Sun Conure cage

[SamBeben]

Hey all!!!

We got our sun conure a new cage and with the old one he came out all the time. Now he won't come out, we leave his door open all day and are not near him and he still wont come out. I want to start training him but he's aggressive in the cage so how do I get him out?

 

[Jen5200]

Does he have a favored food that you can put outside to tempt him? Otherwise you might have to wait until he’s ready to come out - if you force him out, it would likely set back his training (it sounds like he might be new to your household?).

 

[Scott]

Your conure may have become cage aggressive as part of the acclimation process - assuming nothing else has changed. Do you have a portable playpen with holders for food? Try placing it a reasonable distance from the new cage and show him favorite treats being placed for his pleasure. If not quick response, may have to remove food from the cage for a short time. The goal is to entice, not starve into submission.

 

[fiddlejen]

Is the old cage nearby / visible? ( I wonder if he is afraid to come out fearing whether THis cage might go away too.) IF so, and IF possible, perhaps bringing the old cage back and leaving them Both open / available might help. Does he have all his toys (or most-favorite toys) from old cage?

With my birds, every time I transitioned to an upgraded cage, they watched me assemble, and watched/"helped" me move their furnishings & toys. Was he able to do this? (IF not - back to my first suggestion of bringing back other cage nearby, maybe re-distributing one or two toys / perches back to the one and then the other --temporarily-- and, obviously, only if this does not seem to upset him more.)