Misbehaving Sun Conure

by Christine
(Worcester, MA)

Hi I adopted a Sun a few months ago. He is very cuddly and likes to be out and about with the family. He has bonded with me and will sit on my head or shoulder as I go about chores etc.

Recently though he does not seem to want to go back to his cage. I taught him the phrase "go home" to indicate it is time to return to his cage. He was responding to "time to go home" or "do you wanna go home". I would put out my finger and say "step up" he would step on my finger and then either stay on my finger until I brought him to the cage or he would fly to the cage.

Now when I approach him he flies away. How do I break him of this habit.