James85
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- 8/29/14
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So over the last month or my sun conure has been coming into his own. He's started to responding to treats / food being handed to him and we've discovered peanuts are an absolute fav (I know I know, fatty and to be kept to a minimum and I do. No mould either). Along with this new adoration of peanuts came the ability to start training and in the last week we've mastered spin and touch (touching the end of the training wand). My first question though is he is really only interested in doing such training on his perch / ,entertainment gym I built him. Trying to persuade him elsewhere, like in the coffee table, is pointless. Why? Is it likely just a lack of confidence in slightly unfamiliar surroundings?
Next question, when I wake up in the morning as soon as he here's me stir he star "singing" out! Not terrible, if I just ignore him he stops. But if knows I'm up (hears me talking, catches site of me) it's on for young and old. Most mornings I greet him and we "chat", scratch, etc then I have my coffee on the couch where he can see me from his perch and that's that. A couple of mornings though I have to leave extra early, so I'm up and getting ready to leave straight away. These days he usually accompanies me around and even into the bathroom where I shower. I sling a towel of the too of the shower glass so he can grip and he happily watches inquisitively. Well at least he did. He started venturing further and further down the towel and looking at the shower. If I turned it toward him he would retreat. Till I decided he actually needed a wash a few weeks ago and held him so he got wet and had a bit of a bath. A few bites and scratches later I was worried I may scared him off baths forever. Quite the opposite. Since last week, he comes down the towel and insists on getting soaked. It's hilarious. FOR how gorgeous they are dry, "wet" is not very becoming. He looks like a drowned rat. Haha. Anyway, my question is, how often can he take a "bath" like this. It's probably only twice a week at this stage.
Cheers
Next question, when I wake up in the morning as soon as he here's me stir he star "singing" out! Not terrible, if I just ignore him he stops. But if knows I'm up (hears me talking, catches site of me) it's on for young and old. Most mornings I greet him and we "chat", scratch, etc then I have my coffee on the couch where he can see me from his perch and that's that. A couple of mornings though I have to leave extra early, so I'm up and getting ready to leave straight away. These days he usually accompanies me around and even into the bathroom where I shower. I sling a towel of the too of the shower glass so he can grip and he happily watches inquisitively. Well at least he did. He started venturing further and further down the towel and looking at the shower. If I turned it toward him he would retreat. Till I decided he actually needed a wash a few weeks ago and held him so he got wet and had a bit of a bath. A few bites and scratches later I was worried I may scared him off baths forever. Quite the opposite. Since last week, he comes down the towel and insists on getting soaked. It's hilarious. FOR how gorgeous they are dry, "wet" is not very becoming. He looks like a drowned rat. Haha. Anyway, my question is, how often can he take a "bath" like this. It's probably only twice a week at this stage.
Cheers