I've been lurking for a little a while, doing as much research as possible, and am glad I found this site.
My Sun Conure's
name is Jello, named after Jello Biafra (look it up, if you don't know who he is) though, you could say he is named after the dessert too, as when he meets kids, that is what they think.Anyway, I've had him less than a month and already taught him "hop up", "down", "wave", "turn-around" as well as "go-poopie".
He came to me clipped, and frankly the breeder cut his feathers a bit too short in my opinion, which is too bad. I am planning to let them grow out so he can be fully flighted. He will fly to me from his perch *sometimes* on command, though it takes a bit of coaxing with treats.
I am slowly introducing him to an aviator harness, which is taking a bit longer than I had hoped, as though he's perfectly comfortable with me holding him, he is afraid of the harness being "on" him. He is making progress, but I'm going really slow with it, as I want it to be something he really enjoys.
Because he is just over 4 months old, he is a bit nippy, not in an aggressive way, but an exploratory way. I am hoping that trick training and eventually flight training will curb some of this behaviour, not to mention growing older...
I'm so glad I got Jello, he is my first bird, and an amazing pet companion!
He took well to his new cage and surroundings, and I had him stepping up for treats on the first day!
Here is a picture of me and Jello on the first day I brought him home:
- parrot.jpg (37.8 KiB) Viewed 2471 times
