First 24 hours with my new GCC

[Syxx]

I got my first GCC ever yesterday. I had a canary before, and my hubby used to work with parrots, but a conure is a first. His name is Shooter.

I brought him home in a cat carrier, which he didn't mind, and brought him upstairs to where we had his cage temporarily. We kept the room quiet and had a radio on quietly for the first few hours so he could get used to the sounds and smells of our house. We brought him out repeatedly, as he's VERY hand friendly, which I'm told is surprising for 6 weeks old, and let him meet our dog. They got along well.

In the evening we brought the cage downstairs and hung him from the ceiling so our cats could get used to him. They were very interested in him to say the least lol. He didn't care and soon fell asleep. My hubby slept downstairs just in case something happened, but after we moved our furniture around so they couldn't get near the cage, I wasn't too worried.

Today, he was bright and chipper, and was very willing to come out and say hi. We let him meet each of the cats, holding the cats and letting him keep his wings free just in case. They got to sniff him and than lost interst. They've barely looked at him since. They will all be closely monitored for a looong time however.

He seems very happy and content and loves to be held. He goes back into his cage without too much of a fight, and has discovered that my hair is a great place to hang out lol. He's just a happy little bird and I'm so happy we got him

I have to ask though: if we get another conure from the same breeder, is there a good chance that it will be as good as Shooter, or is he just a coincidence? Thanks

 

[merlinsmom13]

Welcome to the forum. Sweet little boy. I think every bird is an individual, you cant tell what their personality will be. There is a "honeymoon" period that they go thru in order to lure you in to falling in love w/them. Then all bets are off. lol I'm sure your boy will stay sweet. Enjoy.

 

[andrea.faerie]

Merlin's Mom is right haha the honeymoon period is very convincing lol I've had Lucy (also a conure, but she's a black cap) for a month now and she's a little firecracker! haha just keep a close eye on the kitties!!! Also, keep up on training your birdie, make sure that he/she knows who's boss and what is ok and not ok to nibble on.

Welcome to the forums!

 

[Syxx]

Oh, I'm sure he's going to try and test me lol. The kitties are being VERY closely monitored. I let him get nose to beak with my siamese today and he didn't appreciate getting a bath (it's a weird cat), so he nipped him on the tongue. Needless to say the kitty is keeping his distance lol.

The training is going well. He knows step up well, and he has no problem going back in his cage. I'm using "go home" every time, just for another word lol.