A new habit

[Redballoon]

Well, The Professor has decided that hanging upside down is the thing to do.

I started off noticing that the spongy cover on his high perch was slipping now and then. From noticing that, I noticed he liked making it slip all the way around and hang upside down. I posted on the subject that he looked like a bat.
Well now he has started hanging on me. I was going to turn it into some kind of trick, but he now does it all the time, as soon as he on me, he wants to do some hanging. He has different hanging moods. When he is feeling adventurous, he wants you to swing him back and forwards. When he is feeling loud, he hangs off me by one claw and starts screaming like he is going to fall. when you go to grab him, he swings back up on his feet and laughs at you. He wants to be upside down all the time he is on me. He motions to me that he wants to hang by rocking back and forward on my finger, and when he is happy Im up to speed, he decides if he is going to fall forward or backward. Then he flops over and get his bearings for a second, then he opens up his wings and closes his eyes and hangs there.

 

[alicat]

i love it that is sooo funny.....

 

[Auggie's Dad]

He just likes hanging-out ....

 

[TexDot33]

Awesome pics red ... those are good for a laugh ...

 

[Redballoon]

Here is a video of the same stuff. Note my fantastic new Mo.
http://s193.photobucket.com/albums/z...ngingoffme.flv
Youtube version below
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHmFQXzOcA0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHmFQXzOcA0[/ame]

 

[Chewy]

nice videos....

 

[iluvsamba]

My bird Koko loves to hang upside down on people's fingers

 

[shadowme]

I think that is so cool. I hope one day I will be able to do that with my bird. Love it.

 

[Redballoon]

I got it to start with a perch that has a bit that moves under his feet. I put black foam rubber around his perch and left one section that moves all the way round.

I also laid him in the palm of my hand to get him used to being on his back.
Start with having him on your finger, then stroke long and slow down his back. Turn that into placing the palm of your hand on his back with your finger (closest to your thumb) near his shoulder, then flip him over at a speed that keeps him calm, but do it swift enough that its done, ( be confident and fluid in your movement)and he finds that its not scary before he has a chance to be scared about being up side down. when he is calm and not scared , he will release the grip on your finger and will be lying in the palm of your hand, when he is even more calm ( when you have done that without fear for a few days), he will let you pat his tummy and under his wings. Then you can vary things any way you want. when you have can do this, you are at a new level of trust with you bird and he is open to any trick or quick you want him to do.

I am NOT an expert and am only saying what worked for me. I dont know if it will work for you, but I know if you are confident and not scared your bird will get hurt while your doings together, you bird will come to trust that you wont put him in harms way and will do what you teach him to do.

I think you can not train a bird to do anything if the bird thinks it knows more than you do.

Skippah must think Im a MORON!