Hello,
I adopted a pair of African Grays in July. They are about 30 years old, wild caught, been through many homes before spending several years at the rescue and are not hand tamed. One of them, Jarla, has a beak deformity that requires periodic trimmings so that he will continue being able to eat normally. It is almost time for me to take him to have that done, and I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for the best way to get him loaded up into a carrier to go for the trim.
He comes out of his cage daily and we've made a lot of progress with our relationship. I let him do what he wants (he loves to explore) and have been careful to never force him to do anything, so while he is still nervous about my hands he will sit near me and talk to me, and within the last month started accepting treats from my hand. I am worried that whatever I will need to do to get him in the carrier will damage what progress I have made so far with him. His cagemate, Colee, is blind and I'm also worried about stressing her out when I go to catch Jarla.
Does anyone have any ideas about getting him into his carrier safely and with the least amount of stress possible? Or will I sort of have to start over with our relationship every time he needs a trim? Thank you in advance!