Do any of your conures HATE being low to or on the ground?
Loco hates being anywhere but a high point.. he wont even sit on my chest while I lay in bed anymore unless I basically dont allow him to fly off once I start leaning down, instead he will only sit on my knee if I pull my foot in so my knee is high up. He will do anything to stay off tje floor, even wont walk on the couch cushions, only the top ledge of it. Basically, if he is in a room with amything in it, he will not sit anywhere below whatever is in there - if its a laundry rack hell sit on that, if its only a couch - the highest part of the couch, if theres a lamp hell perch there. My shoulder is his go to spot as well as its usually pretty high up, but if I start leaning back to lay down he will fly to something higher, unless I put my hands over him to prevent him from flying off and then once I start giving him scritches hell fluff up and chill out, but is still wary and after a few minutes will fly off to somewhere higher. Its interesting to see instinct so strong. Unlike cockatoos who forage on the floor, most conures seem to be canopy dwelling birds, or on forest edges in the bushes and trees, but its strange and crazy how opposed he is to being low down. Not sure if its all instinct or partially just a weird quirk/phobia of his.
Loco hates being anywhere but a high point.. he wont even sit on my chest while I lay in bed anymore unless I basically dont allow him to fly off once I start leaning down, instead he will only sit on my knee if I pull my foot in so my knee is high up. He will do anything to stay off tje floor, even wont walk on the couch cushions, only the top ledge of it. Basically, if he is in a room with amything in it, he will not sit anywhere below whatever is in there - if its a laundry rack hell sit on that, if its only a couch - the highest part of the couch, if theres a lamp hell perch there. My shoulder is his go to spot as well as its usually pretty high up, but if I start leaning back to lay down he will fly to something higher, unless I put my hands over him to prevent him from flying off and then once I start giving him scritches hell fluff up and chill out, but is still wary and after a few minutes will fly off to somewhere higher. Its interesting to see instinct so strong. Unlike cockatoos who forage on the floor, most conures seem to be canopy dwelling birds, or on forest edges in the bushes and trees, but its strange and crazy how opposed he is to being low down. Not sure if its all instinct or partially just a weird quirk/phobia of his.
