Conure Behavior Advice

[PeentPeent]

I have a lovely little Mexican green conure Budi

Well not that little


He is super bonded to my BF who works at home , he preens him a lot and is on him constantly

Only issue is recently he really only snuggles him and lets him touch him. He never attacks me but he shoves me away when I try to skritch him . He doesn't chase me away from my BF atleast


He still has a bond to me
Only I can sing and dance and do tricks with him. He threatens my BF when he talks ( he has a similar voice to the dude we got him from I think and he was a little rough when we first got him).
He will walk right up to his face and be like I could bite you

Luckily he has learned no bite decently well. But it's so bizarre

I can only do certain things

BF can only do certain things


We both have a very unique bond with Budi

But has anyone had experience with this similarly before? I'd love to snuggle him again and skritch him

Him snuggly my bf

 

[GaleriaGila]

Well, as the parront of the demon Rickeybird, all I can say is that... I'm jealous!
Parrots are fabulously unique and un-mammalian beings. Their bond with us is mystical. You and your darling seem, to me, to be wonderful.


May I add some thoughts about expectations? I hope I don't sound preach-y. I also want to make it clear that I completely support all the great advice on training!
My bird is "difficult", and so I have expressed these thoughts so often that I made a cut-and-paste (below). Apologies to those of you who've heard it a zillion times!
My bird is pretty awful. He's a fun mimic and a real character, but...
Even after all these years, I sometimes find myself putting myself or my bird down... stuff like...
I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS OR THAT.
WHY CAN'T HE BE SWEET AND NICE, LIKE THOSE OTHER BIRDS?
PEOPLE NEVER UNDERSTAND WHY I PUT UP WITH THIS.
Stuff like that.
Since he's fully flighted, the ONLY way I get him into the cage is to toss a chile pepper in and he flaps in after it. So food reward is a necessity for me. Time-out doesn't exist in the Rb's kingdom.
But the Rb is a parrot... in his particular case, one generation out of the wild.
I do all the right things, as much/well as I can, but in the end, I just LOVE my bird,
Some parrots are SO SWEET, some are NOT. I'm a bit JEALOUS of those successes.
I have lessened my psychological and physical wounds over the decades... not because I've changed the bird, but I have changed me. And a lot of that has involved giving up on a lot of my desires/expectations. After years of battle, I surrendered.
Consequently, I have a Tazmanian Devil on my hands. I love him. I have no complaints, really. He's HIMSELF. And I'm MYSELF. And the result... check my Signature for videos. etc., if you like.
BUT THERE'S LOTS OF GOOD TRAINING ADVICE HERE on this forum... DO READ AND LEARN AND DO YOUR BEST!
Over the years, I have sometimes been very embarrassed/downhearted/sad about having a pet that was so... out of my control. But it is my choice to indulge and adore him.
Finally, I accepted that I have an amazing half-wild being who shares my life! It's magic enough for me!
Parrot-owners usually wind up determining their own personal comfort level with various behaviors, and it's okay to be okay with that.

 

[PeentPeent]

Well, as the parront of the demon Rickeybird, all I can say is that... I'm jealous!
Parrots are fabulously unique and un-mammalian beings. Their bond with us is mystical. You and your darling seem, to me, to be wonderful.


May I add some thoughts about expectations? I hope I don't sound preach-y. I also want to make it clear that I completely support all the great advice on training!
My bird is "difficult", and so I have expressed these thoughts so often that I made a cut-and-paste (below). Apologies to those of you who've heard it a zillion times!
My bird is pretty awful. He's a fun mimic and a real character, but...
Even after all these years, I sometimes find myself putting myself or my bird down... stuff like...
I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS OR THAT.
WHY CAN'T HE BE SWEET AND NICE, LIKE THOSE OTHER BIRDS?
PEOPLE NEVER UNDERSTAND WHY I PUT UP WITH THIS.
Stuff like that.
Since he's fully flighted, the ONLY way I get him into the cage is to toss a chile pepper in and he flaps in after it. So food reward is a necessity for me. Time-out doesn't exist in the Rb's kingdom.
But the Rb is a parrot... in his particular case, one generation out of the wild.
I do all the right things, as much/well as I can, but in the end, I just LOVE my bird,
Some parrots are SO SWEET, some are NOT. I'm a bit JEALOUS of those successes.
I have lessened my psychological and physical wounds over the decades... not because I've changed the bird, but I have changed me. And a lot of that has involved giving up on a lot of my desires/expectations. After years of battle, I surrendered.
Consequently, I have a Tazmanian Devil on my hands. I love him. I have no complaints, really. He's HIMSELF. And I'm MYSELF. And the result... check my Signature for videos. etc., if you like.
BUT THERE'S LOTS OF GOOD TRAINING ADVICE HERE on this forum... DO READ AND LEARN AND DO YOUR BEST!
Over the years, I have sometimes been very embarrassed/downhearted/sad about having a pet that was so... out of my control. But it is my choice to indulge and adore him.
Finally, I accepted that I have an amazing half-wild being who shares my life! It's magic enough for me!
Parrot-owners usually wind up determining their own personal comfort level with various behaviors, and it's okay to be okay with that.

That makes a lot of sense! Haha Budi only goes in the cage if we throw a sock in it! Yeah me and my BF just assume we have specific roles for him hahaha. Only occasionally can I skritch the boy when he's sleepy enough

He seems to be our manager and has delegated us to specific areas