Maggie:-)
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I have had my female chin,Maggie for 6 weeks now. She doesnt seem to be frightened by me. When i walk over to the cage she is eagerly waiting at the door. She sometimes lets me pet and scratch her. I have only held her a few times when she was out playing and wouldnt go back in her cage. Ive only had to catch her probably 4 times because she usually goes back in her cage on her own. But anyways i just catch her and let her go right into the cage as fast as possible because she is very squirmy and i am scared i will hurt her trying to hang on to her. Well last night i couldnt take it anymore i just wanted to hold her so much so when she jumped up in my lap i picked her up and held her against my chest,she squirmed at first but i didnt let her go like usual so she calmed down and i pet her for probably 30 seconds then let her go when she started to squirm again. She didnt seem like i had scared her by doing this because she hopped back up into my lap again a min later. So sorry for the long story but my question is should i continue to hold her like this? Is it the only way she will get use to being held? Or should i just keep waiting for her to decide she likes it on her own? I really want to be able to hold her because it would just make everything morw convenient. Right now she can only be let out when i wheel her cage into the hallway and shut the door. But everymorning when i get up for work (4am) she is eagerly at the cage door and when i open she tries to jump out and has jumped out a couple times. If i could just pick her up and hold her and give her attention for a few min before i leave for work then i think both her and i would benefit from it! Please respond with any suggestions and opinions.
Also how do i put a pic of her on here? I am using my iphone i dont have a computer.
Also how do i put a pic of her on here? I am using my iphone i dont have a computer.