I have a SUNDAY CONURE and he NEVER SHUTS UP!!! HELP!!!!?

Question

Ideas? anyone? Please. . . ?

Answer 1

WOW- people are so biased about conures! Especially ones that don't even have one....anyway I have a sunday, and he is my baby. Yes he can be loud, but it's not all the time. Usually just when he wants out of cage, or when I first get home. They LOVE to be around you. Get a portable playstand so you can carry him from room to room (and also change up his scenery). Conures get bored, they are very active, and will screech to high heaven if they have to sit in a cage with nothing to do, staring at the same room all the time. I have tons of toys (they love to chew) we get him wooden toys, and he loves the birdie pinatas. I switch his toys around about every two weeks or add another. I also have ladders for him to climb and hang on- they are very acrobatic. He has a portable stand for when I am not in the back rooms. They also LOVE foot toys- we give him jingle balls (under supervision) and plastic soda caps to hold in his foot and chew. Good luck

Answer 2

Sunday Conure

Answer 3

I have two conures and they are both noisy. But that's just how they (conures) are. One thing I would do for sure to have their wings clipped. I clip all my parrots wings and you can find out how to do this at your Vet or on line. It helped calm mine down but they still scream a lot. I cover their cage at night and if they start screaming I just tap the cage and they stop. But covering there cage FOR A SHORT TIME isn't a bad idea. I have one parrot that sits by the window. If a cat walks by it starts screaming. When he acts up I take him to his other cage where it is quiet. I leave him there for an 30 to 60 minutes and bring him back. That usually works. The whole time I talk softly to him. He seems to get it because I usually only have to do it once.

Answer 4

Toys toys toys toys and more toys. All different kinds and rotate them often. Try the music box-type birdtoys too. Aratinga type birds are noisy by nature. Sensory deprivation (putting towel over cage) is cruel and doesn't teach the bird anything.

If he screams and you ignore it he will scream louder. These are very often 'contact calls' and if you don't answer the bird will become more worried and freaked out and noisy. There is a fine line to draw - you don't want to reward undesirable behavior BUT this is completely natural behavior in the first place. Contact your local parrot fancier's club - but first, try to give the bird back to where you got it. You are obviously not prepared for life with an aratinga conure.

Answer 5

A lot of conures are like that... They love to squawk! *lol* I have a Nanday Conure who can be a bit noisy at times, but I don't mind it. He may be wanting attention.. Or, if nighttime, he may be wanting to be covered to go to bed. Kiwi will scream if I don't cover his cage for bed..

You could also try moving his cage, maybe he doesn't like his surroundings where you have him. He may want to be where you are, or if you have him in the living room, maybe he wants to be somewhere more private. Doesn't hurt to try...

But... If you live anywhere near southwestern Virginia, and can't take the screaming anymore, I would gladly give him a permanent home. ....Just let me know. =)

Best of luck to ya... :)

Answer 6

Well, thats what aratinga conures do.

A lot of birds scream for attention. Make sure you aren't inadvertently rewarding this behavior. If your bird is screeching and you go over and tell him to shut up, you are giving him attention and rewarding his behavior. Even if you are fuming mad and screaming at him to shut up, he's just going to be delighted with the attention.

If he screams, ignore him completely. As soon as he is quiet for a few seconds, reward him with attention and praise or a treat.

Here is a really good link for you to read

http://www.parrot-and-conure-world.com/screaming.html

Answer 7

I have several and know exactly what you mean.

Never, never, never give attention to a screaming bird.
Each time it happens, calmly and without a word, go to the cage and cover. Giving a "time out". You realize they have the intelligence level of a small child (but different....debate for another time). Screaming get attention and that's what they want.
Return to cage (10-15 minutes) when bird is quiet. Uncover and talk to quietly--reward with attention for quiet behavior.

Repeat consistently as needed. Conures require structure and repetition. You must decide what this will be. It's easy for a bird to try to "take over".

Never YELL! Withhold attention for bad behaviors.
Give attention for good behaviors. Simple but difficult.

Answer 8

Zupream is a really good diet, also many toys to play with and chew on conures love to play and amuze themselves all day long,fruits and veggies are important, and seeds should be no more then 1/3 of their diet.

Answer 9

I guess you didn't do any research at all before getting a Aratinga conure - or you didn't appreciate the full magnitude of what a noisy bird means. You can't shut it up. Covering it with a sheet all day is abuse. Either rehome the bird or get used to it.

Answer 10

You might just have to get used to the noise, conures are one of the worst breeds as far as noise goes.