I don't expect him to become doggy tame, or anything remotely close, but I would like to work with him as much as possible to be able to "manage" him. I don't want to leave him in the cage, and just feed him, and if I ever did have to go in there and get him, and have a hell of a time getting him out--Even though that's what it might come to, I would at least like to know that I worked on trying to get him to tolerate me.



I love niles. Love them for their instinct, basic nature, and habits, watching them is like have my very own discovery channel without the TV.



So far... He's fairly easy to handle. Sometimes I can just reach right in and grab him, and he won't move. Other times He will run around. Sometimes he'll hiss, and every now and then he'll whip his tail. I have tried to let him bite me. Generally, I see it as getting a bird use to you-- Let it bite you, and know that you're not going to put it down, and that it doesn't bother you, and it will eventually give up and tolerate it. --Something along those lines... But he only bit me once, when I had him cupped inside my hands while walking down stairs...



Thanks for the advice. I really appreciate it. I'll keep you guys posted, and will get some pics up here eventually. Thanks again.

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