Green cheek being wierd?

[christine]

Hi, My green cheek Precious will not get on my finger after almost two months of doing so. I would always go to his cage and say up up - open the door and he would jump right on my finger. The last two days he runs to the other side of his cage? If I leave his door open he will come out and walk on other cages and if I'm near jump on my head but will not come on my hand. Nothing has changed in his environment or on me so I don't understand why he is freaking out!

Several times he flew to the floor and then would get on my hand because he doesn't like being on the floor but would immediately fly off again.

I was going to take him down to introduce him to the baby Grey but if he won't come to me so that wasn't an option.

Should I continue to let him come out of his cage on his own? Or wait until he wants to come to me? At a loss.

Regards Montana

[avinet]

Sounds like he has reached the rebellious teenager stage of life. Our younger daughter went through this when she was around 10 or 11 years old when she would walk around 10 yards behind us in the mall so it didn't appear that she belonged to us

Conures do seem to get these moods at times as they grow up - being an adolescent is hard, or so they tell me, personally I can't remember any more

I suggest not making too big a deal of it, maybe use treats as a bribe (worked with our daughter), and he will soon get over it.

cheers,

Mike

[Gerard]

Montana, I agree with Mike regarding the rebellious adolescent thing. My Hooded Parrots tend to become uncooperative when it comes to training some times. I find that if they are like this for two days in a row, then I will just ignore them for 48 hours. I put in fresh pellets and water of course, but otherwise ignore them. I usually find that this does the trick.

[christine]

Thanks everyone but is he a teenager already? He is only 5 months old. I should have mentioned his age. He is seriously making me feel bad. I never thought a bunch of feathers could make you feel sad but he does. I lived through five teenage stages with my children and its true they don't want to be near you - in addition, they think you know nothing. I do ask Precious if he wants to come out twice a day and the answer is always NO! I say "that's okay, see you later.


Regards Montana

[avinet]

May 6, 2012 19:53:21 GMT 10 christine said:

Thanks everyone but is he a teenager already? He is only 5 months old. I should have mentioned his age.

Yes, Green-cheeks mature quickly - he could be breeding by 9 or 10 months, although 12 to 18 months is more the norm.

Like most teenagers, they end up just fine - just a phase they go through. Male Cockatiels are the same, they can be little monsters between 6 and 12 months but most end up just fine once matured. The Ringneck and Alex rebellion stage can start at 3 months.

cheers,

Mike

[christine]

Thanks I feel better now. I'll just wait him out and give him choices.
Regards Montana

[twintower]

Maybe you have tried to do something she does not like. Don’t force her for anything. The time will solve anything. Or maybe it’s better to check about her health situation.