wow! thanks, that's is a lot of helpful information.
Unfortunately I already let him out of his cage. I didnt want to push him but I read that they need a lot of out door cage time. I did have to chase him as well :/ I only had to chase him in order to get him in the cage however. While he was out he was running up to me for treats and then running under the couch if I startled him.
I chased him into the bathroom and left him in there for about 5 minutes to calm down, then sat in there with him. he jumped on my lap and then on my shoulder and let me pet him...and then jumped on my head and started cleaning himself!! thought that was great!! Then put him back in his cage.
Last night however, I really wanted to let him have a dust bath, since the last time he had one was when we got him and I know its supposed to be 3 times a week. I put it in front of his cage and he ended up getting out and I had to chase him again. He's still letting me pet his behind his ears and under his chin while he's in his cage and last night he let my husband was able to pet his back and was making payfull noises at him, kind of like a guinea pig.
Also his previous owner had two dogs and he said they would "interact" through the cage and "play" together. I'm not quite sure what that means but we have definitely kept the other animals in another room when we had him out.
We bought a "playpen" type thing, to connect to his cage, and put a wheel and a bunch of toys in there. Our plan is to leave his cage door open and let him come out as much as he wants and then maybe sit in there with him a little.
let me know if that sounds like a good idea, I really hope I didnt traumatize the little guy
