Name: Forest
Species: Black Cap Conure
Gender: unknown, guessing male
Native Habitat: South America
Hatch Date or approximate age: Feb 25, 2008
Nicknames: Munchkin
Talks: Not yet ;)
Hand Tame: Mostly
Where Obtained and how you came together: Adopted from a PETCO
Favorite Foods: really enjoys eating sprouts
Favorite Toys: Leather toys... really enjoys preening, chewing, untying leather toys
Medical Issues/Concerns: not a health issue, but is a bad biter and has wings that were trimmed FAR too short. I believe these are related issues. The biting is coming along but if he doesn't want to do something he does not give many warnings just reaches over and bites... and VERY HARD! Its an ongoing effort but trust is slowly being gained.
Quirks, Habits, etc..: He is a fairly dominant and territorial bird. Can be aggressive around other birds. He seems very strongly bonded with my green cheek so is a doll to her. He is very agile and will climb anything he can. Other than being a biter he loves to take baths and make a general ruckus. Lately he is learning that head petting is fun and when he is really enjoying it he will cuddle up to your hand and climb onto your finger. Also recently started trick training and is doing well!
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