Bored green cheek with separation anxiety--?

I have a few ideas that you can try with the little guy,

- gather different kinds of foliage and dry it out, but make sure you check that what you have collected isn't harmful to conoures. Gather the dried reeds, ferns and any different types of grasses in tight bundles and tie them with either a long grass or if you have thin cotton rope, old shoe lace or nylon rope, small parrots like threading, chewing and unpicking different textures.

-collect small twigs, stones, large leaves or anything you have in your surroundings. I would suggest that before giving the conour anything check that the plant is not poisonous.

- if you are concerned about mites and other micro-organisms or illnesses that can be picked up, you can offer him things from in your home. I give my cockatiels toilet rolls with a bit of toilet paper that i shred a bit to make it tatty. They knock it around and tear the pieces of paper off it and tear it into tiny pieces. If you have a nylon brill-ed hairbrush, once cleaned you have a chew toy for a few hours.

I would also suggest that when you attempt offering new toys or stimuli, offer the item everyday for a few days in a row as your conour might be slightly anxious about the new object in his area. He will investigate it when he is comfortable knowing it means no harm, once he has gained that trust he will be very busy. Don't offer too many objects at once, try maybe a bunch of grasses so he can pick at that and break it up and maybe a hair brush to chew at the bristles. Once he has shown an interest then maybe add another new item and then the following day remove one of the older items and replace it, change is also good to keep him interested in something and not bored. There isn't a huge need to play with him, by letting him out and you sitting near his cage/play area that will be sufficient. He is then able to decide if he wants to fly over and spend time with you or play with his new toys, also giving you the opportunity to see if he is interested in what you gave him or if he prefers being with you constantly. If he shows an interest in the toys that will allow for him to move past his separation anxiety by entertaining himself with more instinctual behavior.

Food products can also be used in play like nuts, raisins, mashed banana, carrots and other green veg, but again check prior to offering that the products aren't harmful to conours.

If the conour shows a keen and fast interest to new toys you can introduce things like kitchen utensils like teaspoons, measuring set, wooden spoon or plastic wear as birds tend to have a very curious personality. My birds have always shown an interest in buttons and threads so I cut an old flannel/face cloth and sewed odd buttons to it which is a nice activity mat for them. Paper is also quite fascinating to some birds, so if he doesn't respond well to the toys, when you are relaxing with him on you, get a tissue and see if he is interested in it. If he is not keen on playing at all and shows no interest to things you hold or offer while he is with you then unfortunately he is really depressed and there isn't much you can do but not stress him out and try give him things that you know he loves, like some people offer treats or favorite foods.

Hope it gets better and he perks up a bit, good luck

I believe that separation anxiety is distress caused by both of the said factors. Dogs are pack animals and were bred to be dependent upon humans - therefore being alone, and not having their owner, would be a double "whammy" against what they were bred to love the most. Two of the most important things in their lives are gone - why wouldn't they be distressed to some extent? As per destroying property - I would say the dog was simply bored. In most cases, irregardless of age, I would say the dog was simply bored. Most owners don't leave anything intriguing out for the dog - nothing more than a rawhide, a ball, and a squeaky toy. Squeaky toys are murdered within 2 minutes in my own household - so perhaps 5-10 minutes in other households. Rawhides take a good 15-20 minutes, depending on the size of the dog in context to the size of the bone. And a ball gets quite boring after half an hour. And finally, the Sibe beliefs. My Sibe is bored out of her mind the second we leave the room and the toys/stuffed animals [they're her favourite!] are put up - let alone us leaving the house. She has other companions, including a 7 month old Akbash with more energy than she has at 2 1/2 years old - so she's pretty well-off. She *has* had to stay home without the Akbash with her - boy was that disastrous! Pure boredom - not "anxiety".

He needs toys to play with, and to occupy his time. If there is nothing around the house, buy a very small bird toy for a couple of bucks and see what happens. Not only is he bored, but he probably feels rejected and abandoned. Odds are, he's going to be REALLY ticked off when his owner comes back.

My wife had a Black Capped Conure, a close cousin of the GC, and she went to visit relatives for a week. I took care of him and all the other birds while she was gone. He never forgave her. When she returned, that normally sweet cuddly bird viciously bit her in the face. The bond was broken, and he bonded to me. He's been my bird ever since.

If he angry give him things to chew to take out his aggression. One thing is just toilet paper rolls with a little bit of toilet paper. This is the season for walnuts and whole nuts. If his beak isn't strong start the crack then let him tear up a whole nuts. 3 x 5 cards are good to shred. When a bird is stress he needs to get that out so give him something to tear up that acceptable. Even a raw carrot or celery is fun to shred for a bird. Be inventive look around the house for something for him to tear up.

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