SnowB
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Hi
I was wondering if anyone else has an extremely clingy bird? I am aware that conures are clingy but I’m unsure if my sun is attached in an unhealthy way. He cries and screams when I put him in his cage and looks desperate to get out. Any advice on how to correct this? I don’t want him to get stressed and hurt himself but I also don’t want to over baby him. He is 10 weeks and still relies on hand feeding. I’m not sure if this is contributing to clinginess.
The vet told me to feed less formula so that he will be hungry to eat solid food. According to the vet he is too old for hand feedings now. But I thought between 8-12 weeks was normal. I believe in abundance weaning so I worry that leaving him hungry will cause behavior issues. To follow the vet’s advice, I only left him a little hungry during the day yesterday and he did eat more solid food than usual but kept crying for his formula all day. He didn’t go to sleep hungry, I hand fed him before bed. Solid food is available to him at all times. He is capable of eating vegetables, pellets, seeds, etc. but won’t eat enough of anything to satisfy his hunger and is dependent on hand feeding
Am I doing something wrong? Can someone guide me in the right direction to successfully weaning?
Thank you
The vet told me to feed less formula so that he will be hungry to eat solid food. According to the vet he is too old for hand feedings now. But I thought between 8-12 weeks was normal. I believe in abundance weaning so I worry that leaving him hungry will cause behavior issues. To follow the vet’s advice, I only left him a little hungry during the day yesterday and he did eat more solid food than usual but kept crying for his formula all day. He didn’t go to sleep hungry, I hand fed him before bed. Solid food is available to him at all times. He is capable of eating vegetables, pellets, seeds, etc. but won’t eat enough of anything to satisfy his hunger and is dependent on hand feeding
Thank you