Hello everyone,
I have a green-cheeked conure and he is about 10 months old. He seems to have developed a habit of loud screaming (2 repetitive whistles/screams following another) each time I leave his sight. His cage is in my bedroom and he is usually quite content when I'm there. There are times when I leave for 2-3 days and a roommate takes care of him. Usually he's just excited to see me when I return. Ever since the last time I've been away he immediately goes into a screaming tantrum and climbs in circles around the front of his cage until someone enters the room and restarts the moment someone leaves the room. It's starting to become a problem because I live with roommates, and any noise, music or foot steps that the bird hears causes him to get even louder.
It seems obvious that he wants attention, but there's gotta be some way I can train him to calm down when I step out. The fact that he immediately stops and behaves as soon as he see's a human makes me believe that he is only trying to get what he wants (me to take him where ever I go) by screaming.
I've tried moving him out into the living room, but he still screams, and it can be heard a lot more around the house that way...
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https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12156942/Video Clips/GCConure_Screaming1.WAV
I have a green-cheeked conure and he is about 10 months old. He seems to have developed a habit of loud screaming (2 repetitive whistles/screams following another) each time I leave his sight. His cage is in my bedroom and he is usually quite content when I'm there. There are times when I leave for 2-3 days and a roommate takes care of him. Usually he's just excited to see me when I return. Ever since the last time I've been away he immediately goes into a screaming tantrum and climbs in circles around the front of his cage until someone enters the room and restarts the moment someone leaves the room. It's starting to become a problem because I live with roommates, and any noise, music or foot steps that the bird hears causes him to get even louder.
It seems obvious that he wants attention, but there's gotta be some way I can train him to calm down when I step out. The fact that he immediately stops and behaves as soon as he see's a human makes me believe that he is only trying to get what he wants (me to take him where ever I go) by screaming.
I've tried moving him out into the living room, but he still screams, and it can be heard a lot more around the house that way...
[[ Listen to the audio .wav below ]]
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12156942/Video Clips/GCConure_Screaming1.WAV
It took my GCC about 4 weeks to learn to be quiet(er) when I leave the room. But now I have transitioned her to talking with me when I leave her sight. She says "What are you doin?" or "come here" lol There is the occasional loud call, but it's nothing compared to when I first got her.
