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Question:

July 15, 2025

trust


My pearly conure about 6 months now will not get near me. She moves to other side of her cage and if she flys down she runs from me.


Answer:

Hi,

If she was hand fed, she may just need more time to settle in. If she was never tame, you have your work cut out for you. But with a lot of patience and building trust, she may come around. You need to have a better understanding of behavior and how to work with a parrot. You might want to find a parrot behaviorist. We work with Lisa Bono and Pamela Clark. I’ll give you the links to our behavior and training pages to help you get started.

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Thank you for asking Lafeber,

Brenda

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