I PUT DOWN A LITTLE FOOD EACH DAY AND JUST HANG OUT SO THEY ARE USED TO MY BEING THERE. I STRAIGHTEN OUT A WIRE COAT HANGER. BEND A V SHAPED HOOK ABOUT 4" LONG ON THE END. WHILE THEY ARE EATING I SLIP IT NEXT TO THEIR LEG AND JUST PULL. THE SHAPE OF THEIR FOOT HOLDS THEM IN THE V GIVING YOU TIME...