Reply With QuoteWhat you can do is play some games involving a towel, like hide and seek or peek a boo, make it fun so he gets used to being around a towel and then when the day comes he has to be toweled he may not be so afraid.
Has anyone been able to train their bird to be tolerant of any activities/exercises that revolve around toweling?
Our vet recommended that we should try to get him used to it because it will benefit Baby, ourselves, and vet/grooming visits.
He's going to be 2 in Dec. so I know he's still impressionable and can be taught new things.
What has your approach been to teach toweling with a bird that hasn't been raised with it or accustomed to it?
What you can do is play some games involving a towel, like hide and seek or peek a boo, make it fun so he gets used to being around a towel and then when the day comes he has to be toweled he may not be so afraid.
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Oh the awful towel. I know the vet and his nurse are so trained to do this and it's like second nature to them - but I HATE seeing it happen. I know they have to do it - I wouldn't fancy a bite either - but it broke my heart when they did it to my tiel - I have Harvey's annual MOT to book for December and I'm dreading this.
Good tip Judy - I might try that with Harvey to try and ease the stress - mind you - if I've been in the shower and I have the towel on my hair he quite happily lands on it!
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I always play peek-a-boo with Ana Grey with a towel. I throw a towel on her all the time so that she is not afraid of them. When I take her to the vet they always tell me what a gentle grey she is. I refused to let them put her to sleep when she was micro-chipped. Afterward the assistant came out and told me she was the sweetest grey they had seen in a long time. No screaming and fighting them. Was I proud of her.
~~~~~~~~~~ Ana Grey ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Louie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sterling Gris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lily ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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