Spazulagoo
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- 12/8/21
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I have 2 conures. They were our 1st babies. My fiance adopted a very skittish Indian ringneck while he was on a contract job out of town, who now stays in the home with me and the conures because I have more time to work with them than he does. Some days are great and they seem to respect each others space with minimal problems, but some days the conures are trying to attack this poor scared baby who is twice their size. We've had multiple crisis situations ending in bloody toes.
The vet wants their wings clipped, but we're not really comfortable with that. I know in my heart it would devastate them and potentially cause just as much mental or behavioral harm.. I also don't want to further isolate our poor new baby who I'm trying so hard to get comfortable with people and his environment. He's already improved so much.
They have their big cages and play area upstairs. And small sleep cages and play area down stairs where we sleep, which is also usually where we unwind, watch TV etc. My black cap seems particularly territorial over our bedroom/downstairs. He will attack (I think specifically males aside from his dad) if they enter the room or the house suddenly so we've been trying to work on that also.. and if I'm gone during the day their cages are next to each other so they can get used to the new bird safely.
I've been trying to split my time better, so usually the ringneck goes to bed earlier then I spend quality time with the conures, then can have some one on one time with the ringneck before they wake up. We're just used to doing mostly everything together so finding a new routine is hard on everyone. Tonight I tried to bring everyone downstairs to watch a movie so no one would be left out. This is not the 1st time we've done this. It went mostly fine for hours. Just the occasionally...."hey, leave him alone. You know better" when I see them sneak closer to him them redirect their attention to something else far away. Then multiple getting closer attack attemps in a row. So we went in the cage for a few minutes. And when he came back out full attack and ended up with probably a broken toe. We bandaged and will have to go to the vet as soon as they open.
Im at a loss. I can't handle anymore bloody or broken toes or emergency vet trips. I also don't want their wings clipped if there's something I can be doing better. Then if it's a matter of the new bird not being allowed downstairs in their 'territory' how do I bond with him and make sure he doesn't feel isolated. He doesn't like to be touched or picked up. Some days he's brave and will come out of his cage. Other days he still has too much anxiety. But he's gotten so much better. Much less pacing and screaming. He'll eat seeds from your hand now and will at least step up on an arm to eat a treat before swiftly returning to safety. He's very sweet. Just very scared and anxious and makes bloody toes when his space is invaded.
The vet wants their wings clipped, but we're not really comfortable with that. I know in my heart it would devastate them and potentially cause just as much mental or behavioral harm.. I also don't want to further isolate our poor new baby who I'm trying so hard to get comfortable with people and his environment. He's already improved so much.
They have their big cages and play area upstairs. And small sleep cages and play area down stairs where we sleep, which is also usually where we unwind, watch TV etc. My black cap seems particularly territorial over our bedroom/downstairs. He will attack (I think specifically males aside from his dad) if they enter the room or the house suddenly so we've been trying to work on that also.. and if I'm gone during the day their cages are next to each other so they can get used to the new bird safely.
I've been trying to split my time better, so usually the ringneck goes to bed earlier then I spend quality time with the conures, then can have some one on one time with the ringneck before they wake up. We're just used to doing mostly everything together so finding a new routine is hard on everyone. Tonight I tried to bring everyone downstairs to watch a movie so no one would be left out. This is not the 1st time we've done this. It went mostly fine for hours. Just the occasionally...."hey, leave him alone. You know better" when I see them sneak closer to him them redirect their attention to something else far away. Then multiple getting closer attack attemps in a row. So we went in the cage for a few minutes. And when he came back out full attack and ended up with probably a broken toe. We bandaged and will have to go to the vet as soon as they open.
Im at a loss. I can't handle anymore bloody or broken toes or emergency vet trips. I also don't want their wings clipped if there's something I can be doing better. Then if it's a matter of the new bird not being allowed downstairs in their 'territory' how do I bond with him and make sure he doesn't feel isolated. He doesn't like to be touched or picked up. Some days he's brave and will come out of his cage. Other days he still has too much anxiety. But he's gotten so much better. Much less pacing and screaming. He'll eat seeds from your hand now and will at least step up on an arm to eat a treat before swiftly returning to safety. He's very sweet. Just very scared and anxious and makes bloody toes when his space is invaded.
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