Conure spitting on me
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No, there are no other behaviours. I would be on my computer watching a video while he's preening on my neck and he would do that.
Although, this morning he started bopping his head and he vomited a little bit of his food. Is that normal? It happened twice already, the first time being 4 days ago.
Jen5200
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It does sound like regurgitation to me as well. You can google parrot regurgitation videos and check the behaviour to see if it matches. It can happen during periods of hormones.
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Agree with above comments, likely regurgitation. Are you able to video the behavior? If so, best uploaded to the forum via YouTube.
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You want to make sure you are not a sexual object to your bird, as this is often a sexual behavior (assuming it is regurgitation and not vomiting)...it is a sign of affection, but its a sex thing when they reach a certain age, so you can be secretly honored that your bird likes you A LOT, but DO NOT lead your bird on, and don't encourage it in a younger bird, because it won't be appropriate in the future..
Don't attend to this behavior in any way (no scolding, no commenting etc...you want to act like it didn't happen and change the subject if you think it will happen or if it just did). It's a nice gesture, but not one you can follow through on, so...for your bird's sake (and for yours) make sure you aren't considered a mate in this equation.
1. NO SNUGGLE HUTS/TENTS/ access to shady or dark spaces in or around the cage (including boxes, drawers, low shelves, under clothes, under pillows, under furniture, etc etc).
2. 10-12 hours sleep nightly on a schedule.
3. PET ON HEAD AND NECK ONLY-- anything else is like foreplay and no matter how much the bird likes it, you don't want to take that route because if you can't "do the deed" with your bird, eventually you will be on the "poop" end of the stick...if you get my drift...
You want to make sure you are not a sexual object to your bird, as this is often a sexual behavior (assuming it is regurgitation and not vomiting)...it is a sign of affection, but its a sex thing when they reach a certain age, so you can be secretly honored that your bird likes you A LOT, but DO NOT lead your bird on, and don't encourage it in a younger bird, because it won't be appropriate in the future..
Don't attend to this behavior in any way (no scolding, no commenting etc...you want to act like it didn't happen and change the subject if you think it will happen or if it just did). It's a nice gesture, but not one you can follow through on, so...for your bird's sake (and for yours) make sure you aren't considered a mate in this equation.
1. NO SNUGGLE HUTS/TENTS/ access to shady or dark spaces in or around the cage (including boxes, drawers, low shelves, under clothes, under pillows, under furniture, etc etc).
2. 10-12 hours sleep nightly on a schedule.
3. PET ON HEAD AND NECK ONLY-- anything else is like foreplay and no matter how much the bird likes it, you don't want to take that route because if you can't "do the deed" with your bird, eventually you will be on the "poop" end of the stick...if you get my drift...
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It appears your bird is trying to bond with you. While it may seem disgusting, it is the highest form of affection it can show you.
But as the others have said be careful, as it can lead to more problems as it becomes older.
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But as the others have said be careful, as it can lead to more problems as it becomes older.
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The head bobbing is usually linked with regurgitation as the action seems to help with bringing the food up however it can also be linked with plain vomiting. Best thing you can do is go to a vet and get a checkup to rule out any sort of illness.
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Hi! Thank you all for your comments, suggestions, and advice. I just walked away and ignored him for a few hours to discourage the behaviour and it seemed to work.
He had a mirror and likes to look at himself, I thought that could be a reason why he's hormones were triggered. He probably thought there was another bird or something. I took away the mirror for a couple of days.
He rarely regurgitates now.
He had a mirror and likes to look at himself, I thought that could be a reason why he's hormones were triggered. He probably thought there was another bird or something. I took away the mirror for a couple of days.
He rarely regurgitates now.
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clark_conure
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Alembic772 typed what I would have typed......
