ScribbledJoy
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So I've had my three month old Zadie for about two weeks now. For the first week and a half, I didn't take her out of her cage at all but had my hands in there fairly frequently. She seemed to love it and would jump around all over my hand and arm, gently letting me play elevator and whatnot.
Cue first playtime. I only let her out in the bathroom for about ten minutes while I cleaned her cage (my sister was watching her) and it's all she thinks about now! Every time I put my hand in her cage to give her food or just say hello, I can't do it without her scampering up my arm and trying to squeeze out, biting if I don't let her (she never used to bite hard before, only test nibbles). She escaped twice yesterday alone, one of them because she figured out how to unlatch the door and let herself run free in my very un-chin-proof room! I've since wrapped extra wired around the latch so she can't pull that again, but still.
How can I teach her that I wont always be giving her playtime, or ever be able to just stick my hand in her cage again without worrying about her taking off on me?
Cue first playtime. I only let her out in the bathroom for about ten minutes while I cleaned her cage (my sister was watching her) and it's all she thinks about now! Every time I put my hand in her cage to give her food or just say hello, I can't do it without her scampering up my arm and trying to squeeze out, biting if I don't let her (she never used to bite hard before, only test nibbles). She escaped twice yesterday alone, one of them because she figured out how to unlatch the door and let herself run free in my very un-chin-proof room! I've since wrapped extra wired around the latch so she can't pull that again, but still.
How can I teach her that I wont always be giving her playtime, or ever be able to just stick my hand in her cage again without worrying about her taking off on me?