sits on my hand but only just for awhile). He sits on the monitor as I use my computer and nibbles my hair. Talk about nice haircut!

He want's to taste everything I eat, and if he decides it's good and I won't give him more, he'll rob it from me. Seppo is SO adorable these days (when he doesn't scream) and improving by day. One of these days he'll let me pet him. I wish.

Bird crazy · Post by **Bird crazy** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:18 pm

So glad to hear you're doing so well with Seppo.
I've read that lots of these birds don't like to be petted.
Hope you get there with Seppo. It's hard not to touch
those pretty feathers.

Sue and Nila

sovereign · Post by **sovereign** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 11:22 am

Just now, Seppo let me scratch his chin a little bit!! And it happened 3 times! Ok, he was taking food from my hand, but before he just shied away if I even thought about touching him:)