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eatbayray
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| help taming new green cheeked conure |
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my friend got a new green cheeked conure and he dosnt know how to tame it, how do you tame them? and its a 9 month old boy |
Monday July 18, 2005 7:02 am |
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Fluffy Sue
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| Re: help taming new green cheeked conure |
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Are the wings clipped? This may really help taming him.. What's his name? |
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Monday July 18, 2005 9:54 am |
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eatbayray
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Location: QLD, Australia |
| Re: help taming new green cheeked conure |
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quote:
Originally posted by Fluffy Sue
Are the wings clipped? This may really help taming him.. What's his name?
yes and no it goes like a mm of the ground and goes about 1 m its name is wilson |
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Monday July 18, 2005 10:16 am |
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Fluffy Sue
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| Re: help taming new green cheeked conure |
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?? Like a mm on the ground? |
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Monday July 18, 2005 10:17 am |
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eatbayray
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Location: QLD, Australia |
dont worry just tell me how to tame them |
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Tuesday July 19, 2005 5:29 am |
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Fluffy Sue
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Well, a proper clip would be very nice.. 
You can take the bird into let's say, a bathroom on a t-stand. Then start practicing up and down..
Wondering if anyone else has some ideas? |
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Tuesday July 19, 2005 8:11 am |
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shirin
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Take the conure to a small room such as a bathroom as Sue suggested, away from his cage. Have some of his favourite treats with you, and start by offering him the treat. Your bird might not take the treat right away, so be patient. When it does, praise and offer another treat. Once you have gotten your bird to accept food from you, you can begin step-up training. Gently press your finger against the belly where the belly and legs meet and ask the bird to step up. Praise and offer a reward when the bird steps up. You should keep the traing sessions short, so the bird doesn't have time to get bored or lose interest, but make sure to do them frequently. Does the green cheek allow you to hadle it right now without biting? Does he let you to touch his feathers? If not, don't try to push this. Some conures require a longer time to build that trust, so be patient, and continue to do step up practice until your bird consistently steps up onto your finger on command. |
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Tuesday July 19, 2005 1:04 pm |
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Fluffy Sue
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Thanks for your input Shirin..
Great advice!
It made me think of clickertraining. Would it be something for that birdy?
What do you think? |
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Tuesday July 19, 2005 2:52 pm |
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shirin
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thanks sue, I'm just reading a book on conures right now to become more familiar with them because we have 5 of them at the store. So that's where I got the info. I'm not sure about clicker training, but I think it's good for all small birds? I read that in Bird Talk, so it's worth a try. |
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Tuesday July 19, 2005 3:53 pm |
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