Hey folks!
I have an (approximately) 7 month old green cheek conure that I recently adopted. He was being rehomed because he was living with an Indian ringneck who was being very aggressive towards him and the family was worried he’d be hurt.
He’s a great little guy. He’s nippy and demanding but no more than you’d expect from a young conure. He handles nicely and understands basic commands, allows you to pick him up in every way and scratch him.
BUT, I’ve been noticing that the longer he is out of the cage he starts to get more and more worked up. When I first get him out of his cage he’s very mellow and content to just sit on my shoulder while o do dishes or clean, and hang out or have some scratches. But after about an hour out of the cage he gets increasingly agitated, nippy, and cranky. My response to this has been to put him away and give him some time to cool off, and this seems to work pretty well.
My worry is this; will this make him start to resent his cage? I don’t want to put him in his cage as a punishment, I want him to see it as a safe space for him to play and be comfortable when we aren’t around. My house is very small and I don’t have enough space for a separate “time out” cage. Is there a better alternative to deal with this escalating behavior or is what I’m doing okay?
thanks for any input!
I have an (approximately) 7 month old green cheek conure that I recently adopted. He was being rehomed because he was living with an Indian ringneck who was being very aggressive towards him and the family was worried he’d be hurt.
He’s a great little guy. He’s nippy and demanding but no more than you’d expect from a young conure. He handles nicely and understands basic commands, allows you to pick him up in every way and scratch him.
BUT, I’ve been noticing that the longer he is out of the cage he starts to get more and more worked up. When I first get him out of his cage he’s very mellow and content to just sit on my shoulder while o do dishes or clean, and hang out or have some scratches. But after about an hour out of the cage he gets increasingly agitated, nippy, and cranky. My response to this has been to put him away and give him some time to cool off, and this seems to work pretty well.
My worry is this; will this make him start to resent his cage? I don’t want to put him in his cage as a punishment, I want him to see it as a safe space for him to play and be comfortable when we aren’t around. My house is very small and I don’t have enough space for a separate “time out” cage. Is there a better alternative to deal with this escalating behavior or is what I’m doing okay?
thanks for any input!
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