SharnaC
New member
Hi all!
First of all, I am new to the forum, so bear with me.
I got my new sun conure a couple of weeks ago and have set about teaching him to dance. I've done this by bobbing my own head up and down (looking ridiculous) and repeating 'dance', rewarding him with a treat if he does it too. I've also tried waving his sunflower seed treat up and down in front of him so that he has to bob his head to get it, although this way he seemed to get a bit distracted by the proximity of the treat.
The first day I tried, after an hour or so of bobbing my head, he seemed to get it. He was bobbing his head a little awkwardly when I did and asked him to dance, and then without my asking, he would do it for the treat.
But a couple of days later, he seems unwilling to dance anymore. When I ask, he doesnt seem interested, and will just climb somewhere else on his cage, or be looking to go somewhere else if I have him on my hand.
Any ideas or suggestions?
First of all, I am new to the forum, so bear with me.
I got my new sun conure a couple of weeks ago and have set about teaching him to dance. I've done this by bobbing my own head up and down (looking ridiculous) and repeating 'dance', rewarding him with a treat if he does it too. I've also tried waving his sunflower seed treat up and down in front of him so that he has to bob his head to get it, although this way he seemed to get a bit distracted by the proximity of the treat.
The first day I tried, after an hour or so of bobbing my head, he seemed to get it. He was bobbing his head a little awkwardly when I did and asked him to dance, and then without my asking, he would do it for the treat.
But a couple of days later, he seems unwilling to dance anymore. When I ask, he doesnt seem interested, and will just climb somewhere else on his cage, or be looking to go somewhere else if I have him on my hand.
Any ideas or suggestions?
