Pansexualpuns
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hi! my black capped conure, theo, has suddenly become hyper agressive- enough so that im incapable of taking him out of his cage, in the last day or so. hes bitten me hard enough to draw blood the two times i attempted, which is very upsetting because he hasnt done so since i got him.
i got him back in February from a woman who had been lying about the care he was receiving. i have since adjusted this (pellets, millet, cuttlebone ect.) he has a long list of behavioural issues that i have been working very hard to manage- we go to a bird training school once a month! im really not sure whats suddenly spurred this on...
i did put him in his harness (that he currently does not very much like) over the weekend, but he was doing fine until today. i did start school today, but ive been away for 8 hour shifts at work over the summer. hes also very attached to my dad, and has been exhibiting the same behaviors towards him. hes roughly 9 years old, hatched 2009, not a DNA'd male. they said he was, but didnt have any paperwork on him.
is he just having a bad day? should i start cutting down how long his UVB light is on during the day as the season changes? at the moment it usually goes on at 8am and off around 8pm. he gets up at 7:30 and goes to bed at 9.
any and all advice would be greatly appreciated!
i got him back in February from a woman who had been lying about the care he was receiving. i have since adjusted this (pellets, millet, cuttlebone ect.) he has a long list of behavioural issues that i have been working very hard to manage- we go to a bird training school once a month! im really not sure whats suddenly spurred this on...
i did put him in his harness (that he currently does not very much like) over the weekend, but he was doing fine until today. i did start school today, but ive been away for 8 hour shifts at work over the summer. hes also very attached to my dad, and has been exhibiting the same behaviors towards him. hes roughly 9 years old, hatched 2009, not a DNA'd male. they said he was, but didnt have any paperwork on him.
is he just having a bad day? should i start cutting down how long his UVB light is on during the day as the season changes? at the moment it usually goes on at 8am and off around 8pm. he gets up at 7:30 and goes to bed at 9.
any and all advice would be greatly appreciated!