Aggression issues arising....any suggestions?

morgandenis

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Pearly Conure, Loki
Hey everyone, My boyfriend and I have had Loki, a pearly conure, for about 5 months now. He's always been nicer to my bf, and been kind of nippy with me. He doesn't really like to go play with toys or anything, he just hangs out on us all the time, and would just fly from one of us to the other as he wished. He started behaving differently about a month ago, when he started biting my neck and fingers all the time. I would take him to my bf or put him on his playtop, but he would just repeatedly keep flying to me and biting me. I thought maybe clipping his wings would help, and for a few days after we had it done he was a little angel, and I was even getting some cuddles from him, which is very rare! A few days ago I went to take him out of his cage, and he immediately bit me, and since then, I can't even go near him without him aggressively charging at my hand. He's even drawn blood a few times. He has been slightly more defiant with my bf than usual too, but nothing more than a few nips. He is going to be a year in January, so could it possibly be hormones?

I really want to figure out why he is behaving like this, and how to stop it before it progresses. He isn't very good with new people either, so I don't want his aggressive behavior with me mean that's how he will treat our friends and family. If anyone has any suggestions, even just on some new things to try to keep him occupied.
 
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Crazyformybaby

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Will soon have a sun conure
He might be moulting or might be sick. Conures are very good at hiding illness but I believe he is hormonal. If e lunges at you, slowly pull your hand away and try again in about 5 minutes. Continue this until he steps up.


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