Good afternoon everyone! My name is Natalie, and I am a new Sun Consure owner 
Three days ago I purchased a (6?) year old Sun Conure
. I can't get close enough to her leg band to see the information. Her name is Sunny. I have a neighbor named Sunny, so I am most likely going to call her Honey or anything else that rhymes. It was being sold because the boy who owned her did not have time to spend with her and said he hasn't for about the past 6 months. So as expected, she is scared of me. She also came with a budgie for preening. The first night I opened the cage and sat in the room talking to her. She got on top of her cage, which I have realized is her spot she enjoys. I was also told by the previous owner she budgie does not come out of cage. Then, the second day I spent almost the entire day in the room playing music/talking and was able to have her take a treat from my hand. She will not allow you to have her hand near her in the cage, which I believe the previous owner said as well. That night my boyfriend was able to get her to step up, and I was able to get the budgie to step up. Eventually that night my conure was sitting on my shoulder. Now, here we are the third day. Every time I try to get my hand close to her, she backs up and is terrified. Also, is is true that I shouldn't have the cage taller than me? Today, she won't even take a treat from me. Just wondering if there is any advice out there.... I really want her to feel comfortable with me and I know it takes time. Hoping she isn't so used to males that she will never come around. Thanks in advance Anything is appreciated!
Three days ago I purchased a (6?) year old Sun Conure
. I can't get close enough to her leg band to see the information. Her name is Sunny. I have a neighbor named Sunny, so I am most likely going to call her Honey or anything else that rhymes. It was being sold because the boy who owned her did not have time to spend with her and said he hasn't for about the past 6 months. So as expected, she is scared of me. She also came with a budgie for preening. The first night I opened the cage and sat in the room talking to her. She got on top of her cage, which I have realized is her spot she enjoys. I was also told by the previous owner she budgie does not come out of cage. Then, the second day I spent almost the entire day in the room playing music/talking and was able to have her take a treat from my hand. She will not allow you to have her hand near her in the cage, which I believe the previous owner said as well. That night my boyfriend was able to get her to step up, and I was able to get the budgie to step up. Eventually that night my conure was sitting on my shoulder. Now, here we are the third day. Every time I try to get my hand close to her, she backs up and is terrified. Also, is is true that I shouldn't have the cage taller than me? Today, she won't even take a treat from me. Just wondering if there is any advice out there.... I really want her to feel comfortable with me and I know it takes time. Hoping she isn't so used to males that she will never come around. Thanks in advance Anything is appreciated!
