Will my cockatiel and my sun conure get along together in the same cage or should i separate them?
You'll have to let the birds be the ones to answet that for you, but I'm guessing it won't be the answer you want. As the first answerer said, cockatiels are generally very quiet and gentle birds as far as hookbills go. Most members of the conure family are pretty rowdy and 'rough and ready' if you know what I mean. The conures that I know also tend to be more territorial than tiels. And when you are talking about a territorial hookbill, it doesn't really matter how big they are. (Ask anyone who tried to put food into a Quaker cage with the Quaker still inside.) There are the odd combinations however that get along great and you just might have one of those combos. But if the most you ever get is having the two birds out of thier cages at the same time, then be happy about that. I have two Quakers and a timneh and all are flighted. We have to keep a close eye on all of them and what they are doing as they all have thier own plan of attack and they can deal with some boundary crossing sometimes, but not at other times. It's always a dance to keep them safe from one another, but still social. Dixie doesn't mind if Sprite goes into her cage for a snack or a bath, but if Sweet Pea tries to land on Dixie's door for a rest, she gets all bent out of shape and starts walking up there to shove him off. Neither of the Quakers would ever dream of landing on Dixie's boing, but none of the birds try to bite feet when the others climb on thier cages. Of course the Quakers are more like sharks if unfamiliar fingers come ner their cage bars... Let your birds see one another and be friends throught the bars, but don't expect any miracles. They will interact to some degree, but they will probably not be best friends. And congratulations on being bonded with a fellow bird lover - it's tough!! I got lucky myself.
My Sun Conure is Oddly quiet and extremely "needy".?
So about 4 months ago I bought a Sun Conure at my local pet shop. The lady at the pet shop warned me about how "loud" they can get. I own other parrots and I know they can be loud and infact, no matter how loud they get, I really don't mind. The problem is that she is alot quieter than my cockatiels. I'm wondering if the petshop trained the bird to be so quiet or if she could be sick or have voice problems. I have heard her scream and squawk occassionally. Another problem. I pretty much let her roam the house as she wishes but she only wishes to be on someone's shoulder. Doesn't matter who really, she seems to like everyone at my house. (thought she has her favorites) The problem comes when someone visits, she will fly at them and perch on their shoulders, she won't stay on where I want her to stay and people have to constantly be running/ducking and weaving to avoid her. I don't want to trim her wings. I am wondering if there's a way to train her to stay and be more independent.
How to keep sun conure quiet?
I never could no matter what I tried. I ended up giving him to a deaf work colleague. Match made in heaven.
What's the best way to get a Sunday Conure to be quiet?
Turn out the lights.That may sound like a flip answer, but 15 years ago I had over twenty birds - finches, cockatiels, lovebirds, parakeets, conures, and an African Grey - and the one thing that quieted them was darkness. Conures tend to be talkative. So do parakeets, cockatiels, lovebirds... my Rosy Burke grass parakeet was quiet, the African Grey was quiet, and the finches had pretty songs, but other than that? Birds are loud. And you can't keep them in the dark. Getting them a mate helps, but then they aren't quite as attached to you. Good luck.(Edited for typo)
How do green cheek conures differ from sun conure?
Green cheek and sun conures are mostly different in their plumage and are very similar in personality and needs. Green cheeks are slightly more affectionate, calmer, and quieter in general than the other conures, but every bird is unique. All conure species tend to be very affectionate, as well as fiesty, brave, and often silly. They have big parrot personalities in a little parrot body.My green cheek is a little cuddle bug (though as I type, he is play-sparring on top of my torso with my five-times-his-size eclectus parrot. Yes, I am a play gym.)Conures are adept at trick training and seem to thrive with the attention it gives. Conures do well with and enjoy the company of and interaction with (certain) other birds, while managing to maintain a relationship with their humans.Sun conures being cute:Green cheeks, not to be outdone:Both subspecies have color variations. The last green cheek conure pic is a yellow-sided green cheek, which is what I have.
What should you know before buying a Sun Conure as a pet?
You should know:They are loud! They are loudest and most vocal of the conures. They love to screech and call loudly to attract attention and to "keep in touch" with their human in other parts of the house. If they cannot see you, they will call until you respond. They call when they wake up, they call throughout the day, and they call at "frost time" before it's time for the lights to go out. In nature, they are always making noises.They are very social animals and DEMAND your attention. (Hence the calling). If they do not get your attention in regular intervals of meaningful time and contact, they will often turn to more screeching or, conversely, begin to become more quiet, but with withdraw and begin to do psychotic things like pluck out their own feathers or injure themselves on structures in their cage.They can be nippy (biting) as they pass through adolescence and need a kind, understanding keeper who is also firm in their training and offers lots of love and affection toward there bird daily. If they are not properly socialized with people during this critical time, they will use biting to get their way when they disagree with you, feel threatened by changes in the environment, meet new people, or are hungry and you haven't filled their food bowl quickly enough.They are EXCELLENT at flight! They can outmaneuver most other birds in the air and can fly long distances. This is to say that you need to be VERY careful should you choose to allow your sunny to keep its flight feathers. If a door is left open--whoosh!--out they can go in a split second and they may be forever lost to you. Indoors flight is also somewhat dangerous if they do not have enough space to practice, so most folks keep the primary feathers trimmed so that the bird can still make a very short flight from cage to arm or make it safely to the ground should they fall off or jump off their cage or your arm. My practice was to leave the outermost 3-4 primaries, since they lend great beauty to the birds, but to trim back all or most of the secondaries. In this way, they could still glide to the ground safely, but they could not generate very much lift through flapping.If properly socialized and trained, they are beautiful, intelligent (trainable for tasks and "tricks") and quite lovable birds. I have never had a more cuddly bird than a sunny (except maybe one little male Pacific Parrolet I once had) and always could count on my sunny to snuggle up with me after a hard day at work.
How can I keep my Sun Conure to stop making so much noise?
The good news is that screaming problems are the easiest to fix with birds. The bad news is that screaming problems take the longest to fix with birds. You need to consider what the behavior accomplishes for the bird. In this case, when he screams, you give him attention. Even if you are only returning to put the cover on, your bird sees it as attention. By only doing it occasionally, he has learned that sometimes he has to screamer louder and longer to get your attention. In order to solve screaming problems, pick a sound that he makes that you love, and every time he makes it (even if you are out of the room) give him a ton of attention and a treat such as a sunflower, or a piece of an almond etc. Every time he screams, ignore him completely. Don't look at him, don't answer him, don't yell at him. Do nothing. Do this consistently and his screaming will lessen. However, if you cave in and respond in some way even once, you will be back at the beginning and have to start over. Be warned, before it gets better, it WILL get worse. This is called an extinction burst and the bird will increase his screaming in intensity and frequency. This is a sign that the behavior modification is working, but if you respond now, you will be back at square one. It may take weeks, or months, or even in difficult cases, years to solve this type of problem. You can also enrich his environment so he has things to do other than scream. Rather than giving him all of his food in his bowl, try hiding some of it around his cage. You can weave lettuce leaves in the cage bars, hide nuts and sunflower seeds under a paper towel, tie a nut in a paper towel, create a foraging basket out of a disposable paper bowl and fill it with bits of food, pieces of wood to chew and coffee filters to hide the items. The busier the bird is, the less he will want to scream. Finally, sun conures are known to be quite noisy. There is a certain amount of noise that you will have to accept. He will scream at dusk and dawn. He will scream for certain periods of time during the day. He may scream occasionally when playing. A certain amount of noise and mess are just two things that you must learn to deal with when you keep parrots.
How do I make my Sun Conure SHUT UP!!!!?
He is placed in the corner of my living room(where we are the most) and he constantly screams. I put a towel over his cage like 5 mins ago and it has been quiet so far. How do I make him quiet he is hand tamed but doesn't like getting out of the cage. But if we force him out he is fine outside of it.
Is my sun conure going to be okay?
This question was already answered better than I would have, you cannot answer or add to something if there is nothing. Go to a veterinarian who treats birds, not just some cat or dog vet. The best thing I believe is to have the bird moved to a rescue center so he or she can be adopted. Clearly that person has no idea what it means to have a bird. You need to know how to take care of a bird, it takes a lot, believe me. Food is a key issue, I only use Harrison’s feed, my bird is very healthy, I had him for 20 years and he does talk back at me when I fuss with him, they are so clever the little devils. I love love my bird, but again, get him checked out at least. Good luck for the bird. Gertraud