sun conure
does the sun conure grow the same size as a grey
in shell almonds
Hi! I have a 22 yr old sun conure. He loves to eat in shell almonds as a part of a treat and foraging all day. He averages 6 almonds per day or sometimes more. Is this a safe amount? I didn’t know if almonds would affect liver function, health, etc of a bird his […]
Picky Parrot Webinar – Nanday diet
what’s a healthy diet for a nanday conure? How often should birds be fed – how many times/day?
Picky Parrot webinar – weight/foraging
should we try to weigh them daily to make sure they are not loosing weight if they are getting picky ? “I’ve not brought any forraging items, do you have anything there that you could show us how you hide something? (my conure is more fearful of different things)” so timothy hay is ok to […]
Picky Parrot Webinar – feeding greens
Thank you so much for these helpful and informative webinars! 🙂 Is it ok to feed raw swiss chard, raw kale and raw dandelion (all from the organic health food store) to our beloved Green Cheek Conure? She loves the raw dandelion the most? Thank you again!
Pellet Food for Conure
I feel my rescued conure Nutri-Berries I feed the red pepper one and she likes it as well as Avi Cakes. As their staple diet. If I added one of your pellet brand daily Maintenence food can you tell me if that is a waste with what I am feeding already.
Stop sun conure from egg laying and hormonal behavior
Our sweet 12 yr old sun conure laid her first egg. It was very traumatic, she did it without intervention, but with supportive care – we had her at the emergency avian vet for three days in an incubator with calcium, fluids, pain meds and supplemental oxygen. She is home now to recover, and it’s […]
Pet parrot- Summer heat question
Hello, I have 2 conures, 1 indian red neck parrot and 1 lovebird and all are aged around 1 year. I keep the birds in a large aviary on my shaded porch outside where there is no direct sunlight throughout the day and there is moving air. I live in the UAE and summer is […]
Sun Conure Double Clutch
My single 11 year old Sun is laying eggs for the 2nd year in a row (never laid before). Last year she laid 3, this year we are up to 7! I have tried pulling the eggs, I have tried leaving the eggs, I have tried changing her sleeping area. I’m not sure when it’s […]
Finding a friend for my tiel
Hi, my cockatiel is now 6 months old and recently, I’ve brought her on several play dates with other birds/parrots and she seems to be a very social cockatiel who likes interacting with other birds. That confirms my worry that she would not like another bird in the house. Right now, I only have one […]
Eggs
How do you stop the conure from laying eggs?
Sunconure eggs
My sunconure has laid 3 eggs for the first time . its been 1 month .what do I do now. After seeing a lot of YouTube videos I came to know at the first mistakes may happen.but they have a very good bond.will I be able to incubate the eggs ?
Crooked Conure Nail
I have noticed, since the beginning of this year, that one of the front toenails on my Green Cheek Conure Mochi’s right toe extends at a crookedly odd angle (up, instead of curling down). It does not seem to hamper her movement, nor have we observed any apparent loss or deterioration of balance, grip strength […]
Conure behavior
How do I persuade my sun conure to return to its cage willingly?
Mating
Hi, I have two birds right now, a Monk parrot, male, and a Green Cheek Conure, female. My Monk parrot is one year old and my Conure is 10 months old, I believe, when we got her she was 4 or 5 months old, or at least that’s what they told me. I have two […]
My conure bird his layed a egg should i stop all this
She layed a egg should i destroy her nest
Will my conures breed?
Hi I have a pair of conures both around 3 years of age I was told they bred last year, since I’ve hooked up the breeding box they have both been in it and only come out for food and water I also hear her scratching around a lot in the box and see she […]
My male green cheek conure attacked the female
Why did he attack her? I have two green cheek conures for breeding. I’ve had these two for a few months now in hopes for them to mate with each other. I’ve never seen them to close until yesterday I saw them going at it. But today the male attacked the female until she bled. […]
Dr. Echols Webinar – Equipment discussed
Thank you for offering these excellent Webinars! What is the name of the CT technology (if there is a specific one) that we should ask for if we ever need this for our beloved Green Cheek Conure. Our exotic vet (Stahls Exotic Animal Veterinary Services in Fairfax, Virginia) may already have this technology. Thank you […]
Calcium
Do you need calcium supplement for non laying female? my conure has never laid eggs, I don’t give her extra calcium now
Regurgitation
My green cheek conure will not stop regurgitating. It’s a constant everyday, all day thing. I’m not inclined to take my birds to the vet during these stressful times where they do not allow you inside with them. Is this something he will stop doing or is a hormonal implant completely necessary?
Conure laying eggs
Hi so my sun conure laid 2 eggs. 1 of which I know she laid today as it was on the cage floor and broken as if she pecked at it. I removed the broken egg. The other I took out of her bed but put it back…I didn’t know she was nesting and took […]
Conure Nutrition
Thank you so much for having this helpful Webinar. We want to be sure that we are doing everything right for our beloved Green Cheek Conure. We have purchased the Zoo Med Avian lamp for her. We want to be sure that she is absorbing vitamin D. Do you recommend the Zoo Med Avian Lamp […]
Conure flock fighting
Hi i have a rescued bonded male and female Green cheek and yellow sided conure that are 6yrs old that are tame. They had 2 clutches 2 years apart (offspring now 2yrs and 4yrs old offspring not hand tame only stick trained) i dont want babies and the entire 8 birds lived together until now […]
Conures breeding
I have a pair of pineapple conures, the girl is 1, and the boy is 3. They are really happy together. There are signs that they want to mate, but there is no nesting box. Will they still mate without a nesting box?
Bird companion
I only have one bird, 11 yr old gc conure, she of couse wants company, I have wondered if I got a second bird for her company would be good for her. I have a small apartment, not much room, and finding apartments to allow birds is not easy-
Egg
My pineapple Conure laid an egg that was darker than the others (greyish) , she has moved it out of the clutch and this evening I was checking on my babies while sleeping and I noticed that there is now a decent size hole in it. Why would they do this?
Conure not taking solid food?
I have a 4-5mth old green cheek conure that’s recently weaned. He’s eating all kinds of cooked soft food (veggies, grains etc.) but seems to only be drinking the liquid and not swallowing the contents. He’s underweight to begin with as he’s been treated for infection for 2months, and now with his “selective liquid diet” […]
Aggression with bonded parrots
Hello, my problem is similar to the question “How to re-bond my parrots” with some differences. I have three green cheek mutations and one crimson bellied conure all males. The birds were bonded (at my request) before I purchased them from the breeder. I had them all in the same cage for over 2 years. […]
Reproduction
I have a female sun conure of 10 months old. I need a male conure too but I’m not able to get of the same age. But if I get a male sun conure of 8 months old then will they mate in a few months time like after 5 months or so?
Conure health
“in reference to straining to poop, or the bm in general, does giving a little exercise help -I notice my gc conure will fly to her portable stand, and move a bit when she gets up in the morning; that seems to help promote the healthy bm. some days if she doesn’t go right away, […]
Conure behavior
I have a Pineapple Conure that is 7 months old. When we got him 4 months ago he was the sweetest bird I have ever had. Now he just wants to bite my hands, my feet etc. Why is he biting all of the time? Can I do anything to change it?
Sleep trouble
My green cheek conure and I moved to a new apartment this week and he is loving the new, much larger space. I am running into issues at bedtime. In our old place, he had a sleep cage in the bedroom, and I’d tuck him in around 8pm and then go back out to the […]
Conure nail/beak trim
my gc conure had a nail and beak trim a couple days ago, and has been since been reluctant to fly, she’s in free flight and usually flying all around, the wings were not trimmed. she almost seems afraid to fly, very little flying, she did stumble a few times also.
conures and african greys
Do conures get along with Timneh African Greys ?
Sun Conure laying eggs
My single sun conure layer an egg. How to stop them as I saw you mentioned it’s dangerous for them.
2 Conures – Green Cheek and Pineapple
My 2 conures have come a long way and look so much healthier than when adopted almost a year ago. They were very easy going and for the most part not much as screamers. Recently I have had to be home more than normal as a result of a medical procedure. The are out of […]
Cat or conure
What is very best to keep in home CAT or CONURE ???? What is easy to keep at home ????
Sunconure breeding
I have an sun conure pair they are about 1.5 yrs of age they started mating like 4, 5 months ago but still haven’t started laying eggs. They are always free roaming around the house . They are tamed wings clipped birds . They are never in their cage i tried keeping a breeding box […]
Aggressive & High Emotion Conure
Hi! I have a one and a half – nearing two year old – green cheek conure. Recently, he’s been very “high emotion” with excessive screeching, biting, and refusing to play with his toys. Essentially all he does anymore is hold on to the side of the cage nearest to me and watch me. The […]
Pooping liquid
Verde literally just pooped out water, is that a bad thing? We don’t really have the budget for vet right now, my parents say that it’s diet and all the pellet, pellet, pellet she’s eating what should I do?
Not pooping as frequently
I know constipation is rare in birds but I am suspecting that verde is dealing with it, usually when that happens I give her some banana and all seems well but I’m seeing little improvement this time, another thing other than constipation is that it may be an un-fertilized egg since she is a female, […]
Green cheek nutrition
Should my green cheek conures be on only a pellet diet. Can they have seeds at all? What are nutriberries are they treats? can that be given daily then? One of my green cheeks has powdery things coming out when he preens himself is it dandruff? Or is that normal?
mint green cheek conure breeding
Hello I have pair of mint GCC they were kind to each other and mating sometime , but now the male attacking the female , I dont know why they are in cage birds , and they had breed last year with no issues , should 8 separate them and how long ? Is they […]
Sun Conure behavior
My 2 yr old sun conure has been hostile with outsiders but in recent times has been angry with me. He keeps attacking me each time he sees me. I am not able to make friends with him again. I have a feeling he is not happy that I play and spend time with the […]
Are raw Quaker Oats ok to feed?
I was told why verde’s feather quality is deteriorating, malnutrition I’m such a horrible owner I thought I was doing everything right yet I’m doing it all wrong so I started feed verde healthy meals not just her pellets and nutri-berries I’ve started to feed her spinach, bananas, apple Romain lettuce (that she’s picky about […]
Nail trimming perches
We just purchased, a blue color, perch, for his feet, he seems not to go near it, he looks scared, I tried yo put my green-cheek conure parrot named Charlie, on it, he refuses, what can I do!!!
Should I get another conure?
Hi! I have a green cheeked conure who’s been with me for about 8 years now. He’s pretty well behaved, I’d say. He seems quite happy. Currently, he’s the only pet in our family. We had two dogs before though, who have since passed and we’re getting a new puppy in a few months. My […]
Classic nutri berries parrot food
Hello, I bought the big bucket of nutri berries (classic) parrot food for my sun conure. He seems to love it like it’s crack (LOL). My question is, should I not be feeding him this as I am just made aware there is a nutri berries conure made specifically for conures. Is the classic ok […]
Verde’s feathers
Photo of Verde’s feathers have been reviewed, please see comments.
Her diagnosis
Sorry I’m writing back to back questions, the emergency vet hospital diagnosed her with a bacterial infection which caused her to be sick, the found it by taking a sample of her stool I hope that helps the gave her amoxicillin and Batril
So I used it already
Hello it took a while for you to get back to me so I just thought my email didn’t go through, I actually think you are right and I didn’t spray the mite spray on her I just like spray very small on a washcloth and rubbed it on her back though I do not […]
Ultra care might spray?
It’s been a while since I’ve asked a question here just for the update Verde is fine I do have a question tho, for the past few week her feathers look shereded so I suspected she was over preening because of mites, so I bought a mite spray from pet co called ultra care mite […]
Sleep Environment
My GCC sleeps in a smaller cage in my walk in closet at night. She has a little shelf she doesn’t use, but chooses to sleep while clinging to her cage. Her favorite place to nap during the day is snuggled into my hair. I’m worried she’s not comfortable enough at night and want to […]
male conure isn’t nice to female :(
I have to conures one female one male. they are both rescues and the female has a lot of health issues. she can’t walk properly due to a problem with her feet or even stand on purchases correctly she normally just clings to the side of the cage. I was able to stay home today […]
Conure behavior
Hello. I am very interested in knowing how to get my 1 year old green cheek Conure Pistachio to stop biting me??
2 Questions
I have 2 questions. My 2 years old GC pineapple conure pallet food also include Zupreem fruit blend the colorful pallet. I wonder if there is a need to replace that due to its high sugar content? Kindly advice me My 2nd question, I give him pine nuts 4to 5 daily for training purpose. Is […]
My mother conure isn’t sitting on her eggs
I have 2 conures, the female has laid an egg in her box that we attached to the cage, it’s been 2 days since she laid and she hasn’t sit on it yet, I’m not sure if there are more eggs but I’m getting concerned, she is still rotating the egg usually and we havnt […]
Friends
What type of conure can I get to be a friend for my green cheek conure? Also should or could it ve6a female
Has the lifespan been updated for Green Cheek Conures?
I saw that there are Senior Nutriberries as an offering now and I don’t know if my girls are 20-year birds. When I got them ten years ago, I was told 12-15 yrs. Is 20 still the expectation or has medicine and husbandry evolved yet again before we’ve updated the “old” information?
