Roanoke
Member
I swear, conures are just big macs in teensy little bodies! If people treated them the same way, they'd be known as great pets and one of the best parrot types in the pet trade.
But instead, most people treat them like budgies or tiels, put them in small cages with minimal attention and do nothing but carry them around on a shoulder when they are out. Just because they're so small!
I can tell by the way that writers talk about them in books and such that they barely see them as worth spending time with. 'Fun little birds, good size for apartments or children'. Sorry for the rant but it had to be said.
Conures are amazing birds when you give them regular interaction. Good talkers when you talk to them enough. Sweet and playful when you play with them enough. Silly and fun when you're silly with them.
This goes for any parrot. I'm just so tired of people not spending any time with their bird then claiming that the species is 'boring and not attention-oriented'.
Go hug your birds, everybody. Especially the small ones. They deserve it.
But instead, most people treat them like budgies or tiels, put them in small cages with minimal attention and do nothing but carry them around on a shoulder when they are out. Just because they're so small!
I can tell by the way that writers talk about them in books and such that they barely see them as worth spending time with. 'Fun little birds, good size for apartments or children'. Sorry for the rant but it had to be said.
Conures are amazing birds when you give them regular interaction. Good talkers when you talk to them enough. Sweet and playful when you play with them enough. Silly and fun when you're silly with them.
This goes for any parrot. I'm just so tired of people not spending any time with their bird then claiming that the species is 'boring and not attention-oriented'.
Go hug your birds, everybody. Especially the small ones. They deserve it.