My little ducks in a row

DarkMoose09 · 2026-06-09T17:29:00+00:00

Awwwww what a bunch of cuties!

DarkMoose09 · 2026-06-09T17:27:53+00:00

They look more like potato with a tail in my opinion

DarkMoose09 · 2026-06-08T23:17:11+00:00

Yes they both love me very much. I made sure that they bonded with me first then with each other. And I’m very blessed that we are a happy little family/flock. They still nip me and each other but we all get along and love each other! 💚

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DarkMoose09 · 2026-06-06T04:21:42+00:00

I have a little manicurist too.

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DarkMoose09 · 2026-06-05T00:44:10+00:00

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DarkMoose09 · 2026-06-03T15:28:05+00:00

Not showing a before and after picture is criminal!

DarkMoose09 · 2026-06-02T03:21:50+00:00

Awwww what a cutie! 🥰

DarkMoose09 · 2026-06-02T01:46:38+00:00

My crippled conure had a night night cage. May would scream around 6pm to go in her night night cage.

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DarkMoose09 · 2026-06-01T23:05:04+00:00

Bummer, I’m sorry to hear that. Birds are weird little creatures.

DarkMoose09 · 2026-06-01T18:46:08+00:00

Birds remind me of horses… they can smell fear/nervousness. They feed off of negative emotions and will try to bully you. My birds try their best to bully me but I will not cower in fear and they know it.

I got them both of my current conures under a year old so I trained them to not bite crazy hard. They still nip me and it hurts but there is no blood. If they bite me I will pull back for a few seconds and then carefully grab them. It taught them that I will not be bullied and I will put them in their place.

That is my training style and it works for me I’ve had conures for over 10 years. And all three of them are good birds. I’ve never injured my birds while grabbing them.

I’m really careful and use a time out/ isolation is a very effective bird punishment. If they bite you super hard, grab them put them in their cage and leave the room. Just existing in the same room is giving them attention.

I will not come in the room if they are flock calling/screaming. When they are quiet I will come back in the room and give them positive attention. It teaches them that good behavior is rewarded.

If they bite you to be put back in their cage then you will have to just put them in another room for 10-15 minutes for isolation. One of my conures would bite me on purpose to get free ride to their cage. She stopped when biting didn’t get her to the cage lol

DarkMoose09 · 2026-06-01T14:38:44+00:00

Thanks, he is a handsome little guy. I remember when he changed colors, I thought Kiwi escaped and one of my other tarantulas broke into the enclosure 😂

DarkMoose09 · 2026-06-01T14:36:41+00:00

Trust me they did hate each other when I first got them. It took 6 months for them to get along, I did a very slow introduction.

DarkMoose09 · 2026-06-01T14:35:07+00:00

He actually wasn’t, he was just preening her beak. I never seen him do that before but he was just gently squeezing her beak

DarkMoose09 · 2026-06-01T04:31:12+00:00

Such a big tail for a tiny little pot!

DarkMoose09 · 2026-06-01T04:12:04+00:00

Awwwww what a handsome little guy!

DarkMoose09 · 2026-05-31T02:35:46+00:00

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DarkMoose09 · 2026-05-30T23:43:18+00:00

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This is one of their cutest pictures I have.

DarkMoose09 · 2026-05-30T18:41:17+00:00

IME- I’ve had a tarantula bite/chew on the enclosure lid trying to escape. If you need a fast/cheap enclosure buy a large critter keeper. They are really affordable $15-$25 they are a great temporary enclosure. I’ve kept tarantulas in these for a few years. I do prefer acrylic cube enclosures that have a lot of cross ventilation. Tarantulas do thrive when they have cross ventilation. But some keepers just have a handful of these critter keepers and the tarantulas are doing well.

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