LegendClappitao
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- Dec 19, 2024
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- Conure & Cockatiel
Hello! I have an 8 month old Sun named Phoebe! I’m posting some questions and curiosities I have.
Phoebe is definitely still a baby! She does the wing flaps, begging, head bobbing, and always making baby noises for me (which isn’t a problem). Shes constantly doing all of these things! That’s not a problem though, and not what I’m here for.
I may have posted about this before, so my apologies if I have, but I was wondering when Phoebe is going to move on from all her baby behaviors. Again, her baby behaviors aren’t a problem. I would just really love to train her more things but she doesn’t pay attention to anything other than me or treats, and never catches on when I try to teach her something new, even if I’m breaking it into tiny steps.
Someone on another post I made suggested that she needed to mature before I have more success training.
I also see sun conures online or read about them in media all the time, and it seems like most people who have suns of similar age or even younger than Phoebe, aren’t acting like a baby as much or at all. I know it’s not exactly realistic to compare to other birds, especially ones I see online. It just looks much easier to interact with an adult bird, so it always gets me wondering when Phoebe will get there.
So when will Phoebe mature and grow out of her baby behaviors? How will I know?
Any advice or insight is appreciated!
Here’s a picture of the cutie!
Phoebe is definitely still a baby! She does the wing flaps, begging, head bobbing, and always making baby noises for me (which isn’t a problem). Shes constantly doing all of these things! That’s not a problem though, and not what I’m here for.
I may have posted about this before, so my apologies if I have, but I was wondering when Phoebe is going to move on from all her baby behaviors. Again, her baby behaviors aren’t a problem. I would just really love to train her more things but she doesn’t pay attention to anything other than me or treats, and never catches on when I try to teach her something new, even if I’m breaking it into tiny steps.
Someone on another post I made suggested that she needed to mature before I have more success training.
I also see sun conures online or read about them in media all the time, and it seems like most people who have suns of similar age or even younger than Phoebe, aren’t acting like a baby as much or at all. I know it’s not exactly realistic to compare to other birds, especially ones I see online. It just looks much easier to interact with an adult bird, so it always gets me wondering when Phoebe will get there.
So when will Phoebe mature and grow out of her baby behaviors? How will I know?
Any advice or insight is appreciated!
Here’s a picture of the cutie!
