riefderrico
05-05-2013, 07:03 PM
Well time came this weekend to move Missy's cage down to the ground level and allow to get that much closer for release but it appears that she had another plan in mind.
Missy is our fall baby we over wintered. About two weeks ago I moved her cage to the back deck. In the afternoons she would venture around the deck and a few days ago she started going down to the ground level to explore. So we thought it would be a good idea to move her cage to the edge of the woods (we have a 50-100' green belt in the back yard and back to core of engineers property on one side - so plenty of trees). We let her out and she got a taste of those trees. She would go all the way to the top and explore each branch then come down and go to the next one! =D She only came back once today and when I tried to put her in her cage for the afternoon - she took off, staying just a few feet in front of me so that I couldn't get her. I stopped going after her not wanting to get her lost or push her farther than comfortable.
But now I'm a worried squammy. A short thunderstorm came through and now its cooler outside. She is normally in her bed right now and she has not come back to her cage. She has a good fear of neighborhood animals and has awesome instincts - but I'm concerned that she didn't do enough outside cage time to get acclimated to her surroundings. If she took off like that does that mean she was ready to go? :dono Will she use an abandoned drey this evening or can they build one that quick? I'm just worried for her. :shakehead Any advise?
Missy is our fall baby we over wintered. About two weeks ago I moved her cage to the back deck. In the afternoons she would venture around the deck and a few days ago she started going down to the ground level to explore. So we thought it would be a good idea to move her cage to the edge of the woods (we have a 50-100' green belt in the back yard and back to core of engineers property on one side - so plenty of trees). We let her out and she got a taste of those trees. She would go all the way to the top and explore each branch then come down and go to the next one! =D She only came back once today and when I tried to put her in her cage for the afternoon - she took off, staying just a few feet in front of me so that I couldn't get her. I stopped going after her not wanting to get her lost or push her farther than comfortable.
But now I'm a worried squammy. A short thunderstorm came through and now its cooler outside. She is normally in her bed right now and she has not come back to her cage. She has a good fear of neighborhood animals and has awesome instincts - but I'm concerned that she didn't do enough outside cage time to get acclimated to her surroundings. If she took off like that does that mean she was ready to go? :dono Will she use an abandoned drey this evening or can they build one that quick? I'm just worried for her. :shakehead Any advise?