Conures are popular pet companions often because of there spunky and often comical persona. They come in a range of eye-catching colors and have equally colorful personalities. They range in size from 10 inches to 20 inches, depending on the conure species. Conures are known to be very playful, very cuddly and, very loud. A conure is rarely shy and cautious. They can make a great family pet because of its playful and outgoing personality,they love to be in the center of attention, some will even dance back and forth to get that attention! Hand fed birds from a reputable breeder are the normally the best
in terms of ''pet quality''.
Conures will often have a high-pitched screech, which is often emitted when the bird is excited, startled and/or when it wants attention. Conures are also capable talking but their vocabularies are not as extensive as that of other parrot species.
Conures are active birds and need a large spacious cage to move about and to accommodate toys, plenty of toys and other forms of enrichment to keep them happily occupied throughout the day. Keeping your bird happy stops problems like feather plucking and boredom. A minimum cage size for a conure is 36 inches long, 24 inches wide, and 24 inches high, larger is always recommended. Also they love to bathe — in their water dish, or even in the shower with you.
A conure’s diet should not just be seed but also fresh vegetables, fruit and healthy table foods.Lafeber foods are a conure favorite. Lafeber’s Avi-cakes, Pellet -Berries and Nutri -Berries, offer balanced nutrition that appeals to a conure’s chewing needs. A properly cared for conure can live between 20 to 30 years.
in terms of ''pet quality''.
Conures will often have a high-pitched screech, which is often emitted when the bird is excited, startled and/or when it wants attention. Conures are also capable talking but their vocabularies are not as extensive as that of other parrot species.
Conures are active birds and need a large spacious cage to move about and to accommodate toys, plenty of toys and other forms of enrichment to keep them happily occupied throughout the day. Keeping your bird happy stops problems like feather plucking and boredom. A minimum cage size for a conure is 36 inches long, 24 inches wide, and 24 inches high, larger is always recommended. Also they love to bathe — in their water dish, or even in the shower with you.
A conure’s diet should not just be seed but also fresh vegetables, fruit and healthy table foods.Lafeber foods are a conure favorite. Lafeber’s Avi-cakes, Pellet -Berries and Nutri -Berries, offer balanced nutrition that appeals to a conure’s chewing needs. A properly cared for conure can live between 20 to 30 years.
The Green-cheeked conure is a favorite among bird novices because of its relatively low price, small stature, temperament, and relatively low noise level, at least compared to its larger cousins. The Green-cheeked conure is one of the smallest conures and is often confused with the maroon-bellied conure.
The sun conure is one of the more popular conures because of its size, stunning plumage, its extraordinary disposition, and its exceptional quality as a companion bird. Sun conures are lively, vocal, and expressive, its not recommended for apartment living due to being very loud. The sun conure is approximately 12 inches long.
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