In Reply to: Re: New little girl:) posted by CandiMI on May 23, 1999 at 13:26:49:

: Dear Mandy & Pele,

: First question is how tame is she, can you handle her outside of her cage alerady?

~~Pele is very much like the girl you were talking about..she will take treats from me, and will allow me to pet her inside the cage sometimes...never bites...but that's as far as I know how to go.

so I worked harder with her... offering lots of treats and touching her all I could in the cage, till I decided to just go for it... I'd reach into the nesting box and take her out when she was asleep and wearing a robe with big pockets I'd just toss her in one of them with a peanut or grape... she mostly would just fall back asleep... I kept this up, with her eventually climbing out to race around my back and try to escape until I could just grab her whenever I wanted...

~~So, do you think I should grab her when she is sleeping? This won't put me on her bad list?

so just give it time and bond with her the same way you would with a baby, place your shirt in the cage, put it on with her sleeping in the pocket...

~~how do you think I should put my shirt in the cage?:) Is there a good way to hang it?

remove here from the cage when shes tired and just stick her quickly in a pocket etc... it takes work but isn't as hard as you'd think :)

~~were you worried at all when you did this that when she would try and escape that it would set you back with her bonding? (She would suddenly be more frightened of you, etc?)

: good luck! and congrats on your new girl!

Thank you so much for your help!:)

Mandy and Pele :)

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