Noisy noisy!!!

Izzie89

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Please help!!

So I have a beautiful female cinnamon green cheek, turning 5 in September. I worked at a pet shop and bonded with her lots there. She is toilet trained and just amazing. Just over a year ago I got her a mate a male normal green cheek, from the same breeder however when he was 8-10 weeks old so I didn't get that bonding with him like I did my girl. He is about to turn 2 in August and is driving me crazy.
My girl use to skreech when I left them room, it took me 6 months but got it out of her, he is doing this now!!! He has the girl in the cage with him and was only when I left the room. However now that has upgraded to whenever!! He doesn't respond to punishment and it's driving me crazy.

Am I being to harsh and I was just lucky with my girl and how she is so well behaved or is there a way to train this behaviour out of them?!?!

Any advice is welcome please!!!!!!
 

strudel

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I don't know, but I'm sending you some support vibes in the hope that it is possible and you achieve it.

I don't think punishment is usually the way to go to stop undesired behaviour like this. If you yell at them, they don't know you aren't just "joining in the fun" and if they are seeking attention, they don't care whether it's positive or negative attention, it's all the same to them.

Somebody with conures will have some better advice as to how to tackle it.

Good luck!
 
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Thank you for your reply :)

Yeah my punishments were yelling, I quickly worked out they thought it was fun. Then it went to gentle but firm squirting with water, however he seemed to like the bath (this worked with my girl). Now I put him in his travel cage in a separate room like 'timeout', haha. However I snapped when then they would call to each other through the walls, haha, so off they both went to timeout!

I'll keep persisting :)
 

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Yes, conures don't think they are being punished when we get noisy. They think, oh, we are now getting loud? Ok, we will be loud!

Time out works with my conure really well. I don't run at every noise and give him toys and he has learned to self entertain. He gets tons of time outside of his cage, but he loves his home when it's time to go to bed.
 

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I'll keep persisting :)
In order to teach something, the student needs to understand what it is you are telling them. For something normal like "speaking", it isn't obvious what any punishment is directed at. Imagine if you were sitting there chatting to a friend and somebody squirted you with water. What would you think? "What's his/her problem? Doesn't like my clothes? Am I sitting in his chair? Is he just crazy? Am I on "Candid Camera"?" or are you completely clueless as to what you "did wrong"?

What IS obvious is when you reward when things are how you like them and "switch off" when they go downhill. Whenever the birds are sitting quietly, appear with something absolutely scrumptious and lavish them with praise. The minute they yell or make a fuss, disappear. Even if they are almost always yelling, you can catch them in the instant they shut up and start rewarding.

Trying to get them to do something is easier than trying to get them to stop doing something, especially when they may not even now what they are doing "wrong". It's not wrong to them, it's perfectly normal. They need to learn that in our houses we like things quiet and if they act that way, they get (insert favourite treat) and lots of attention and praise.
 

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