will smurf ever come out his cage

[maloney]

hi well ive had smurf for almost 4 weeks and he is whistling and making loads of noise lol and he paces up and down his perch as if he wants out but a open the cage and leave it open for hours and still nothing.

a no it will take time for him to come round as he was a rescue irn i just wish there was something a could do to help him

[bec]

he will come out eventally right now hes just adjusting to his new envoiroment
sit his cage in a room you spend alot of time in so he can watch you going about your day
eat in front of his ........i dont know why this works but it does
dont force him out of the cage he will come out when he feels ready
goodluck & keep us posted

[maloney]

hi ive got him in the livinroom with us and ive noticed that when we eat he starts getting very noisy lol

a will keep trying thanks again


xx

[bec]

ha ha ha hes probably asking you to share at least once a day i try to eat something i can share with mu bubs
eg fruit platter, popcorn stuff like that then when they gett excited i ask if they want some and depending on the bird i either feed it to them from my hands or drop some in their bowls
i have at the momment 3 of my six in the house skeet the baby of the family will go to the perch she likes to eat from if shes in her cage or if shes out she just helps herself ,riku is the same but our newest addition to the family pickle is a total scardey bird & panics when i even change the seed bowls so i just drop treats in the bowl & say "yummies for pickle and as soon as i turn my back hes on it!!!!we have had pickle scince march but he still is very worried by people
hows murf doing now?

[maloney]

hi smurf is doin alot better a can go upto his cage with fruit and he dosent get scared still wont take from my hand. hopefully he will soon omg u have 6 irn's that must be hard wrk lol

smurf is comin out his shell a little bit more he's started laughing and has mastered the wolf whisle to a tee lol

i no it will take time for him to come out his cage a just hate him bein stuck in it all the time.

whats the best kind of seed for him to eat im givin him cockatiel and parokeet stuff

thanks toni

[bec]

the irns are the easy part
we have a huge amount of animals we have the 6 irns
4 budgie
cats
ferrets
mice
cockatiels
2dogs &
2 teenager
plus fish
the seed you are feeding smurf is a good choice
be patient about smurf coming out it will happen when he feels safe enough

[maloney]

hi thanks for that

gosh u do have your hands full lol

he's been bobbin his head up and down today lol it looks so funny

thanks again xxx

[sherry]

To get my rescued IRN to eventuallly come out of his cage I put a treat on the cage door and his stomache won out. Now he always comes out looking for something or now just plain curious. You may want to try that.

[maloney]

hi all just a wee update smurf came out his cage the other day and he had so much fun flying around. one problem do u think a could get him back in lol.

hes talking away to himself as i write this he likes to laugh at u and says hello its taken him a good few months to come round but he's getting there thankfully. still wont take food from my hand but hey he's goin at his pace so its all good.



thanks for all your advice and help its been great

[pinkdevil]

Sounds like Smurf is the type of bird who will do things in his OWN time lol.

[maloney]

oh yes very much so a think lol

he's a fuuny wee bird

[cheshirecat79]

the irns are the easy part
we have a huge amount of animals we have the 6 irns
4 budgie
cats
ferrets
mice
cockatiels
2dogs &
2 teenager
plus fish
the seed you are feeding smurf is a good choice
be patient about smurf coming out it will happen when he feels safe enough

is your local animal control aware of this situation

[maloney]

cheshirecat79 what do u mean ? im a bit confused

[julie]

the irns are the easy part
we have a huge amount of animals we have the 6 irns
4 budgie
cats
ferrets
mice
cockatiels
2dogs &
2 teenager
plus fish
the seed you are feeding smurf is a good choice
be patient about smurf coming out it will happen when he feels safe enough

is your local animal control aware of this situation

whats the point your trying to make cheshirecat? lots of people on here have several different animals and they are all looked after pretty well. things may be different where you are from, please dont assume its the same everywhere.

[maloney]

oh a no why does he waste his time writing stupid comments hes commented on a few pages.

he must have to much time on his hands lol