Jumping off before I can put him in his cage?

Has anyone else had troubles getting their IRN back in it's cage even if he's stepping up?

I've got my IRN stepping up when food is on offer however whenever I go to place him in his cage he just jumps off my hand and flies away.

Any clue how to deal with this?

He was out for over 3 hours a couple of days ago because we just couldn't get him back in.