Since then, I've been engaging in basic training and taming. At the moment, she is capable of targeting, and follows the wooden stick around most of her cage.
She also allows me to touch her, such as putting my hands around her and scratching her neck, althought she gets more receptive to this at night. (since she slept next to other birds, i guess she misses the touching)
The problem is, when she is left alone, she tends to start biting all of her cage, and manages to put her head outside the cage to bite it even more. Because of this, im getting a new cage with smaller openings. I also place many toys inside it, and althought she plays with them, she often keeps biting the cage.
Two days ago, I got scared because she started biting her feathers. I thought the releasing her around my room to fly a bit would help, and I guess I was right in the assumption, as since I started releasing her she seems to have stopped the biting her feathers constantly, although she sometimes, albeit rarely, still bites them a bit. I wish of course to stop this behaviour completely: how should i proceed?
Also, althought she targets well, she does not step up at all. My attempts to make her step up by placing the target stick too far for her to reach, and presenting her my finger in for her to lean enough so that she has to step on it, have failed since she reveals to interest in touch the stick as it is too far. I wonder if this is just a matter of repeating a hundred time until she gets it, or if there is a more apropriate technique in my case.
I can't lift her either, although im able to put my hands around her she does not release her talons from the perch and will resort to biting my hand a bit.
I am able to attract her towards the exit of the cage in order for her to come out, however when she does come out she just flies everywhere, and does not come back to the cage unless i take the cage and put it on top of her.
What do you guys recommend in my case? Thanks in advance
