About two weeks ago I finally found a V-tech phone and a play keyboard that both worked at a goodwill for 50cents. After keeping them near her cage for a while I decided to finally let her play with them last Thursday. She actually looked interested and kept trying to push the buttons. After that I thought she would be done with them. But, today as a sat downstairs I heard the phone, then the key board start to go off and play some music. It was Scarlet actually playing! She played with them for over an hour! I eventually had to take them away so she would eat dinner. I was so happy.
I also began target training with her last week. She needs to re-learn to step up properly, not just to be cute and say "step-up, come on Scarlet" whenever the perch is presented. Well, today I was able to have her put BOTH feet on the rope perch to target the stick! I was practically jumping up and down! I finally feel like we're making progress with her. It's these small victories that keep me going with her. The first time I tried "out time" with her (about 1 week with her) she was lunging at me, screaming, pulling out feathers, and it ended with me in tears wondering if I made the right choice by taking her away from her wonderful foster mom. Now she is a different bird and I couldn't be happier!
sorry for the long post, but I HAD to share
