conure won't come out of cage

[cecil13]

Hi

I just purchase a 3 year old male sun conure. When i went to collect him he was in the owners house flying around. The lady was able to pick him up and had him on her shoulder for a while.

Ever since i got him home he went in his cage and will not come out. I leave the cage open and he takes food from my hand but he wont step on my hand or come out the cage. It's been a week now since I've had him are there any tricks or ways that I can get him to come out and step up. Atleast come out his cage, I feel bad cause he use to fly around the lady house and from he came to mines he won't even come out.

 

[AFP520]

So, if you were living with someone and moved to a new home, you would open up in a week?

The cage is the comfort zone. It might take awhile before he comes out. Just talk to him and give him treats, he will warm up to you soon.

 

[ConureCrazy]

Yes, it'll take him more than a week to trust you and step up. You just need to wait and be patient until he is comfortable enough to come out. Just give him his space. =)

 

[Parrotmamma]

He will come around , he just needs to get use to you and his new home . I would try sitting near him , talking softly and maybe even read to him so he gets use to your voice. Once he is more comfortable he will venture out of his cage and start making friends with you.
Would love to see pics of him : )

 

[cecil13]

I wake up at 6 every morning and spend about a hour before i go to work with him. If i can I go home at lunch also but I make sure get home by 6 in the afternoon. The lady had him on a 7 clock bed time so I'm trying to keep that up. I had him up pass 7 one night and he actually made noise until i covered his cage. He's really because he says good night when i cover his cage. really cool.

I will work on taking picks over the weekend.

I have a question: Do males tend to be more bonded to a female owner. Why i ask that is because he cleans my girl friend finger nails like how he would clean another. it's really cool but he don't do that to me. he will take food from me and talk back to me.

 

[cecil13]

Thank you all for the replies by the way. You don't know me but I love animals. I don't like having animals that I don't know I'm doing the best for them so I might seem a little jumpy or not patient but its not that, I just want to make sure I'm doing the right stuff

 

[Parrotmamma]

I kinda think male birds prefer female humans and female birds prefer male humans . I know it's not always the rule but with my two birds it is that way and I have heard it from other people as well. My TAG loves me and my girls but he really does not care to much for my boys or my Hubby at all. My Conure she loves me, but really ,really super LOVES my boys and gets all puffy and hops all over the place trying to get to them , then nuzzles right up next to their neck and kinda purrs.

 

[ConureCrazy]

You are doing everything just fine! Does the little guy have a name?

 

[BreannPearlLang]

i have a play gym next to the cage and i put a ladder inbetween the cage and gym...its the only way i can get my conure out of her cage without distressing her.

 

[Trina]

In my experience my sun was almost one when i got him, he did not like me to enter into his cage for a couple months, he would bite me..it honestly took him a good 2-3 months to warm up to me..I could teach him words , or kissing noises but hands on he wasnt ready..suns like music this is how i got mine to come around pretty quick i would turn on music and dance and sing , he loved it LOL...

you might try a perch instead of using your hand/finger, suns can bite very hard and if you pull away you can rip your skin so if he nips make sure to push into the bite dont pull away no matter how much you want to..

I bribed mine with treats i took his seed away slowly because he becoming a seed junkie so i bribed with his favorite sunflower seeds LOL I also bribed him on a perch to remove him from the cage, if they dont step up or bite it try again..I target trained my sun.

My sun was so sweet when i picked him out he was an angel for about 3 days LOL then he would bite and lay into anyone putting a hand in the cage, he was scared, your baby is scared..they take time to gain trust in an individual just talk to him, play music get him to bob and dance , give him some treats and he will learn to trust you in time

On the nails are they acrylic I have acrylic and depends on the color brightness, my birds will go after the nails and rub on them and rub their beak on them, i dont know why even my electus does it

 

[antoinette]

Congrats with your conure

Take baby steps one day at a time

This is what I post to many new guardians
(hope old members don't mind)

[FONT=&quot]Top on your list, a visit to an avian vet is a must. Let the bird be checked over, peace of mind for a healthy bird
Your bird must have time to settle down and adjust. Just imagine how many new things the bird has encountered, in these few days. So many new faces and voices, it must be so scary.
To gain your trust could take days, weeks, months even years. Each and every bird is so different. He obviously feels a comfort zone is his cage.
Sit near the cage, talking and singing to the bird. Let him become familiar with your voice. Leaving the cage door open, offer him treats through the bars at first. When he willingly accepts them, try placing a treat near the open door. Eventually he will starts taking the treats from the door, make no attempt to touch him. When he does come out, he will probably climb around on the cage. Let him explore in his own time. To get him back in, place a treat inside the cage, making sure it's visible.




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