Dramatic Behavior Change Overnight

[Finchlady]

Just to provide some backround on how she usually acts, I am new to conures but not birds, i own 2 finches and recently took in a conure. This conure has alot of fear, it took 2 days to show her millet was ok to eat. She also is extremely loud and a bad biter but in the 2 weeks ive had her the biting has improved from when i pick her up but she still likes to destroy my ears by trying to chew my earrings off, i got her from my friends who had her n the kitchen and they own 6 cats and a dog (the cats constantly bothered her). I do see that she has calmed down alot since shes changed home and im trying to provide as consistent a schedule as i can, taking her out of her cage in the morning and before bed for handling. This morning i took her out and this bird that is usually very comfortable to stand close or on my shoulder is not jumping and flying at every strange sound and hasnt even attempted to play with m ears, climb up and down my shoulders or groom my hair, she isnt puffy or lethargic, just acting closed off and skittish and is not showing classic sign of sickness, is there anything i can do to make her happy or is there something i could be doing that is scaring her without relazig it?

 

[eagle18]

Two weeks is not very long, and from the sound of things she has really come a long way in that short of a time period. I think you are doing great.

 

[chris-md]

Keep doing what you’re doing. It’s normal to go through seeming bipolar phases. There might be initial relief to be away from the predators contantly trying to get to her, but once that’s past she had to deal with the fact that she’s actually in a foreign place which unto itself becomes a scary thing.

Eventually, I’ll be shocked if you don’t experience a point where she becomes a demon brat for a time. This will be, like a child, when she begins To push social boundaries and test limits of what she can get away with.

Eventually she will settle down into a phenomenal companion. It will just take time.

Can you take her out a bit more? It doesnt quite sound like she’s getting out much, maybe an hour a day (I’m making assumptions based on “I take her out when I wake up and just before I go to bed”), which is the key to developing a bond.

 

[GaleriaGila]

Good thoughts above.

Some reading...
http://www.parrotforums.com/general-parrot-information/49144-tips-bonding-building-trust.html

General Parrot Information - Parrot Forum - Parrot Owner's Community

http://goodbirdinc.blogspot.com/2012...n-parrots.html

I'm *SO* glad you're here, reaching out!