Day 2 Sunday 29th July
I woke up this morning and the first thing I did was say good morning to Lea! I couldn't wait to see her again! I was sad to see that she was sitting exactly where I had placed her the night before, like she just sat on the perch and hadn't moved all night. That made me think that she was sitting there petrified in the dark all night, while I slept soundly.
I put my hand in the cage and offered her my finger to step up, again she hissed and bit at my fingers, but gently. I had to pick her up and carry her out of the cage, I don't think she had a good sleep
She was a little grumpy!!
I sat down with her on the couch for some cuddles to comfort her, she wasn't interested this time and climbed straight up to my shoulder and then the top of my head. She likes it up there, nibbling my hair and watching the world go by! She is still quite scared of me but will still let me after some protest give her a little head scratch or a pat.
She was a bit more game today, I let her explore some more, she had fun throwing my book off the table and chewing up a bank statement! I continually practiced her stepping up, offering her my finger (she always attacked it first) and saying "up" She is stepping up a lot quicker today than she was yesterday. She is starting to enjoy a head scratch today as well, offering her head to me on the odd occasion!
She had a lot of in cage time, I was worried as I still hadn't seen her eat anything, and late in the afternoon I saw her finally chowing down on her seeds, picking out her favourites and craning and stretching her head to reach inside the bowl! I was very proud when she discovered that she could sit on the side of her bowl and reach her food a lot easier!
I left her on her own a lot more to explore, all day long I would make her step up, praise her and put her back down again! Then off she would go, chewing everything! She sure is an inquisitive little thing! Late in the afternoon she stepped up while she was in the cage and let me bring her out without much protest!
In the evening she was stepping up quite nicely, still biting my fingers a bit but nowhere near as much, she loves a head scratch, and rarely tries to bit away my fingers now.
I put her to bed and covered her cage and could here her moving around in her cage and having a bite to eat! I am feeling very confident about her tamability, and I don't think it will be too long before she wont protest at me!
Tomorrow will be her first work day, where she will have to spend most of the day in her cage, so we will see how she is when I come home!
I woke up this morning and the first thing I did was say good morning to Lea! I couldn't wait to see her again! I was sad to see that she was sitting exactly where I had placed her the night before, like she just sat on the perch and hadn't moved all night. That made me think that she was sitting there petrified in the dark all night, while I slept soundly.
I put my hand in the cage and offered her my finger to step up, again she hissed and bit at my fingers, but gently. I had to pick her up and carry her out of the cage, I don't think she had a good sleep
I sat down with her on the couch for some cuddles to comfort her, she wasn't interested this time and climbed straight up to my shoulder and then the top of my head. She likes it up there, nibbling my hair and watching the world go by! She is still quite scared of me but will still let me after some protest give her a little head scratch or a pat.
She was a bit more game today, I let her explore some more, she had fun throwing my book off the table and chewing up a bank statement! I continually practiced her stepping up, offering her my finger (she always attacked it first) and saying "up" She is stepping up a lot quicker today than she was yesterday. She is starting to enjoy a head scratch today as well, offering her head to me on the odd occasion!
She had a lot of in cage time, I was worried as I still hadn't seen her eat anything, and late in the afternoon I saw her finally chowing down on her seeds, picking out her favourites and craning and stretching her head to reach inside the bowl! I was very proud when she discovered that she could sit on the side of her bowl and reach her food a lot easier!
I left her on her own a lot more to explore, all day long I would make her step up, praise her and put her back down again! Then off she would go, chewing everything! She sure is an inquisitive little thing! Late in the afternoon she stepped up while she was in the cage and let me bring her out without much protest!
In the evening she was stepping up quite nicely, still biting my fingers a bit but nowhere near as much, she loves a head scratch, and rarely tries to bit away my fingers now.
I put her to bed and covered her cage and could here her moving around in her cage and having a bite to eat! I am feeling very confident about her tamability, and I don't think it will be too long before she wont protest at me!
Tomorrow will be her first work day, where she will have to spend most of the day in her cage, so we will see how she is when I come home!