Meilu
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My name is Megan, my friends call me Meilu (MayLu, not Me-lu or My-lu). It's an amalgam of my first and middle names. I'm a quiet person, have a lot of time to myself and thought having a bird companion to spend my sizable alone time with was a good idea. I'm asthmatic, however, so I ended up doing a lot of research before going and getting one... which is good, because I learned a lot. I went out looking for a green cheek from breeders and answered some local ads, most of which were already answered and gone. Yesterday all of my effort and research was all thrown out the window when the one ad I answered that actually had a bird lied about 1, being a breeder, and 2 what the bird himself was... after I drove over an hour to see about him... and I couldn't leave him with those people even though he's my first bird.
He's a Nanday Conure, he was obviously neglected, possibly abused, and I've heard him say a few racist things and swear words.
I'll be asking for advice on taming him down, right now I'm letting him get acclimated, just going about my business, cleaning his cage, and looking for an avian vet. I can tell he's very smart just from watching him and the little bit of interaction I've tried yesterday and today. He's quite angry and violent, obviously has cage aggression.
Oh, for reference, I'm using a very large ferret cage I bought (for ferrets, which I ended up being allergic to and had to give back to the breeder...) and he instantly took it up as his home compared to the tiny thing he was kept in before, something a budgie or finch wouldn't deserve to be stuck in. He seems happy for the space, but I can't put my hands in there at all without being bit (not nipped, he's biting, got some bleeding wounds already).
I'm guessing patience will be the key. The previous owners said they only had him a few weeks (I'm unsure of whether this is true or not) and that he's only a year old. If he's been passed from owner to owner and neglected like this, I'm guessing I'll need a lot of patience before he thinks he can trust me. Any tips or encouragement would be great. He doesn't bother my asthma (thank goodness!) and regardless of his aggression I won't rehome him or leave him locked in his cage. He did come out today while I cleaned, and even ever so boldly stole a bit of romaine from my salad before flying back in.
My name is Megan, my friends call me Meilu (MayLu, not Me-lu or My-lu). It's an amalgam of my first and middle names. I'm a quiet person, have a lot of time to myself and thought having a bird companion to spend my sizable alone time with was a good idea. I'm asthmatic, however, so I ended up doing a lot of research before going and getting one... which is good, because I learned a lot. I went out looking for a green cheek from breeders and answered some local ads, most of which were already answered and gone. Yesterday all of my effort and research was all thrown out the window when the one ad I answered that actually had a bird lied about 1, being a breeder, and 2 what the bird himself was... after I drove over an hour to see about him... and I couldn't leave him with those people even though he's my first bird.
He's a Nanday Conure, he was obviously neglected, possibly abused, and I've heard him say a few racist things and swear words.
I'll be asking for advice on taming him down, right now I'm letting him get acclimated, just going about my business, cleaning his cage, and looking for an avian vet. I can tell he's very smart just from watching him and the little bit of interaction I've tried yesterday and today. He's quite angry and violent, obviously has cage aggression.
Oh, for reference, I'm using a very large ferret cage I bought (for ferrets, which I ended up being allergic to and had to give back to the breeder...) and he instantly took it up as his home compared to the tiny thing he was kept in before, something a budgie or finch wouldn't deserve to be stuck in. He seems happy for the space, but I can't put my hands in there at all without being bit (not nipped, he's biting, got some bleeding wounds already).
I'm guessing patience will be the key. The previous owners said they only had him a few weeks (I'm unsure of whether this is true or not) and that he's only a year old. If he's been passed from owner to owner and neglected like this, I'm guessing I'll need a lot of patience before he thinks he can trust me. Any tips or encouragement would be great. He doesn't bother my asthma (thank goodness!) and regardless of his aggression I won't rehome him or leave him locked in his cage. He did come out today while I cleaned, and even ever so boldly stole a bit of romaine from my salad before flying back in.
