Meet Gizmo!

[MwCrf450r]

So we got this little guy/girl second hand Sunday. Told he's about 10months old. He's a very food motivated little bugger and loves company although somewhat scared of hands/fingers. Assuming the previous owners kids liked to stick fingers in the cage I'm not sure. Not afraid to leave the cage whatsoever and if Gizmo ends up on the floor or someplace that he shouldnt be(I'm gonna assume he until I find out otherwise lol) he will step up although very hesitantly. My wife and I had a sun conure that we lost unexpectedly 5 years ago so we were hesitant to get another bird because the loss was so great but was told Gizmo needed a new home and figured it was time we could open our home up to another bird.

 

[Laurasea]

Welcome to the flock gizmo!

 

[foxgloveparrot]

Beautiful baby, welcome Gizmo!

 

[Deleted member 42416]

Welcome Gizmo! …love the suns and GCCs…so we have both . Gizmo is absolutely beautiful!

 

[wrench13]

Welcome and be welcomed. Bless you for taking a chance on this lil guy and opening your home/heart for him!

 

[Scott]

Welcome to you and beautiful Gizmo! Very kind of you to adopt as homage to legacy of your sun conure.

Hesitation or fear of fingers/hands not unusual, and food motivation is perfect vehicle for gentle behavior modification. Please check linked thread for tips to enhance bonding and trust: https://www.parrotforums.com/threads/tips-for-bonding-and-building-trust.49144/

 

[ravvlet]

So we got this little guy/girl second hand Sunday. Told he's about 10months old. He's a very food motivated little bugger and loves company although somewhat scared of hands/fingers. Assuming the previous owners kids liked to stick fingers in the cage I'm not sure. Not afraid to leave the cage whatsoever and if Gizmo ends up on the floor or someplace that he shouldnt be(I'm gonna assume he until I find out otherwise lol) he will step up although very hesitantly. My wife and I had a sun conure that we lost unexpectedly 5 years ago so we were hesitant to get another bird because the loss was so great but was told Gizmo needed a new home and figured it was time we could open our home up to another bird.

What a beautiful little guy! Welcome! I don’t want to be a debbie downer, but not a good idea to let the cat lay across the top of the cage like that. Cats have bacteria in their saliva dangerous to birds, and they use their tongues to groom themselves, so ostensibly it can be on surfaces they frequently touch, not just their teeth or claws!

 

[MwCrf450r]

Welcome to you and beautiful Gizmo! Very kind of you to adopt as homage to legacy of your sun conure.

Hesitation or fear of fingers/hands not unusual, and food motivation is perfect vehicle for gentle behavior modification. Please check linked thread for tips to enhance bonding and trust: https://www.parrotforums.com/threads/tips-for-bonding-and-building-trust.49144/

Thanks for that article! I've made good progress. He loves green beans so we started with long pieces through the bars, now I can open the cage door and feed blueberries. He'll even come out of his cage to grab one before returning to his perch to eat it!

 

[MwCrf450r]

What a beautiful little guy! Welcome! I don’t want to be a debbie downer, but not a good idea to let the cat lay across the top of the cage like that. Cats have bacteria in their saliva dangerous to birds, and they use their tongues to groom themselves, so ostensibly it can be on surfaces they frequently touch, not just their teeth or claws!

I did not know that! Gonna have to think on this hard. His cage is just tall enough the cat can jump from flat ground to the top idk how I'll keep him off.

 

[MwCrf450r]

Welcome Gizmo! …love the suns and GCCs…so we have both . Gizmo is absolutely beautiful!

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Beautiful birds! I miss my sun conure so much. We had pictures printed of him to put on our wall in the living room.

 

[BirdyBee]

I did not know that! Gonna have to think on this hard. His cage is just tall enough the cat can jump from flat ground to the top idk how I'll keep him off.

You can try moving him to a room where the cat does not go, then he'll be safe There's also the risk of the cat attacking him, no matter how sweet the cat is, better be safe than sorry!

 

[StormyPica]

Welcome from me and my 'keets!
I'm sorry for your loss, and I'm glad you found Gizmo!

 

[Scott]

I did not know that! Gonna have to think on this hard. His cage is just tall enough the cat can jump from flat ground to the top idk how I'll keep him off.

Please, please use utmost caution with cats and birds. Not to appear morbid, but our Bereavement forum has tragic evidence of very one-sided predation. It is possible to have a mixed family provided extreme caution used by entire family.

 

[ravvlet]

Our parrot stays in my office for this very reason - it’s the room I spend most of my daylight time in, it’s got a door I can lock against the cat, and it’s got lovely views of our back garden. While it’s generally best to have your bird’s cage in the most high traffic room, there are definitely ways to make alternative arrangements work!