JennHacken
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I currently have a 6year old Peach Fronted Conure name Gus- I've had him for almost 2 months and have been thinking about getting him a birdie friend. I am an animal of habit- so this is our life right now.
· I wake up at 6 am: I get myself an all the animals breakfast- Gus' cover is take off his cage, his blinds are opened in his room, and he gets a birdie muffin and fresh water. At this point in the day it's still dark out, so I pull the door shut, but not closed (the cats and dogs will eventually open he door during the day)- and I leave for work.
· Around Noon I get a lunch break and I go home- Gus and I either have a 5/10 min training session or he comes and hangs out on his table perch for 30/40mins- And I return to work
· I get home anywhere between 4/5pm. IF I have plans in the evening we will have a 15/20 min training session when I get home, then I give him a loaded foraging toy. depending when I get home will determine if we have another training session or go straight to bed time. IF I am home for the evening, Gus comes out of this cage and we spend the evening together- I have various cages, stands and perches throughout my house for him.
· Gus is put to bed around 10/11pm- <3.
There may be 1 or 2 nights a week that I am out of the house, but for the most part Gus and I spend the evenings together. I try to spend at least a minimum for 1 hour with him on my super busy days, and on my slow days we spend up to 5 hours together. With 10 hours of sleep (at least this is what I learned is the recommended amount to sleep) in a day, Gus has anywhere from 9-13 hours alone (well with the Cats and dogs popping in and out of his room). From my understanding his previous owner only gave him food and water and never spent time with him or handled him much- so I know I’m providing him with more interaction than before. I can’t help but want to get a birdie friend for him, so he can have lots of interaction, and learn how to play with things besides me showing him. (for example , foraging toys- I had one loaded and in his cage for over a week and he never touched it. I took it out of his cage and used targeting – touching the target to the treats on the toy- to show Gus there were treats- it took us 2 days of 3 training sessions like this before Gus started foraging on his own)
My concern on the other side of this is that Gus will bond with the new bird, and it will set us behind in our training. so- I turn to you all for your thoughts of the pros and cons of getting him a birdie friend!
Thank you!
· I wake up at 6 am: I get myself an all the animals breakfast- Gus' cover is take off his cage, his blinds are opened in his room, and he gets a birdie muffin and fresh water. At this point in the day it's still dark out, so I pull the door shut, but not closed (the cats and dogs will eventually open he door during the day)- and I leave for work.
· Around Noon I get a lunch break and I go home- Gus and I either have a 5/10 min training session or he comes and hangs out on his table perch for 30/40mins- And I return to work
· I get home anywhere between 4/5pm. IF I have plans in the evening we will have a 15/20 min training session when I get home, then I give him a loaded foraging toy. depending when I get home will determine if we have another training session or go straight to bed time. IF I am home for the evening, Gus comes out of this cage and we spend the evening together- I have various cages, stands and perches throughout my house for him.
· Gus is put to bed around 10/11pm- <3.
There may be 1 or 2 nights a week that I am out of the house, but for the most part Gus and I spend the evenings together. I try to spend at least a minimum for 1 hour with him on my super busy days, and on my slow days we spend up to 5 hours together. With 10 hours of sleep (at least this is what I learned is the recommended amount to sleep) in a day, Gus has anywhere from 9-13 hours alone (well with the Cats and dogs popping in and out of his room). From my understanding his previous owner only gave him food and water and never spent time with him or handled him much- so I know I’m providing him with more interaction than before. I can’t help but want to get a birdie friend for him, so he can have lots of interaction, and learn how to play with things besides me showing him. (for example , foraging toys- I had one loaded and in his cage for over a week and he never touched it. I took it out of his cage and used targeting – touching the target to the treats on the toy- to show Gus there were treats- it took us 2 days of 3 training sessions like this before Gus started foraging on his own)
My concern on the other side of this is that Gus will bond with the new bird, and it will set us behind in our training. so- I turn to you all for your thoughts of the pros and cons of getting him a birdie friend!
Thank you!
