Hi! Little Ry isn't my first conure, but he is my first conure with mobility impairments. He was pinioned by a previous owner (it's horrible, no one has been able to track down exactly who did it, but radiographs confirmed the bones were damaged/missing). He came to live with me and my flock this week. 

He is charming and sweet but very insecure about his balance (understandably) and I would love to hear any ideas for making him play spaces outside the cage that he can enjoy or helping him do some PT to build his confidence and stability. For instance, he's fallen off my finger, and doesn't like to perch on one foot to hold food if he can help it. He tends to panic and rock and flap if moved in space. 

His cage is a long, low flight cage and he navigates the sides of it easily. His favorite elements seem to be the wire platform and the rope perch. He can perch on the edge of a food dish, but likes to brace himself on the wall. 

Some ideas I had:

\- vet wrap on perches

\- series of platforms on the outside of his cage stairstep style so he can hang out comfortably there too

\- I wear fingerless gloves or hand warmers while holding him so he has more grip and doesn't have to climb my shirt for security all the time

\- climbing up and down my arms for treats (he is very motivated by fruit haha)

\- for his next cage, a door that opens either swinging or flat and stays open so he can enter and exit at his own speed comfortably 

Thank you for any suggestions! He is a darling and I want him to have the best life possible despite his misfortune. The picture is from our first evening together where he is sleepy and beak-grinding on my shoulder after a long car ride. 

Flightless conure with balance issues - looking for ideas!