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This is my Sun Conure "Pancho"...and THIS is an O-B-T
Pterinochilus murinus - is NOT an "OBT"...
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That is the most lovley looking bird I have ever ever seen!!
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Wow, gorgeous!
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Yeah but looks can be deceiving! Whoever is not "bonded" to him better watch their fingers and ears!!!!
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LOL. I know exactly how that is, we don't have a sun conure but we do have a cherry head as well as four other birds. Our cherry head "Daisy" will bite anyone but my sister, especially when she's on her cage. The weird thing is is that my sis doesn't even like Daisy, but thats how it goes I guess LOL.
And my kind of but not really bird King (indian ring neck) used to bite anyone but me, more so when he was on me than on the cage, ect. He's settled down some, must have realized they weren't a threat to me, He tolerates them and sometimes lets them pick him up but no one has a relationship with him like the one I have with him.
He's not my bird, I'm his human.
And my kind of but not really bird King (indian ring neck) used to bite anyone but me, more so when he was on me than on the cage, ect. He's settled down some, must have realized they weren't a threat to me, He tolerates them and sometimes lets them pick him up but no one has a relationship with him like the one I have with him.
He's not my bird, I'm his human.
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I love that!
And yeah this guy, for reasons I do not know, cannot stand women (except for my mother).
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one of our cockatiels flirts with the dog
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Ya my parents have a sun conure. If my wife is holding him, I had better not go near her. He has latched onto my ear over her, but any other time we're the best of friends.
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I've handled a hyacinth/blue & gold macaw mix for about 13 yrs. that's bonded to me, and it's been funny watching him chase off the men in my life (imagine a big blue chicken with a HUGE wingspan and 800 psi in his beak waddling along the floor after you!) over the years!
*sigh* He's always known best!
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shouldn't it be LOBT?
LOUD orange bitey thing? i had a jenday AND a sun a few years ago..those two screaming at the same time could make someones ears bleed..lol.
LOUD orange bitey thing? i had a jenday AND a sun a few years ago..those two screaming at the same time could make someones ears bleed..lol.
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gorgeous color....and very true on the OBT part...I have a Mitred Conure and if it doesn't know who you are it will be a GBT, a green bitey thing (or just a finger remover)
The sun conure at the old store I worked out would scream for us across the store. He'd start screaming if we were in sight and ignored him. First it would be a quiet squeak, then a louder "Hello Coco. Hello Coco." and suddenly SQUUUUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWKKKK if we continued to ignore him.
He'd start screaming if we were in sight and ignored him. First it would be a quiet squeak, then a louder "Hello Coco. Hello Coco." and suddenly SQUUUUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWKKKK if we continued to ignore him.
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I might also want to add this sentiment about birds... if I'm not his momma, I'm his girlfriend.
To the OP, beautiful conure!!!
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LOL. its true. We're fairly sure my dad's lesser jardines parrot thinks my dads his mateI might also want to add this sentiment about birds... if I'm not his momma, I'm his girlfriend.
To the OP, beautiful conure!!!
and my mom used to breed cockatiels and the few offspring we kept always acted like she was mom since she'd hand-feed them after two weeks with their mom.
Well i adopted one and it was almost just like an OBT it took me over 4 months to gains it trust and after several bits where he made me bleed he got use to me and is trained and staple again. he knows step up which i do not have to go around and try to catch him and he knows several phrases like I love, F-U, and some spanish words know i have african grey that i am working on an adopted african grey
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I'll bet lol and I agree, LOBT. This thing can really make some noise! We have a Jenday, two Sundays and a Sun at work that all make a lot of noise right before closing time everyday. That plus the shreeeeeeeeeek of an Eclectus really makes my day wonderful.
This little guy bonded to me from the get go. He was gentle as a baby, but then he discovered the strength of his beak. Most of the time he nails me is when he's hungry or just playing. I have noticed the same thing you mention above though, my mother who he *hated* at first decided she was no longer going to put up with him (my mother is super tough) and after taking a few hard bites they are the best of buddies now.
Oh and I do not know if this is a boy or girl but I think it is a boy going by gut feeling. He definitely thinks I'm his 'mate' sometimes, as well as the computer mouse which gets annoying.