my new irn toby

[XXSTARXX]

hi im new to this site but thought i would try and put a few pics of my irn toby which is supposed to be nearly 5 months old and a male.
http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh36 ... MYTOBY.jpg
http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh36 ... ure724.jpg
http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh36 ... ure680.jpg
http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh36 ... ure709.jpg
http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh36 ... ure657.jpg

hope this pics work lol oh and any tips on taming will be greatfully appreciated thanks

[smallworld]

Hey we almost have the same cage!! that Toby is a hell of a poser ;)

[Bephlam]

He's lovely...a lot like our Paolo!

When did you get him?

[XXSTARXX]

i got him about 2 weeks ago

[Bephlam]

Did you get him from a local breeder? Have you managed to get close to him yet?

[pinkdevil]

Very sweet looking birdie.

[XXSTARXX]

The lady who i phoned said that it was her grandad that bread them. no i havent managed to get close to him yet he always goes to the back of the cage ive tried giving him treats but he wont take them from me but if i sit the treats in between the bars near me he will come and get them if i stay very still lol (HE LOVES APPLES) he is suppose to be hand tame but if anything he seems to hate hands lol. but after alot of reading about wing clipping i have got him booked in to get this done tomorrow and i hope this will help me to get him abit tame.

[Bephlam]

Let us know how the wing clipping goes, and whether it makes a positive or negative impact on the training!

Good luck for tomorrow Toby!!

[XXSTARXX]

Hi just a little update on toby well he got his wings clipped on thursday so far so good i have been able to get closer to him but he still wont eat out of my hand but i am using the perch method before i can see if he will go onto my hand or arm the longest ive had him held on the perch is about 2 mins lol but its better than him just flying away from me all the time although he can still fly with his wings clipped but he is off balance.He seems alot calmer now he loves it out of his cage sitting at the top and because his cage is just under my hight i happely stand next to him and talk to him and he barely moves away from me as before his wing clip he would be away flying away from me i think he knows he cant fly so well lol poor baby.




hope it wont take him to long to go on my hand.

[Jasmineandme]

He is very very cute
Where in the dickens have you gotten that cage? i want to know lol where i can get one !

[XXSTARXX]

i bought my cage of of a relative but you can but it on ebay (but look for the crome version as the other ones are the same but thinner metal)

[XXSTARXX]

i bought a new friend for toby today hopefully they get on lol i got my new bird and came with a cage that is hand tamed and talking abit and is about 16months to 2 years old and very out going the people thought it was a girl and called it sasha lol but i think its a boy he is so friendly and cute and hopefully giving time they will get on. heres a pic of my new bird

[pinkdevil]

Congrats on 'Sasha'. Very nice.

Yep, Sasha sure is a boy with him sporting his little black 'necklace' ring,

[Bephlam]

He's lovely...and tame!!

How's Toby getting on? any tamer?

[smallworld]

Thats cool he's on your head. I'm always scared that they'll leave a bubu behind.