A story of my two pet conures, video included, suggestions welcome

[czgheib]

Polly male 2 years old he loooves me, He always used to hump my shoulder when I play video games.

Jessy female, 3-4 years old, scared of polly because he shows dominance, stands up tall


For the longest time I thought they hated each other. Turns out Polly hates Jessy, Jessy is just scared of Polly. A week ago I decided to make them love each other so Polly won't be so stuck to me. He can be a normal bird who loves another bird, and Jessy will have a better life with a companion who cares for her. When my school semester ended, I started giving them dates, think walnuts and apple juice.
They've gotten more friendly, now... they still don't like being with each other, but they can be around each other without one of them flying away. I also stopped petting Polly, maybe just once a day to show that I care, also don't pick him up as much.

What I do is, and have done this maybe 5 times so far in 4 days is, I grab both of them, they don't mind of course, take them to safe spot, my bed next to medium light and make it so their bodies are touching, both of them facing me or next to me so they feel safe, then I wait for them to start grooming each other. It never fails, they are very passionate ,almost like they are making out. When this happened I was so exited, I wasn't even talking, also I had an itch on my nose and felt a wedgie but didn't even more so I wouldn't kill the moment. I can make them do it and post videos.

But here's where things go downhill, every time without fail, Jessy will want to have sex, so she'll put her ass on Polly, and Polly just pops his head up, like "whats happening here" then Jessy bobs her head and pecks the floor/ blanket, I guess from sheer hornyness and he just gets scared and speed walks away, eyes wide open...


This is the video, watch the first minute, then fast forward to the last quarter to see the results, sorry quality is terrible.



Now I know he is younger, but he wants to hump me and he can't figure out what to do with her, other then the usual give them time, they will come around advice. Any other suggestions? I made a private room for both of them on top of Jessys cage, and basically now she uses it to get away from him, he has never been inside it. This still happens, even now he is on the perch on top of his awesome cage, probably feeling lonely b/c he can't be on my shoulder, and she is sleeping in a the nest/ box I made for them on top of her cage.

Also they both have separate cages, both stay open, but I'm thinking about making it just one cage, and putting perches around it, maybe a bunch of inch wide dry vines circulating around the cage resembling a tree and a nice nest on top...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/56328467@N06/5768803449/

News just in *****Right after posting this thread, Polly humped my shoulder, I immediately grabbed him and put him in the red nest box and they have been doing something in there, not sure what. But it sounds like good news. few minutes later he walked back down and now he is going back in. I think he just realized what he's been missing. Still he hesitates, young fool.

 

[MikeyTN]

In the video, what they're doing is bonding which is great. Have you read into breeding, it just sounds to me that your pushing them in that direction. There can be complications and what not, know what your getting into before you start.

 

[Garnet]

Green Cheeks are capable of breeding as young as 10 months, but normally it takes them about 12-18 months for maturity. Yours are certainly old enough to breed, but breeding isn't a hobby and I wouldn't encourage them to breed unless you have enough information and the proper set up. Since they are preening each other and they seem to get along fine when out together you could move them into the same cage, but if you do not want them to breed don't give them anything to shred, no sleep huts or nestboxes and keep their perches at varying level of the cage. GCC's have as many as 6-8 eggs per clutch and feeding that many babies takes alot of time and effort.
Give them the tree (assuming you do not want to breed) but do not give them the dry ivy. If they intend to breed they will use it as nesting material and stuff it in their food bowls, bottom of their cage or anywhere they feel comfortable.

I was a breeder for over thirty years and I can tell you from first hand experience it is alot of work, responsibility and expensive to do properly. Handfeeding is something best taught instead of demonstrated on a video.

If your intent is to spend less time with them and have them keep each other company, then allow them to spend time together in the same cage while under your supervision before you leave them together overnight. They can turn on each other in a heartbeat and the females can be very aggressive.