So I have a Green Cheeked Conure. We got him in April at a bird expo. When we got him, we didn't know the gender. I felt that the gender wasn't something I needed to know so I just call it a boy. They gave us absolutely no information about him. We don't know his background. I had done all the necessary research that I needed to know so I felt that I was prepared.
It's been a little over a month now since I got him and I've had no progress in gaining his trust. I have looked everywhere on the internet for more information on how to gain his trust. Nothing has worked.
Anytime I read or hear one thing, it's always the opposite on another. I don't know who or what to trust so I started trying my own ways based off of what I already knew.
I would sit next to his cage and read books to him. I've already gone through one and a half books with him. I did this so then he could get used to my voice. I would also play music for him on my phone. I've found a song that he likes so I play it for him every now and then.
I also have been reading that you want to introduce your bird to the rest of your family. I've been pretty hesitant about that because I don't want him bonding to someone that isn't me. That may sound a bit selfish but it's the truth. I have also learned that these birds typically only bond to one person. I've heard that everywhere so that's the main reason I am scared to have my whole family try to interact with him. Is that the right choice?
I've also tried introducing him to a variety of different foods he can have. The problem is that he's scared of my hand. I don't chase him around the cage with my hand. I just keep it still on the main perch in his cage. It never works. I try to keep myself from putting it in the bowl because I want to try to get him to come to me. In the end, I'll usually put the food in the bowl. The only things that he'll eat when I put my hand on the perch for him is millet seed and apples.
Eventually I got somewhere with this trust. He ate seeds from my hand one day. So I did that everyday to see if he'll eventually trust me more. This ended when someone chased the bird around the cage and scared him. The next day he wouldn't do anything with me so I went back to stage one... Reading to him.
Anytime I'm in my room and it's safe to open his cage, I will. I'll sit there and talk to him. I hope to get the progress back that I had soon but it's not. It took a month to get to what I first had.
It has been a rough first month with him and I hope that someone can help me with this. Please and thank you.
It's been a little over a month now since I got him and I've had no progress in gaining his trust. I have looked everywhere on the internet for more information on how to gain his trust. Nothing has worked.
Anytime I read or hear one thing, it's always the opposite on another. I don't know who or what to trust so I started trying my own ways based off of what I already knew.
I would sit next to his cage and read books to him. I've already gone through one and a half books with him. I did this so then he could get used to my voice. I would also play music for him on my phone. I've found a song that he likes so I play it for him every now and then.
I also have been reading that you want to introduce your bird to the rest of your family. I've been pretty hesitant about that because I don't want him bonding to someone that isn't me. That may sound a bit selfish but it's the truth. I have also learned that these birds typically only bond to one person. I've heard that everywhere so that's the main reason I am scared to have my whole family try to interact with him. Is that the right choice?
I've also tried introducing him to a variety of different foods he can have. The problem is that he's scared of my hand. I don't chase him around the cage with my hand. I just keep it still on the main perch in his cage. It never works. I try to keep myself from putting it in the bowl because I want to try to get him to come to me. In the end, I'll usually put the food in the bowl. The only things that he'll eat when I put my hand on the perch for him is millet seed and apples.
Eventually I got somewhere with this trust. He ate seeds from my hand one day. So I did that everyday to see if he'll eventually trust me more. This ended when someone chased the bird around the cage and scared him. The next day he wouldn't do anything with me so I went back to stage one... Reading to him.
Anytime I'm in my room and it's safe to open his cage, I will. I'll sit there and talk to him. I hope to get the progress back that I had soon but it's not. It took a month to get to what I first had.
It has been a rough first month with him and I hope that someone can help me with this. Please and thank you.