step up failure

Hey guys :) Papaya, my cinnamon green cheek conure doesn't like going back into her cage after she is let out. I have tried so many different methods such as coaxing her onto a stick, turning off the light and shining a torch inside the cage, and putting her favourite treats inside but she just...

I have a pineapple GCC called Phoenix, who I have had since January 26. She is as i believe now 12-13 months old. We get along quite well except for all the screaming she makes and chewing on my window handle. But my biggest problem is being unable to have her step up. She is still quite scared...

I was working with a GCC I have for a few months on her step up/down because while she would readily step up to go to my shoulder or her training perch, she wouldn't come off me without a target stick or a treat. But after about a week of working on the step up/down as a trick (treating on up...

for context, i have a rescue african grey parrot. we saved him from emotionally neglectful owners and he has made an excelent recovery. I have bonded with him and he has learned slowly to be more comfortable around my hands and he lets me rub his head and work around his cage without fear. he is...

So I got a dusky conure on the 11th he's 7 months old and was quite nippy when I first got him because no one wanted to see him due to the other brighter colored birds, which is a damn shame he's such a sweet little guy now but I digress a bit. I tamed him by quite a large margin he doesn't bite...

Hello! My name is Lori and I just brought home my first baby Green Cheek, Pancake! He is a nibbler. I have been reading lots of articles about the "Step Up" method and training your Conure not to bite. Well, I think Pancake is making a game out of biting me, and I'm not sure how to reverse the...