quiet conure started screeching

[Caldwell]

Hi everyone,

I've had Mikau for 7 months now, he is a male 2 year old crimson bellied conure and for the most part he has been very quiet and relaxed.
just the other day he started screeching high pitch and really fast. Everytime I go in to check on him he's just sitting perfectly normal as if nothing is wrong. He gets between 1-4 hours out of his cage a day depending on how much time I have. At night he sleeps with his cage covered. I haven't made any sudden changes that I can think of so I dont know why he would start this all of the sudden. If he's screeching and I go in he stops, but if he sees me go to the door he screeches again. If I leave the room and screeches for probably 5 minutes then stops, then starts up randomly and does it for anywhere from 1 minute to 10. I live in a large house with no close neighbors so I won't get into any trouble from him making noise its just I want to know whats causing this and work out a solution.

 

[AFP520]

He's calling for you. Completely normal. As for stopping it, someone else made a suggestion here the other day, but it's not a guarantee.

Here is the thread: http://www.parrotforums.com/conures/22230-train-your-conure-not-screech.html

 

[cdog]

It sounds like he has attachment issues and everything you go in there while he is screaming you only make it worse.
Sully and Bella did the same thing, you just have to ignore them while they are doing it and then when they stop you can go in and check on them. If you go in there every time he screams you just teach him it's ok to do it and he will learn that by screaming he can get you to hang out with him.
He just wants more attention, maybe try moving him to the living room so he won't be lonley, that way he can still be with you.

 

[Caldwell]

OK that makes perfect sense. I will ignore him until he calms down before I check on him. Thanks guys I was just concerned about him.

 

[DebsFlock]

Has anything changed in the room, or that he can see from the room? I ask because with my GCC, a high, rapid Ack-ack-ack-ack-ack is definitely his alarm call and it is distinct from the sounds he makes when he's trying to get my attention. Of course, it could be learned as a way to get attention if something genuinely scared him but he connected you're checking it out with that specific call.

I will answer a single contact call with a return call, but not repeated screeching.

 

[Caldwell]

Nothing in the room has changed but I just remembered my stereo is set to come on at a certain time. It plays really quietly and its usually Howard stern so its mostly people talking. Maybe he hears things that startle him from that?

 

[headfeathermistress]

That or did you get your hair done? Nails done? Wearing new or different clothes?

 

[Bobioden]

Nothing in the room has changed but I just remembered my stereo is set to come on at a certain time. It plays really quietly and its usually Howard stern so its mostly people talking. Maybe he hears things that startle him from that?

If I had to listen to Howard Stern I would scream too

 

[AFP520]

Nothing in the room has changed but I just remembered my stereo is set to come on at a certain time. It plays really quietly and its usually Howard stern so its mostly people talking. Maybe he hears things that startle him from that?

Noise is good, not sure about that noise though lol

 

[Lovelyloribeth]

Nothing in the room has changed but I just remembered my stereo is set to come on at a certain time. It plays really quietly and its usually Howard stern so its mostly people talking. Maybe he hears things that startle him from that?

If I had to listen to Howard Stern I would scream too

Bahahaha!!

Yeah he might have separation anxiety! ChiChi does. Lol. I loved that thread tho about training them not to screech. We're working on it now. And so far so good. He's getting much better. Good luck!

 

[headfeathermistress]

How is your little guy?