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. Since conures are very social and outgoing birds, interacting with your conure is important to his overall care. To have quality interactions with her, you will first need to gain her trust. One way to gain her trust is to talk to her in a smooth and calming voice. Talk to her throughout the day, especially when you are feeding her and cleaning her cage. The more she hears your voice when you are near her, the more comfortable she will be with you. Another way to gain her trust is to approach her cage slowly and calmly. When she sees that you are not a threat, she will be much more at ease when you are nearby. . In addition to trusting you, your conure will also need to be comfortable with your hand. Begin by gently placing your hand either on or near the outside of his cage. Talk to him while you hold your hand nearby to calm his anxiety. When your conure is comfortable with your hand outside his cage, slowly place your hand inside his cage. Hold some treats (e.g., millet spray, dark leafy greens) in your hand and keep your hand still while he approaches and explores your hand. It may a few days or a few weeks before your conure is comfortable with your hand. Just be patient with him. When your conure trusts you and is comfortable with you, you can have all types of fun with her. For example, you can teach her to step up. Using your index finger as a perch, gently press your finger against her lower chest (just above her feet) to encourage her to step up onto your finger. Give her a treat and verbal praise when she steps onto your finger. When she gets good at stepping onto your finger, you can take her out of his cage and practice stepping up in a different room, such as the bathroom. Parrots are known for their ability to talk. However, conures are not as good as other parrot species when it comes to talking ability. Try as he might, your conure will probably be able to learn only about five or ten words. Your conure will need to focus all of his attention on you to learn how to talk. Turn off any other noises (television, radio, phone) that may distract him. Choose simple words and phrases, and associate them with a specific object or action. For example, you can say "Are you hungry?" when you feed him and "Goodbye!" when you leave the room. Speak with enthusiasm to your conure. The more excited you sound, the more excited and motivated he will be to mimic your words. Your conure's voice will be high pitched. Another way to interact with her is to help her take her morning bath. Use a spray bottle to gently spritz her with a mist of water. If she will let you, gently wrap your conure in a towel after her bath and hold her close to you until she is dry. Conures are very cuddly, so your conure will probably enjoy being so close to you after a good bath. When she is dry, your conure will preen herself. To preen, she will use her beak to reach back to her oil gland (located at the base of her tail) and spread the oil over her plumage. Believe it or not, conures have rhythm and like to dance! When your conure is excited or is trying to copy your movements, he will sway back and forth. If you like to dance, turn on some music and dance in front of your conure. Watch in amusement as he sways from side to side to match your movement. Playing with your conure is a great way to interact with her. A simple game is "peek a boo." Simply wrap her in a towel and say "peek a boo" when you uncover her face. Do this any many times as you wantchances are your conure will love to play this with you over and over. Play fetch with your conure. Toss a soft stuffed toy towards your conure. Be aware that she might not be very good at catching what you toss, but she will have fun anyway. She may even toss the toy back to you. Mimic your conure's actions and vice versa. For example, when your conure stretches her wings, stretch your arms out in response. Move side to side, and see if your conure will do the same. Make a mess with your conure. Conures love to shred things. When you have your conure out of her cage, sit on the floor with her and make a mess by shredding some newspaper. Give her her own newspaper to shred. Conure owners like to teach this popular trick to their birds. With your conure perched on your finger outside of his cage, place him against your chest with his back facing away from you. Gently place your free hand on his back and begin to bend your body forward very slowly. Keep your hand on your conure's back as you bend forward. Lying back may feel a bit strange to your conure at first, so he will need your hand on his back to feel more secure with this movement. When he is comfortable lying back on your hand, you can play with him by tickling his tummy. You could also give him small toys that he can play with when lying on his back. When your conure can lie back, you can teach him more advanced tricks like doing back rolls. As important as it is to interact with your conure, you should not pay her attention when she screeches. Conures are prone to making very loud noises. As ear piercing as these screeches can be, do your best to ignore her when makes this noise. If you go over to her cage when she screeches, she may learn that she can screech to get your attention. To her, your attention is a reward for her behavior. Interacting with your conure on a regular basis and giving him plenty of toys to play with may help to temper his screeches.
Gain your conure's trust Acclimate your conure to your hand Teach your conure to step up. Teach your conure to talk. Help your conure with her morning bath. Dance with your conure. Play with your conure. Teach your conure to lay on his back. Ignore your conure's screeches.