want to make sure I am heading the right way with JJ's cage training

[jewels04]

So usually we have been leaving all JJ's doors open and letting her come out and do as she pleased on her cage. Well yesterday she wasn't too fond of being made to move off her cage and would run to the top and when we managed to get her off she would just fly right back to it and run away from us.

This morning as soon as she saw me she was at her door screaming to be let out so when I opened the door she jumped out as usual and than walked over and bit my shirt sleeve fairly hard than proceeded to run to the top of the cage. So I had to chase her around the cage top to try and catch her and she bit me in the process. So I finally caught her, she flew to the couch so I was frustrated at that point and gave her some breakfast and closed her up for a bit while she ate.

I am thinking I am going to not let her play on the cage anymore, atleast not for awhile. If she wants to come out it's by us taking her out only(which she is still stepping up inside her cage for us it's just outside on top of her cage she is wild) and when she is out she is either on us or on her stand, or playing on the floor. No more letting her sit on her cage.

Is this a good plan or is there a better way we can approach her on this issue? I took her back out she stepped up almost immediately in her cage and now she is being her usual good girl self.

 

[jewels04]

Anyone have any suggestions? Am I doing this right or wrong? Today she has seemed bound and determined to get away so she can get to her cage, not to go in but to get to the outside top.

 

[Janedeaux]

Re: want to make sure I am heading the right way wjuJuith JJ's cage training

My babies were like that. I had to take the top off for a little while each day so they weren't "on top" and too high. They instantly calmed down! I mean instant. I was quite surprised. I also take them to another room away from their cage and they calm down quickly. Probably with a few days of laddering, maybe some time out of sight of the cage several times a day and you can change and curb worse behavior in a week or two. I think the steps you're taking are good. When she runs to the top or flies back,i would retrieve her and carry her away from the cage for thirty minutes. Maybe even have her playstand in another, safe room, and you can let her play on that for a bit. I do both. Play with them for a bit in another room and leave them playing for a bit. and each time they scuttled away to the to I did this. I also did it when they bit hard. Laddered them in the other room and then had some bonding time. They learn quickly with repetition and making sure you stick to the training each time they do the offensive behavior. Good luck!

 

[lexx510]

Why did you want to move her from the top of the cage?

 

[jewels04]

It is dome shaped and very tall for me. I had no problems with her being up there until she started biting me when I opened her cage and just being a butt in general around her cage. I have taken her away from the cage and it seems to help but if I go near her cage she eyeballs it to see if she thinks she can make it back. But inside her cage she still seems nice she steps up when asked, just when she gets on the outside she becomes a holy terror,lol.