Skyperch
Meeting neighbors
- Joined
- 10/1/19
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Hello, I just wanted to say that I have never owned a bird before now, nor have any of my friends/family, but I do work at a pet store so I've had at least some experience with socializing smaller birds.
However, I just recently got a young green cheek conure who is progressing well, but I'm not too sure what I should be doing from here. I've been adding things to the cage which she seems to like, I leave the door open most of the day, but she has not shown any signs that she is willing to come out. She doesn't seem to have a favorite treat besides millet which she usually prefers to eat in her own time anyway.
Half of the time she moves away when I get close (just scoots away, she doesn't freak out) but other times, she just sits and watches me. She'll make noises occasionally and we'll have a "conversation" so she seems to want some sort of attention, but any time I turn to her she becomes quiet once more.
For all of these reasons, I have not been able to handle her (even to bring her out of the cage) at all besides a couple times where it was necessary to cut nails or whatnot. Because she's not interested in any treats, I haven't had any way of encouraging her to come to me, and although I've been able to touch her while she's been in the cage, she has no interest in stepping up or getting any closer. I know you need to give it time, but I feel like I should be doing something else other than what I'm doing and I'm not too sure where to go from here.
NOTE: She is in the room in which I do all of my computer work, so outside of my job, she is always at least 4 feet away from me. I can get close to the cage without much issue, even sit next to it, but overall it seems like progress has kind of stopped there.
However, I just recently got a young green cheek conure who is progressing well, but I'm not too sure what I should be doing from here. I've been adding things to the cage which she seems to like, I leave the door open most of the day, but she has not shown any signs that she is willing to come out. She doesn't seem to have a favorite treat besides millet which she usually prefers to eat in her own time anyway.
Half of the time she moves away when I get close (just scoots away, she doesn't freak out) but other times, she just sits and watches me. She'll make noises occasionally and we'll have a "conversation" so she seems to want some sort of attention, but any time I turn to her she becomes quiet once more.
For all of these reasons, I have not been able to handle her (even to bring her out of the cage) at all besides a couple times where it was necessary to cut nails or whatnot. Because she's not interested in any treats, I haven't had any way of encouraging her to come to me, and although I've been able to touch her while she's been in the cage, she has no interest in stepping up or getting any closer. I know you need to give it time, but I feel like I should be doing something else other than what I'm doing and I'm not too sure where to go from here.
NOTE: She is in the room in which I do all of my computer work, so outside of my job, she is always at least 4 feet away from me. I can get close to the cage without much issue, even sit next to it, but overall it seems like progress has kind of stopped there.
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