#'why does my weirdo caretaker want to put my head in this blue snake's coil so bad' 'oh!!! sunflower seed!'

[the-puffinry]

Vaiya is really scared of her harness, or at least used to be. With a lot of patience and rewards I've at last gotten to the point where she'll voluntarily stick her cute little head through the loop and stay there (for another sunflower seed) for a bit! She used to attack the harness just for existing near her, or your hands if you held it. I know it's not because anyone has ever forced her into one because I've had her since she was a baby and never would.

I think it might just be because it looks like a snake to her? Which makes her slowly overcoming her (instinctual?) fear even more brave.

The construction of Aviator harnesses doesn't seem ideal to me to be honest. A tight non-adjustable loop around the neck is bound to make most birds panic, and I really wonder how long it will take before I'll be able to get the rest of it on her. At this point the loop around her neck is really something she only tolerates for a few seconds, even with additional bribes.