Help on sexual maturity in 18 month old sun conu

[Mwolfe1080]

Ok so my sun conure is 18 months old, give or take a few months, but pretty close. He/she used to be abnormally quite and I pretty much summed this up to all the attention he gets. However here lately he has started to, for lack of better descriptive wording, "act out" I would like to add he is NOT being aggressive. It's mostly just making obscene amounts of noise that he/she never made before. I'm asking what is the best method for going forward should I put him in timeout when these episodes happen or is there a better method. Also I'm wondering if this I should tied to puberty which I mean assuming it is. any advice advice would be greatly a apprec

 

[keakea]

Do you put him in a sleep cage at night? If not, do so immediately. Conures can become quite territorial at sexual maturity and by having him sleep in a separate cage it really tones down that territorial behavior. My conure sleeps in a small carrier with baby blankets! He has a soft, comfy perch but refuses to sleep on it and would rather cuddle up in the blankets. He also has a main cage in the living room and a play cage in the kitchen. The play cage is only for playing so I do not put food in it (makes it easier to keep clean!). He also has an outside cage on my porch. By moving him around it will prevent aggression. He is only six months old but I have experience with conures as he is my third. By following these steps I have been successful at alleviating the behavior you described.

 

[plumsmum2005]

Little early for hormones but they are sure to follow in the near future. Make that as easy as possible by ensuring that he gets enough sleep, the right food ie healthy and balanced diet, has enough stimulation when he is on his own and that you have set boundaries as hormones in a spoiled brat are going to be fun.

It is normal for some birds to make noise and that is usually beginning and end of the day. Suns can be noisy, have you tried to see what he is trying to tell you?

 

[keakea]

Little early for hormones but they are sure to follow in the near future. Make that as easy as possible by ensuring that he gets enough sleep, the right food ie healthy and balanced diet, has enough stimulation when he is on his own and that you have set boundaries as hormones in a spoiled brat are going to be fun.

It is normal for some birds to make noise and that is usually beginning and end of the day. Suns can be noisy, have you tried to see what he is trying to tell you?

Actually it is not too early for hormones. Sun Conures can reach sexual maturity between 1 and 2, closer to 2 usually but the process of maturing starts after 1. The bird is going through puberty right now. It brings out the territorial nature and the best solution is to remove them to a different location for sleep.

That is what I have found works. It makes them a better pet all around and if tells them, "OK it is time to go to sleep now", as soon as they are put in the sleep cage. It may take a few nights for the bird to accept and settle down but eventually it will start to appreciate it. Conures tend to "hold it" all night too, so the sleep cage is not even a big deal to keep clean as they really only sleep in it and since they won't soil where they sleep you can put blankets in there for them to cuddle in which most Conures enjoy. You just have to be prepared to put them in a location immediately after you take them out in the morning to relieve themselves, which makes a great opportunity for potty training! I put mine on his play cage door which is always open and has a perch sticking out on it with a trash can right under it. I give the command and he goes in there first thing and continues to use that most of the day so his play cage stays pretty clean!

Sun Conures and Jenday Conures do tend to be noisy in the morning and evening. I think most parrots are. My Cockatoos definitely follow that pattern and they DEFINITELY have to have sleep cages or the slightest noise in the night causes them to start screaming. (I heard that they do that in the wild too, they are just night screamers!) for some reason if they are in a smaller cage in a quiet room and covered well they tend to sleep better.