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Taming Bert and Ernie?

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Hi all. I've had Bert and Ernie in the avairy for about four weeks now and they seem pretty happy. They sometimes hide in the corner or fly over me when I go in there. I havn't needed to catch them yet and therefor have not done so. Ernie sometimes eats millet out of my hand, but Bert wont. They still hiss at me when I try and put my hand near them. My question is, do I catch them (with a net or my hands) and try and tame them, or let them be. I'm worried if I do catch them, they'll hate me :confused: I'd love them to sit on me when I go in, but am willing to be very patient and let it happen in its own time. If I need to take them to the vet, I'll obviously need to catch them, but don't want to do it often if it will work against our future relationship :blush: Any advice would be awsome. Thanks all. maesie xxx
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you could put your hand in the aviary for a while like 20-40 minutes this will give them chance to get use to it then and you can put some food in millet in your hand and make sure theres no other millet in the aviary and eventually they will come to you for the food while your doing just talk them softly if you do this once a day they should hopefully be your best friends in no time. good luck!
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