Hi all. I’ve decided to rescue a little sun conure and I’ve had her for 2 days now.
The previous owner said she isn’t tame which is ok. Her wings are clipped which is a bit disappointing to me as I feel like she’s lost confidence and I have ordered a harness for her, I’m waiting for them to grow back. Also her mouth is always slightly open? Is that weird? Like not fully open just to the point it’s not fully closed..
She is supposedly about a year old now but the other sun conures that he claimed were around her age were much bigger. He also said she’s broken her tail ? I think he confused that with her molting her tail feathers.
She definitely does not want to get touched. She is (fortunately good at letting us know her boundaries. She eats out of my hand but just does not want to get touched. When I attempt to rub her beak she bites my hand (softly) to let me know I’m doing too much.
She does a little head bopping and today I’ve found her chewing on toys which is a good sign. I am just a bit confused on how to gain her trust and make her more confident.
I’ve read in certain places that I should be close to the cage so she knows I’m not a predator and to frequently leave my hand in the cage, but have read in other places to do the complete opposite..
I just hand feed her and I leave the cage door open supervised in case she wants to come out on her own.
I have also put her out of the cage (forcefully though, my mistake but she didnt hold it against me, i had to put her out to prepare her new cage) and she was roaming around the room and while out of the cage I got her to step up a pencil, then on my finger, and she even let me pet her head so I think things will go good! But she now has a much bigger cage so it’ll be harder to do that and I also don’t want to force her out or force her to do anything. I’ve only just got her of course and I’m patient. She was abandoned with 0 interaction in a crappy pet shop.
How can I best gain her trust and gain her to like people? I of course don’t expect a cuddly bud in 2 days but I just want to make sure I’m doing everything right. I also gave her a bath with mist spray (she had NEVER gotten bathed before!) and she was a bit confused but didn’t seem unpleasant to her
This is her and her cage. I had her on my shoulder when I put her out of the old cage to prepare the new one but haven’t touched her after because she seems to be annoyed and it’s still too early. I’m adding a few more perks to it and I’m waiting for more toys to arrive.
The previous owner said she isn’t tame which is ok. Her wings are clipped which is a bit disappointing to me as I feel like she’s lost confidence and I have ordered a harness for her, I’m waiting for them to grow back. Also her mouth is always slightly open? Is that weird? Like not fully open just to the point it’s not fully closed..
She is supposedly about a year old now but the other sun conures that he claimed were around her age were much bigger. He also said she’s broken her tail ? I think he confused that with her molting her tail feathers.
She definitely does not want to get touched. She is (fortunately good at letting us know her boundaries. She eats out of my hand but just does not want to get touched. When I attempt to rub her beak she bites my hand (softly) to let me know I’m doing too much.
She does a little head bopping and today I’ve found her chewing on toys which is a good sign. I am just a bit confused on how to gain her trust and make her more confident.
I’ve read in certain places that I should be close to the cage so she knows I’m not a predator and to frequently leave my hand in the cage, but have read in other places to do the complete opposite..
I just hand feed her and I leave the cage door open supervised in case she wants to come out on her own.
I have also put her out of the cage (forcefully though, my mistake but she didnt hold it against me, i had to put her out to prepare her new cage) and she was roaming around the room and while out of the cage I got her to step up a pencil, then on my finger, and she even let me pet her head so I think things will go good! But she now has a much bigger cage so it’ll be harder to do that and I also don’t want to force her out or force her to do anything. I’ve only just got her of course and I’m patient. She was abandoned with 0 interaction in a crappy pet shop.
How can I best gain her trust and gain her to like people? I of course don’t expect a cuddly bud in 2 days but I just want to make sure I’m doing everything right. I also gave her a bath with mist spray (she had NEVER gotten bathed before!) and she was a bit confused but didn’t seem unpleasant to her
This is her and her cage. I had her on my shoulder when I put her out of the old cage to prepare the new one but haven’t touched her after because she seems to be annoyed and it’s still too early. I’m adding a few more perks to it and I’m waiting for more toys to arrive.