BoomBoom
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- May 2, 2012
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- Parrots
- Boomer (Sun Conure 9 yrs), Pewpew (Budgie 5 yrs), Ulap (Budgie 2 yrs), Eight & Kiki (Beloved Budgies, RIP)
Hey everyone! Me and my partner are parronts to a 5 month old Sun Conure named Boomer, and two 5 month old budgies, Capa and Quark. This thread concerns Boomer.
We had issues with Boomer screaming a lot before but he has improved greatly! He remains a very loving, cuddly, playful, inquisitive, voracious little conure and continues to surprise us everyday. The past month or so, he has seemed to develop a preference for me. We knew conures have a tendency to become one person birds before we took Boomer home. This becomes more pronounced at 1 to 2 years of age when they reach sexual maturity, or so we read. There are only two humans in our household. He is not aggressive towards my partner, he just prefers being on me. Boomer ignores the budgies although their presence has a positive effect on him.
Right now, our plan is for my partner to be the one to do the fun stuff with Boomer, I will do the chore part. Before it was half and half. This time, when we get home from work, I will do the cleaning / washing / food prep chores for Boomer while my partner will play, give treats and attention to him. I won't ignore Booms, I will just let my partner do most of the 'smothering' since I kind of over did that in the beginning.
Think this will work? We'd like to know if there is a way to balance a conure's affection so he shows it equally. Has anyone been succesful in working around the One Person Bird temperament of conures? Would love to hear your stories!
Before I go, here is a video I made of our little flock and of Boomer!
[ame="http://youtu.be/Gupdvjwb0xc?hd=1"]Boomer, Capa and Quark - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://youtu.be/QzXnRNavAJY?hd=1"]Boomer's Afternoon Stroll - YouTube[/ame]
We had issues with Boomer screaming a lot before but he has improved greatly! He remains a very loving, cuddly, playful, inquisitive, voracious little conure and continues to surprise us everyday. The past month or so, he has seemed to develop a preference for me. We knew conures have a tendency to become one person birds before we took Boomer home. This becomes more pronounced at 1 to 2 years of age when they reach sexual maturity, or so we read. There are only two humans in our household. He is not aggressive towards my partner, he just prefers being on me. Boomer ignores the budgies although their presence has a positive effect on him.
Right now, our plan is for my partner to be the one to do the fun stuff with Boomer, I will do the chore part. Before it was half and half. This time, when we get home from work, I will do the cleaning / washing / food prep chores for Boomer while my partner will play, give treats and attention to him. I won't ignore Booms, I will just let my partner do most of the 'smothering' since I kind of over did that in the beginning.
Think this will work? We'd like to know if there is a way to balance a conure's affection so he shows it equally. Has anyone been succesful in working around the One Person Bird temperament of conures? Would love to hear your stories!
Before I go, here is a video I made of our little flock and of Boomer!
[ame="http://youtu.be/Gupdvjwb0xc?hd=1"]Boomer, Capa and Quark - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://youtu.be/QzXnRNavAJY?hd=1"]Boomer's Afternoon Stroll - YouTube[/ame]
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