please help my sun conure has become crazy

[Polarn]

As I said dunno the effects of silicone on birds, just got a little worried it was in the cage as a toy to be chewed to pieces, glad to hear you have a big cage

[Taleah1989]

glassonion...or anyone, where do i find the instructions on how to clicker train or target train? Im a little lost still with this forum :S

[liz]

The Training topic toward the bottom of the list.

[Taleah1989]

Thank you!

[Polarn]

you can also search "clicker conditioning parrot/bird" or "target training parrot/bird" on youtube and you should get some more videos on how todo it.

[gabbagabbawill]

My Sun Conure has gone through days like this... I find that positive distraction is key... instead of allowing him to do "bad" things, give him things to do that are "good" and enjoyable to both you and him... eventually he will get used to the "good" things and stop doing the "bad".

Don't use punishment, as birds don't learn punishment very well.

Some basic trick training is a good way to give him something positive to do and work for treats. When he starts to learn that he gets treats for good behaviour, he'll start to do more things for those treats. Give him a treat and say "good bird" every time he steps up without biting.

Make sure you aren't reacting in any way to his biting... if you put him back in his cage, he may learn that biting is getting him what he wants- back in his cage... or maybe you're doing something else when he bites or acts crazy that he likes so he repeats it...

Lastly, make sure he is getting enough sleep... if he's tired, he'll get cranky. He should have at least 10-12 hours of uninterrupted sleep each night.

A simple adjustment to a few little things should do the trick... don't worry, he'll be back to "normal" soon!

[Taleah1989]

oh god! thank you so much! Im going crazy! he was really good for a few days n now hes gone crazy again! he was so loving and cuddly even going to sleep on me and now its a total turn around again :S he screams at me so i pick him up n then he still screams....including right in my ear which caused me to give him a tap on the head and say NO!!!! cos wow that hurts ur head! i cant even have a shower now i even took him into the bathroom and he still carried on! Im so confused. Hes been getting his sleep altho there is a new dog in the estate barking and sooking which could be interrupting his sleep. last night i was nursing him and went to put him in the cage to go to bed n he went crazy n ran back up my arm, he carried on while with me but also didnt want to be in his cage he doesnt know what he wants, i checked the cage theres nothing wrong with it its inside anyway so nothing else can get in there to upset him. I dnt no whats wrong with him but just keep looking to better days when he gets off his emotional rollercoaster its unbelieveable how much them being upset can make u upset!

[liz]

Myrtle was a neglected bird and I would even call her abused because she was kept in a situation where she was afraid 24/7. I had her for 2 weeks before she would come to me and sit on my shoulder. One night I was putting everything to bed and Myrtle would not go. All she would do is whine. I tried everything. I finally gave up and put my night clothes on with her still attached. She slept with me that night snugged up against my neck with her beak behind my ear and did not move. She was still attached when I got up the next morning. It took about 2 hours before she would let go and go back to the sunroom.

I don't know why it happened. It never happened again. Something scared her that night and with her history I was not going to make her do anything she did not want to do.

She is a very outgoing pain in the butt bird going through her terrible twos right now, but that too should pass.

[Taleah1989]

well hes only a baby and since ive had him nothing has happened to him ive made sure of it! I would love to take him to bed but what if i roll over and squish him

[GlassOnion]

Do NOT pick him up when he screams. That is the number one mistake that owners make that turns their birds into screaming monsters. Do NOT respond to his screaming by giving in. You'll make it worse, and Sun Conures especially, are notorious for becoming problematic screamers for attention.