Hello there!

[Guardian]

I'm Guardian.

Well this is what happened: I had a wonderful Green Cheek Conure that I got a couple of years ago, her name was Vyra. She was an amazing little bird that was very friendly to everyone (I think she was still in baby state even though she was 2 years old) and was my best pal. We had fun dancing to music together and singing... Well, I didn't know about the Teflon fumes, so when I left on vacation ad my parents were taking care of her... she ended up dying. I'm assuming it was Teflon fumes because my mom's frying pans are made with Teflon non-stick.

So I waited about half a year and decided finally I would start the look for a bird. Yesterday I asked my friend if we could stop by a roadside pet store to see what kind of dog beds they had. Turns out some lady was trying to drop off her 9 year old Sun Conure there or was threatening to release it to the wild (there is so much WRONG with this sort of thought process).

The store owner didn't have room for the bird and I ended up with a 'free bird' that I nicknamed Lynyrd. The store owner has offered to take "Lynyrd" if it doesn't work out and will sell me her Indian Ringneck at a discounted price. (Which I usually go through a breeder and not a small pet store... so I wouldn't be getting the Indian Ringeneck anyways..)

Ok so. Besides getting a bird when I wasn't really expecting one, even though I already had a big cage/toys/perches; I really do like the little guy.

Yes, he does have behavioral problems. He is even more comfortable today than yesterday with the house. He does scream/nip and is rather aggressive around his food.

The prior owner fed him a strictly seed diet with what I'm guessing is no supplement to his water. He doesn't know what fruit/veggies are (he thinks they're going to attack him), so I'm leaivng the veggies/fruit in his dish for now to see if he'll start 'playing' with them when he feels more comfortable about them.

So that's my story/introduction. I don't know if I did the right thing. It's just the pet store was so cramped so I felt that I couldn't leave him behind.

-Guardian

[laducockatiel]

Hi,

You did the right thing by taking him, he probably would've just died in the pet store cos it was so cramped and the pet stores usually don't look after their birds properly. He will take a week or so to settle in properly, during this time, try and let him decide when he wants to come out, because this way, he'll be a lot less fearful of his surroundings. Keep feeding him veggies, even mix them with his seeds so he tries them. After a week, it would be best to convert him to pellets, they are very healthy for birds and are much better than seeds. The best brand is probably Harrison's or roudybush, whichever one you decide to buy.

Hope this helps!

Regards,
Laducockatiel

[Guardian]

With Vyra it took a few weeks to convert her to the (her thoughts) 'icky pellets' that are Harrison's. I enjoy pelleted food so much more for these guys, I do think this little dude has been on seed for at least 7 years (that's how long he was with his prior owner) but I'll head down to the store and start mixing in Pellets as soon as he gets a bit more comfortable.

He wants out of his cage all the time, wants up on the shoulder too. I think that's why the lady wanted to get rid of him, he was being VERY aggressive due to being a shoulder bird, not sure though. She said he was 'aggressive towards everyone but me but was getting aggressive with me too.'.

Thanks for the greeting.

[allirho]

Hi Guardian!
My budgie would keep flying off every time I brought a fruit or vegetable near him. I'm pretty sure he thought they were going to attack him as well.
It really helps to pretend eating the food first then try offering a small piece to the birdie. My budgie falls for it every time!
I just got him to try some banana today with this same method and so far it's worked with apple, broccoli, walnut, peas, romaine lettuce, orange and even pellets.
You could give it a try if you think it would help!

[Guardian]

I tried the 'eating the banana in front of the bird and showing how good it is...' Lynyrd tends to just stare at me like I'm an idiot for eating such an evil attacking thing.

But, he did eat a grape today that was left in his food dish. That's an improvement.... I guess.

[laducockatiel]

I tried the 'eating the banana in front of the bird and showing how good it is...' Lynyrd tends to just stare at me like I'm an idiot for eating such an evil attacking thing.

But, he did eat a grape today that was left in his food dish. That's an improvement.... I guess.

That's good.