conure

It is IMPOSSIBLE to get my conure’s flight suit on. Anytime I try to grab her with my fingers on her cheekbones so she doesn’t bite me she gives me hell and it makes it impossible to get the flight suit on. The one time I did get it on her she couldn’t walk properly in it and her feet kept going...

Hello, I'm new in this forum. I have already owned parrots, so i'm not a first time owner, but right now i'm quite a bit LOST. I'm considering in getting a parrot in september more or less and i really don't know which one to get. I moved and i'm living in an appartment so i have tons of...

OK... All you other conure owners out there.. Has any one else had a similar moment? Sooooo i was at the doctors recently regarding a vaccination I have to have to care for Flying foxes in Australia (I'm a wildlife carer... long story).. Anyway, the doctor asked me if I smoked, specifically if...

Hello everyone! I'm going out of the country soon for a family emergency and I felt bad leaving Mango behind for 2 weeks (Aug. 10-27) so I thought it would be fun to bring him with me. I did some research and saw that I could bring him on the airline by paying a fee. The websites I looked into...

Our four month old Sun Conure, Ari, seems to be having seasonal allergies. My fiance and I have called every veterinarian clinic in our area and were informed that multiple birds in the last week have been diagnosed with seasonal allergies. Apparently the sage in the area is a big problem. The...

Hello!! My name is Tori, and Nova is my turquoise GCC is 3 months old as of today, and for the past few weeks we have gotten along very well :) Whenever I've had questions over the past two years regarding owning a bird, this website had always been the first to come up with exactly what I...

Hello everyone! So a few days ago I made a post about me adopting a new three-year-old sun conure. I decided to name her Marlo! So Marlo and I have become best friends. Inseparable haha. I’d like to think that her diet is okay but quiete honestly, this has been harder than I thought. So what I...

Help, my conure really likes to chew on her cage bars. I normally don't mind her weird antics (I usually encourage them), but it makes me nervous one day she'll chew through the coating or something. I can imagine it's not very good for her beak either. I do inspect her bars regularly for any...

Hello everyone! I'm Danni T, and I have my mind set on being the owner of a green cheek conure! The more I learn about birds the more I Fall In Love, but I also have learned that birds are complicated and intelligent, and before I buy one I need to be a part of a group like this to better...

Hi everyone, I have one bird, he's a Black Capped conure named yuuki. Anyway, I'm looking at getting another bird, hopefully a larger species. Like a macaw or a cockatoo. I'm looking for a bird that won't bite other people that it's not used to, and won't scream at the top of its lungs every 3...

Hi all, My beautiful best friend 'Jeff Jeff' passed away late last night. Nothing has been more upsetting in my life so far. I'm posting today as I would like to know if anyone can offer answers as to why it happened. I came home from my partner's house to find Jeff in his bed sleeping in...

We've had my husband's fiery shoulder conure, Rio, for hmmm...I wanna say a month now, give or take. I stay at home with our kids all day so I am Rio's primary caretaker as well. I let him out in the morning, feed and water, play with him, clean his cage, everything...Im the only person he sees...

My conure does bite me quite a bit, but never aggressively. It's usually playful or a warning to stop touching her, and usually is pretty light. She's bitten me hard out of fear a few times, never otherwise. Her playful biting is annoying and I have to get her to quit it, which is another...

From the first time I got Mango, he has absolutely HATED bath time. I try to give him one every 2-3 days but he still hates it. I’ve tried sprinkling water gently on him, making him a little bird bath in a glass bowl, leaving a small bath in his cage, nothing works. And then I have to...

My 13 week old pineapple conure has been acting very weird with me lately. He will climb up my arm to my shoulder, bite my ear and play with my hair but when I try to pet him he lets out these tiny screams and bites me. Hard. He didn’t do this when I first got him and we would cuddle and he...

My Cinn. Green Cheek Conure is very sweet and loving and only 3 months old.. I haven't had any aggression issues with her besides tonight. I was in the living room with a few other family members, all of which she accepts, but a few moments after the house phone rang she completely FLIPPED...

This is Luca and Mango! Mango is my newest parrot, he is a Pineapple Conure and he is about 13 weeks old. I’ve only had him for a week and he’s already the spoiled child of the family, my parents love him along with all our friends who come over. Even our dog has gotten used to him and doesn’t...

Hi there! I just adopted a green cheek conure on Wednesday. She is very used to me as I work at the store I got her from. My question is, I live in an apartment, and I don't want her screaming while I'm at work tomorrow. It will be the first time she's home alone and I don't know how she's going...

Hi everyone, NOTE: If you vote in the poll, please explain your vote! (Message or comment is fine) So for about a year now, I've been stricken with a love for parrots. It started with Cockatiels, and has, more recently, spread to Conures, Caiques and Indian Ringnecks. But before I get to the...

Nico (baby GCC) occasionally "winks", meaning he closes one eye and keeps the other open. This happens when he's relaxed, especially when he's sitting on someone's lap and has just finished a nice petting session. I was concerned because he may have scratched his eye, and scheduled a vet...

I am concerned for my sun conure, as it has been acting unusual and I’m pretty sure it is sick. I researched it’s recent behavior like the consistent puffiness throughout the day and discolored poop. I’m taking her to the vet anyway to check up on her, I was just wondering if you guys know...

Hello :D I was just wondering if anybody has any advice for my first week of having my new Green Cheek Conure! Nobody in my family has ever had one of these unique creatures and I'm pretty dang happy that there is a forum to find out! Advice would help, I already got the cage, toys, perch, etc...

Hello! Thanks for the support on my first question and I can tell they both have different personalities so I would have to do a bit more research into how they act. Two quick questions, I may easily be able to afford the time and care to look after my bird. I have heard if you are away for a...

Hello Parrot Forum Users! Today I wanted a little opinion on what I should get and I want facts why. I have never had a bird before (nobody in my family has of a matter if a fact) and it is new to us all. I have heard great things about Budgies but they take tons of time to train and you may get...

Hi everyone! after looking at forum posts anonymously I figured it was a good time to make an account and ask some questions. Anyways, my question is about some behaviors/noises my green cheek conure does that I can't find any info about at all. Kiwi is about two years old, I haven't had them...

Hi again lol so I’ve been working with my 3 year old sun conure Mari for a few days now. At first she hid in my shirt from the harness. Now, I hold it up and put some seeds in front of her and the only way she can eat the seeds is if she puts her head thru the hole of the harness. And she’s on...

My Sun conure, Barry, is 14 weeks old. He eats seeds and fruits, though only a little. When he wants his baby formula, he makes sure he gets it. He will refuse to eat anything if he is hungry (well, except for apples). Any help? I've read and have already weaned birds, and I have tried...

Hi! I bought my first harness for my three year old female sunconure. She’s extremely friendly towards me. We share such an amazing bond. So the weather is getting a lot warmer and I want to be able to take Mari out with me so I ordered a harness. I knew it was going to be difficult because Mari...

Hi everyone I recently bought a sun conure , she is amazing , it’s been with me for 5 Days now . But today she is shaking her body and wagging her tail constantly , like when they finish preening to remove stuff of their feather . But she is over doing it Is it a serious issue

My conure started sneezing repeatedly but I saw no discharge around her nose and appearance wise she seemed fine (I don’t know her gender but I call her a she). There are some dried fruit in her food bowl which I saw her eat then a few minutes later I saw her bob her head back and forth and...

so i just got a pinapple greencheek conure yesterday at a bird expo and hes 2 and a half months old but hasnt been weaned yet. the lady told me he eats formula once a day and showed me how to do it. i tried doing it two times today but he would not open his beak to take in the formula i dont...

I've had my conure for about 5 months and he use to bite in the beginning but not too hard. I could handle the pain and I would never flinch. I made the biggest mistake today with him because I was having a bad day. I feel he's getting too cocky from being out so much and when he is out he needs...

Hi all, I recently got a sun conure who has some behaviors I'm looking for suggestions on. While on my hand I noticed that he will do some things that I'm not 100% sure if they're good to be doing: 1. go for my mouth (and be super gentle!) He pushes his face toward mine and then just opens...

This isn't for a long time yet, I like to have all the information possible before getting a new bird. But, what would you say is the best parrot? Ive always wanted an African grey or cockatoo... but I just wanted some insights of what kind of behaviour problems etc people have with their...

So like the title suggests I have had my first blood feather experience. Maverick, my pattagonian conure had the blood feather and with no avian vets around me that were open and no bird stores open I had to pull it out quickly because he was bleeding so much. Ultimately my sister pulled it...

My pineapple conure, Polly is around a month old. It's not even a week since she's here at my place. She's my first ever parrot, rather pet so I've had no experience dealing with animals at home. When Polly came, she was really normal I mean happy and cuddly. She is still cuddly and I have faced...

So three days ago I got a pineapple greencheek conure. First two days the bird was quiet and seemed kind of scared which is the expected. Today however it has changed and when it sees me it comes up to me on the side of the cage and screams like how conures usually do. It usually gets excited...

Hi everyone :-)! I’ve had my two year old sun conure, Mari, for a little less than a year now. We have formed an extremely special bond and it seems like she has picked me to be her favorite human haha. She is aggressive towards other people. I have tried to discourage that behavior but I guess...

So I've always wanted a sun conure just been waiting for the right time to get a bird. I recently went and looked at some and seen a blue throated conure and fell in love. I am curious is there is any real big differences in peoples experience between the two besides the colour of them? I do...

At last, those times are upon us... but I didn't expect to find Kermit's antics so amusing. It seems like every day, I won't know what bird I'll get. Sometimes she's a massive cuddle monster, other days it's hands off and she's on "shoulder ornament" mode. She's less tolerant of being held and...