Please help! Questions about Nanday

[sara73star]

This is my first conure. The breeder says he’s a Nanday conure. Dna confirmed male. He was hand raised and fed. He’s super sweet, but now that I’ve set up his cage he will NOT come out. He gets irritated (he even almost nipped me) if I try to get him out of the cage. Is this normal???? I feel bad because he’s been so sweet. He just stays in one place. He hasn’t explored his perches or anything yet
Idk what I’m doing wrong…. Is it bad if I keep the air conditioning on also? I don’t know if maybe he’s too cold? Sorry for all the questions

 

[GaleriaGila]

Welcome!
He's precious!
I'd say... he's young, he's learning... spend time with cage door open, put treats and toys outside.
But most of all, don't listen to me. I have reinforced bad behavior and mismanaged my darling for 40 years. Spend tie learning from others here! )
Meanwhile, the search engine here is great for exploring training issues... perch-training, for example, step-up, etc.
I'm glad you're here.

 

[GoldenDaysAz]

Welcome!
He's precious!
I'd say... he's young, he's learning... spend time with cage door open, put treats and toys outside.
But most of all, don't listen to me. I have reinforced bad behavior and mismanaged my darling for 40 years. Spend tie learning from others here! )
Meanwhile, the search engine here is great for exploring training issues... perch-training, for example, step-up, etc.
I'm glad you're here.

@GaleriaGila You crack me up.
I agree. If you both are just starting this new adventure, you both will learn from each other. Make sure all his basic needs are met and give him at least a week to just observe his new environment. He probably just feels safe in his cage. It won’t be long before he will want to explore. Be sure to work on trust. You’ll do great.

 

[Suzette]

Hang in there Sara! He's a beautiful bird, lucky you! I guess we all have a bad day here and there, birds do too! Better days are coming. He has to get used to his new home, he will. I'm going thru the same over here. But my bird is older, we are new people and new home and new cage for her. She has a weird day or weird moment sometimes and nips, but comes back around.

 

[Macawdamia Nut]

My macaw took 10 YEARS before he dared to step on his swing. Even then, he hooked one toenail on the bar of his cage because he was unsure about this strange addition to his cage. A few years later (the swing was faded by then), he started to take a chance and actually swing on it. Some birds do not like change! Patience.