Birdmaggard
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- Nov 14, 2013
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- Parrots
- *Cooper is a 3 year old female Sunday Conure.
*Rudy is a 13 year old male Sun Conure.
We recently adopted a 13 year old sun conure. He was with his former parents for almost his whole life. I sit by his cage at least 3 times a day, reading and talking to him, for about 1-2 hours per setting. He is not cage aggressive I don't think. I do put my hand in his cage so that he can come to it and investigate, so that he knows it is not going to hurt him. When he actually comes to it he gives my hand a soft quick nip and runs away. I make sure that I don't move my hand when he nips. He is taking treats from my hand, but I fear that is the only progress I'm making. What worries me is that he won't come out of his cage and only leaves his favorite perch to get food or water. I almost always have his cage door open and I have tried putting his favorite treat outside of his door and giving him space. Nothing is working and I'm worried that he is not getting enough exercise and out of his cage time. He also won't eat fresh, dried, or cooked veggies or fruit, even when I take his dry food out leaving him with that as his only option of food. It never works. I did get some vitamins for his water and I mix a little seed, dried fruit and veggies with his pellet once a day. I know that it's gonna take time and patience to get him to come around, but like I said, I fear that I am not making any progress and that he isn't getting enough exercise. Any advice is greatly appreciated!![Confused :confused: :confused:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)