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Louie Bird ID: H2007006 Species: Conure Sex: Male Sub-Species: Green Cheek Health Status: Unknown Good with Kids: Unknown Well Socialized: Unknown Adoption status: Available My Sponsors: Sponsor Me! Click here to contact my adoption coordinator to hear more about me!

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Louie is very well behaved when he's away from his cage. We have a routine where I bring him down stairs in the morning to the kitchen, where he sits on the window sill and gets half of an almond. First thing in the morning, I have no problem putting my hand in the cage and he steps up very nicely. I usually do the cage clean, and change his dishes while he's hanging out in the kitchen. Once he's back in his cage, he becomes more territorial as the day progresses. If I want to bring him out, I have to cover my hand with a dish towel. Once he's away from his cage again, he's very well behaved. He's getting better about allowing me to work on his cage while he's there. Mostly he'll just attack his toys.

He's still a bit suspicious of men. Even though I think I have a good relationship with him. When I call him by name, or reach over to give him a head scratch, he'll often cower or draw away. He relaxes once he realizes that he's not in trouble. I haven't seen the same behaviour with women. He's really very friendly, and his body language makes it pretty obvious if I can ask him to step up on my hand, or if I need to get the dish towel. He will always step up, the dish towel just prevents blood loss until I can get him out of sight of his cage.

So far Louie's been bright and inquisitive. He is extremely cage territorial. Once he's away from the vicinity of his cage, and has a few minutes to calm down, he is very friendly and likes head skritches. He has bit a few times when he's been startled. [Note from coordinator: this is very typical behaviour for a GCC!]

He eats pellets, loves walnuts, generally eats a variety of stuff. He seems to like veggies and sprouts more than fruit.

Overall, he's been pretty quiet. He's up about 6:30. He'll chatter a bit, practice his contact calls (He can say his name, a few other words I can't quite understand, coughs, and speaks budgie). The rest of the day he's pretty quiet - he'll respond to the calls from the other birds, and he'll call out if he hears someone walking past.

Louie has a leg band with a 2000 date, so he's probably 6-7 years old.

I had a really rough start in life before coming to Mickaboo, including being hit and yelled at. So you'll need to be patient with me, I'm still not entirely trusting of humans!

I haven't had a lot of out-time the last year or so, so I may need some work teaching me to play nicely again ... or at least as nicely as a green-cheek can. There's a reason people call us "little green hand grenades"! We can be total dolls, but we still like to see the world ordered the way we like it best! I like to be scratched on the back of my neck, and will often give myself skritches if there's noone else to do so for me. And I love to be the center of attention - but will bite if I feel that you're not doing things right. Green cheeks have a reputation for being nippy, and I'm no exception.

Are you looking to bring a feathered-monkey into your life? Someone who might be a bit rough around the edges and who needs some time and training to learn to behave in civilized company again? If you think I'm the bird for you, please click the link below and let the conure coordinator know!