How old is your GCC?

[Nakiska]

Morning everyone,

I was browsing the net for GCC facts and on Wikipedia it mentioned that Green Cheek Conures have a life span of up to 30 years (which I knew) but I was a bit alarmed when they said that in captivity their average lifespan is about 10 years often due to owner neglect.

Anyway, that piqued my curiosity.

So how old is your GCC?

I have Franklin, he's owned us since he was 3 months old. He is now a happy healthy 2 1/2.
The pic is him having an afternoon snooze in July...this year.

Toni

 

[Acindo]

Well my little baby Kylar is only about 2.5 months old. My previous GCC I had was about 1.5 years when I was forced due to circumstance to give him away. He is still happy and healthy with his new family 6 years later.

Providing you care for your conure well he will certainly live 25-30 years in captivity so long as he doesn't catch something etc etc. In fact I do believe they live longer in captivity than in the wild but yes neglect can severely hamper that. Bastards that get a bird without caring for it... why do they do it.. grr.

 

[MonicaMc]

I don't own a green cheek conure, but I've determined that there is the average lifespan, the expected lifespan and the potential lifespan.

Average lifespan for a green cheek conure might be 10-12 years in age. Maybe up to 15 or 18?

Expected lifespan could be 25-30 years.

Potential lifespan? That could be over 30 years... maybe 35 or so years.... but I don't know what the oldest recorded green cheek conure is... but the oldest bird to have survived I would put at the potential lifespan.



I know with cockatiels, their potential lifespan is 35/36 years old, expected lifespan is around 20-30 years and average probably falls within 12-18 years in age.



Health, diet, exercise, environment and accidents all play a role in a birds lifespan. Try not to worry about average lifespan and just enjoy your conure and hope you have many years with him!

 

[Nakiska]

I don't own a green cheek conure, but I've determined that there is the average lifespan, the expected lifespan and the potential lifespan.

Average lifespan for a green cheek conure might be 10-12 years in age. Maybe up to 15 or 18?

Expected lifespan could be 25-30 years.

Potential lifespan? That could be over 30 years... maybe 35 or so years.... but I don't know what the oldest recorded green cheek conure is... but the oldest bird to have survived I would put at the potential lifespan.



I know with cockatiels, their potential lifespan is 35/36 years old, expected lifespan is around 20-30 years and average probably falls within 12-18 years in age.



Health, diet, exercise, environment and accidents all play a role in a birds lifespan. Try not to worry about average lifespan and just enjoy your conure and hope you have many years with him!

OH I completely enjoy my birds without worry about their age.

I just thought it would be neat to see how many of us may have older GCC's...conures in general have seemed to have exploded in popularity within the last couple years.

I know most of us on this forum have younger GCC's, but I was curious to know if any of us have "older" ones.

I wonder also, about personality change as they age. My guy is EXTREMELY active as a rule, I wonder if he'll become more cuddlier in his "Middle age"

Toni

 

[legal_eagle]

My hen is 14.5 years old.

 

[kq_fan]

Well she was found as a stray so no idea but it will be a year that iv had her on Oct. 8th

 

[sofiaee]

Oliver is coming up on 6 years in October actually. He was around 9 mos-1 year when I got him (supposedly) the day before halloween almost 5 years ago. Mia's previous owners guessed that she's about 2 but we don't really know. I'm her 3rd owner.