booptheconure
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- Apr 26, 2016
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So i've had my gcc boomer for about 2-3 years now and when i got him as a baby his wings had been clipped. i personally believe that birds should be able to fly. so i let them grow back and for a bit he was unsure of flying and would like to walk everywhere instead but eventually he would just fly everywhere and all seemed well.
my Boomer isnt the most cuddly conure. hes always been kinda standoffish however he did like to wrestle alot. (he would purposely come up to my hand or even my feet and roll over and start trying to get me to play. so i know i wasnt forcing this)
Now since his wings have grown he is terrified of me and everyone else. he will step up but will thin his body alert if i so lift a finger over his head hes off squacking for his life. this has been happening since the April 15th. he as also been flying to mirrors to watch himself (not into them just next to) so i though that this maybe the reason hes becoming feral. so i made sure every mirror in the house is blocked off in one way or another. but he continues to persist in these feral behaviors. I have no other birds, he does not come into contact with any other birds except for ones tht fly by the windows.
the only time he will interact with me now is if he can fly on my head and ONLY MY HEAD. he will also scamper around me and get in my way of things like doing paper work or on the computer, but thats it.
Im trying to think if i ever for some reason broke his trust but nothing is coming to mind. i havent left for long periods, i treat him well, i do not force anything on him tht he doesnt want to do. I havent changed anything in the house, or his cage except for toys of course.
I'm starting to think he was never hand feed as a baby and I got ripped off.
I've heard of some birds getting aggressive or feral when you let them fly, but ive had conures before and i let them all fly and he is the first to act so negatively.
i hate to say it but do i have to cut his wings? Will i ever be able to let him have his wings? how often does this really happen because honestly i feel like the people who say that just give an excuse to get them to come back for more money for groomings.
my Boomer isnt the most cuddly conure. hes always been kinda standoffish however he did like to wrestle alot. (he would purposely come up to my hand or even my feet and roll over and start trying to get me to play. so i know i wasnt forcing this)
Now since his wings have grown he is terrified of me and everyone else. he will step up but will thin his body alert if i so lift a finger over his head hes off squacking for his life. this has been happening since the April 15th. he as also been flying to mirrors to watch himself (not into them just next to) so i though that this maybe the reason hes becoming feral. so i made sure every mirror in the house is blocked off in one way or another. but he continues to persist in these feral behaviors. I have no other birds, he does not come into contact with any other birds except for ones tht fly by the windows.
the only time he will interact with me now is if he can fly on my head and ONLY MY HEAD. he will also scamper around me and get in my way of things like doing paper work or on the computer, but thats it.
Im trying to think if i ever for some reason broke his trust but nothing is coming to mind. i havent left for long periods, i treat him well, i do not force anything on him tht he doesnt want to do. I havent changed anything in the house, or his cage except for toys of course.
I'm starting to think he was never hand feed as a baby and I got ripped off.
I've heard of some birds getting aggressive or feral when you let them fly, but ive had conures before and i let them all fly and he is the first to act so negatively.
i hate to say it but do i have to cut his wings? Will i ever be able to let him have his wings? how often does this really happen because honestly i feel like the people who say that just give an excuse to get them to come back for more money for groomings.