Hi all,
Back with more re JoJo, our super friendly ~5+ year old wild who moved with us so we continue to look out for her. There is an long thread (or two) on the whole story. Right now she is 3-weeks along in her release cage and we want to minimize the chances of her trying to go to her old home 1.5 miles away.
She has met the wilds here who come every day to get a little extra food we put for them, and they stay around her cage and they interact a bit. She knows the lay of the land here pretty well I feel. Only issue is that she has been very reluctant to be anywhere near us after we moved her - makes sense but I guess we were hoping she'd warm up via treats after a bit. She was super friendly and would go into our old home, jump on us, never bite... really special. We feel this has been hard for her but she is in a good enclosure and using one of the three nesting boxes I plan to use to help out here (relocating two and leaving one in the open cage).
I was hoping she'd come down and maybe take a treat from us before she is let out. I also remember the early advice saying she needs a *minimum* of three weeks. She comes out for my wife (who didn't "trap her") but not for me too much. Bruxes at her but always stays on her nesting box "porch".
Not sure what else to add here to help get advice on this timeline. Trying to balance her getting out soon for her sake as she seems not super happy, and the risk of dangerous flight. I know it will always be a gamble but would hate to assume we have done enough instead of sticking in there for a week or two more.
Thank you in advance.