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    Air purifier details.

    Hah, I have exactly the same issue with mine bought in 2018, the models don't seem to have changed much! My sensor also seemed to start happily doing its own thing after about 3 months of use, but I also didn't ever use the Auto setting so it doesn't really affect functionality much. Just have...
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    Air purifier details.

    I have the heaven fresh 3800 purifier bought from Scarletts and had the same concerns about ionisers - Scarlett also reassured me that her vet had said the levels of ozone emitted were too low to be of concern and that they used the same models with their own birds and had never had any...
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    Dealing With Noise

    Yes, the main problem is that it is not my house - my parents are semi-retired and often home much of the day. At the moment the birds can start screaming as early as 3pm and the earliest I get home is 6pm. They've given me an extraordinary amount of leeway for various reasons but I am affecting...
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    Dealing With Noise

    Alas, the downside of them having functionally their own room is that while they are especially protective of their cage EVERYTHING in the room belongs to them. Or just anything that looks like it might belong to them. Or just....anything. I did a bit of experimenting with new unfamiliar toy...
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    Dealing With Noise

    I've sat down and thought about everything that sets off the screaming to try and find the reinforcements. The bit I do understand (they start screaming, and eventually I do come home and reward the behaviour by appearing, summoned by the shrieks of the children of the damned...albeit 2-3 hours...
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    Dealing With Noise

    That is a great mental image there! My two are also fascinated with light fittings, especially chewing on the cable, so I changed from pendant to a less dangly plain socket...and they still hang off it by a toenail and try and shove their faces between the bulb and socket. I have definitely...
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    Dealing With Noise

    Yes they still roam the cage frequently at night, but now they've settled into their new sleeping arrangements they've stopped screaming bloody murder every bedtime at least. But I have no doubt they could keep it up even when covered if they felt incentivised, and it seems like it doesn't take...
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    Dealing With Noise

    It's such a classic complaint, I feel like an idiot for even bringing it up. I just wasn't prepared for the sheer volume or how penetrating it would be, and I foolishly assumed that two birds would keep each other occupied enough to avoid the typical "lonely bird screaming for attention"...
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    Dealing With Noise

    GoodISH behaviour, that should have been, oops!
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    Dealing With Noise

    That's really interesting, @Ararajuba thank you! I'm thinking that we might have to go back to more time when I'm in the room but they're not out of the cage, so they only come out on good behaviour (goldfish behaviour...). The difficulty with it is that they are possessive - they don't like it...
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    Dealing With Noise

    I really rather wish I'd met you before I got Frank and Doris @Ararajuba ! I bought I'd done my research thoroughly, but I don't know how I managed to only find information that said that generally crimson bellies are quieter, less nippy and sweeter than other small conures. Oops. The...
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    Dealing With Noise

    I guess I should say that they don't seem to be getting enough reinforcement to justify the screaming, and what they do get is unavoidable as far as I can tell. We have all been very disciplined about not responding or shouting at them at all during episodes - I can't positively reinforce non...
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    Dealing With Noise

    Back for more advice! I know this is a bit of a classic problem, and just part of having parrots, but I've had my two crimson bellies Frank and Doris for a year now and I'm still having a major issue with noise. They start screaming about an hour or two, sometimes more, before I come home from...
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    Conure Plucking Mate And Drawing Blood, Help!

    They are still VERY cute though so all gets forgiven forgot to add a photo or two...
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    Conure Plucking Mate And Drawing Blood, Help!

    Hi Kehaar and Roz, thank you for the welcome and sorry for missing your replies earlier! The divisible cage I ended up getting them has been a partial success...all the new space seemed to distract Frank from restyling Doris' head feathers for a good while, so they shared the whole cage at first...
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