I have a 2 1/2 yr old black capped conure who has a really strong attachment to me and I was wondering how to like stop it / make it not hormonal?
he is very comfortable with me (sleeps in my hand, goes on his back, hangs upside down from me etc) but I think he has some like hormonal bond to me?
He frequently regurgitates (not TO me, but js around the room) - (I thought it was because of a big mirror in my room so I covered it with a sheet but it didnt stop anything after weeks so I kinda gave up and took it off)
I've found the only thing to stop it is to js distract him the whole time (talk to him, make noises, play with him, etc but i can't do that every time obv) - or I js put him in the cage and cover it so he can't see me'/the. mirror (which is hard when he can only be out for a few hours)
he also like overpreens (?) his feathers so they get all rustled up and like go outwards - its weird though he will stop for months or like a yr then randomly start doing it again with no changes in his environment - but I've never known what to call it because I can't find ANYTHING on like overpreening js the tail
he used to be fine with other people (especially my dad but then when he started being aggressive he kinda stopped going to talk to him so now hes only really around me) but now he's so aggressive to everyone except me - he bites them and is js horrible unless i'm in the room (excluding his babysitter when i travel who he is like angelic too its weird)
his conditions (?) are:
during the week he is outside most of the day (7am-4ish) and talks to the native birds in the area (lorikeets, rosellas, etc) and when i get home he is out for 2-3ish hours (and then like like tons 5-6hrs minimum on the weekend) then goes to bed at 7.30pm - but its not always quiet when hes 'asleep' bc sometimes I make noise when studying or have to watch videos and don';t have headphones (though I turn them down to like 20%
he has a flight cage the size of the picture below and lots of toys which I change every 3ish months and deep clean + buy a few new toys
he eats pellets and veggies daily in the morning/arvo (but not atm bc we don't have any)
he is very comfortable with me (sleeps in my hand, goes on his back, hangs upside down from me etc) but I think he has some like hormonal bond to me?
He frequently regurgitates (not TO me, but js around the room) - (I thought it was because of a big mirror in my room so I covered it with a sheet but it didnt stop anything after weeks so I kinda gave up and took it off)
I've found the only thing to stop it is to js distract him the whole time (talk to him, make noises, play with him, etc but i can't do that every time obv) - or I js put him in the cage and cover it so he can't see me'/the. mirror (which is hard when he can only be out for a few hours)
he also like overpreens (?) his feathers so they get all rustled up and like go outwards - its weird though he will stop for months or like a yr then randomly start doing it again with no changes in his environment - but I've never known what to call it because I can't find ANYTHING on like overpreening js the tail
he used to be fine with other people (especially my dad but then when he started being aggressive he kinda stopped going to talk to him so now hes only really around me) but now he's so aggressive to everyone except me - he bites them and is js horrible unless i'm in the room (excluding his babysitter when i travel who he is like angelic too its weird)
his conditions (?) are:
during the week he is outside most of the day (7am-4ish) and talks to the native birds in the area (lorikeets, rosellas, etc) and when i get home he is out for 2-3ish hours (and then like like tons 5-6hrs minimum on the weekend) then goes to bed at 7.30pm - but its not always quiet when hes 'asleep' bc sometimes I make noise when studying or have to watch videos and don';t have headphones (though I turn them down to like 20%
he has a flight cage the size of the picture below and lots of toys which I change every 3ish months and deep clean + buy a few new toys
he eats pellets and veggies daily in the morning/arvo (but not atm bc we don't have any)