-> Conures often go through a nippy stage. 
Do you know approx. how long the nippy stage lasts? Loki is getting 
close to 6 mo. old, but he seems to be maturing more quickly than my 11 
mo. old Timneh..(the Timneh is still very much a baby, but the Conure 
appears to be much more independent). He is so cute and I get a lot of 
enjoyment out of just watching his acrobatics around the cage. He will 
eat anything offered to him (pellets, seeds, veggies, people food) and 
it is quite nice to finally have a bird that is not at all picky. He 
LOVES to bath in the bathroom sink and sings and chortles and splashes 
all around; then he'll stand up nice and tall on somebody's finger while 
he gets dried with the hairdryer. He sleeps inside one of those fuzzy 
yellow tent thingies. And recently he has been having short periods of 
time when he'll snuggle under my chin or in my long hair without even 
trying to nip me (sometimes he grazes his beak lightly across my face, 
but it isn't anything like the other nipping that he does.)
-> I'd try keeping your conure's wings well clipped and use the
-> earthquake method (4 inch fast drop of the hand) to give negative
-> feedback when he/she nips too hard.
I tried this while having him out on the bed and it doesn't seem to faze 
him much...but he does stop nipping for a while after a drop. Thanks for 
the suggestion. So far it seems to be the ONLY thing that deters the 
nipping. Also I think there is some jealousy between him and the Grey, 
even though we are always careful to give equal time to all.
  
-> or snuggle under my chin.   We got through the nippy stage and he
-> knows darned well how hard he can grab my fingers.
I hope Loki gets to that stage pretty soon too.  
Thanks for your time and ideas.
Blessings,
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