Hi guys long time no speak

 

This weekend was good wasnt it. I went to the park for a powerwalk and had a vindaloo for my dinner. Let me know how yours was and what you got up to, but only if you have the chance.

 

Help me please, Pippin wont go back in his cage. He really hates it. I now have to grab him from the back which I dont like doing, obviously gently but nevertheless he is extremely reluctant. He is out a good hour and a half each day and Ive only had him a few weeks. He has come on leaps and bounds on a positive note but how do you overcome this? He also has ample flying space. I dont want to keep grabbing him. I feel like a nasty pasty and keep shaking about it, its turning me into a little bag of nerves. I dont know what to do? What do I do? What do I do? Do you think so? Im not quite sure?

 

Because obviously he's not talking yet I cant ask him why he wont go back in, if he was talking it would be a different story.

 

Please advise guys.

 

Kath and naughty Pippin

This is a very common problem! It's a good idea for him to be confidently finger tame before you let him out.If he is,then try offering him a perch to step onto or a long piece of dowel etc.

 

Julie

I had this problem with Beekle in the early days. I eventually started picking the cage up and basically pushing it at him until he was trapped and had no where to go but inside. Of course you have to be careful when doing this and strong enough to not only carry the cage but also manouver it. Sometimes I had to help him inside using one hand :-/

 

I had always intended to let him come and go as he pleased during the day and I adopted a rule of closing the cage door on him any time he went in during the evening. I never jumped up to close the door but just sauntered over and shut it gently.

 

After six months he would nearly always return of his own accord and soon after that he was completely reliable. I now find that I can rely on him heading back to his cage eventually so I leave the door open until everyone is going to bed.

 

In Beekle's case I think he knows that he can usually come and go as he wants and that means he sees his cage as somewhere safe and not a trap. He also obviously sees it as a bedroom now.

well i had a lovely weekend too even though it was wet. We went to Clumber Park up the road and fed squirrels! Sunday i made a big dinner for my mum and dad.

 

anyway - try getting pippin to hop on your finger. Bring him up close to your chest. Cup your hand and gently hold it over his head. The darkness keeps him clam and you can pop him in his cage. i still use this method when Gooby rebels. It doesn't hurt him and its not at all stressful for me.

If you wait till its later in the evening or getting dark, will he go back to his cage willingly?

If you wait till its later in the evening or getting dark, will he go back to his cage willingly?

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Thanks I shall give each of them a try. I think one needs to finds one's own way of dealing with it. Hope it doesnt last forever to be honest. Cheers hunnies bunnies.