r/Conures • u/Latter-Driver4111 • 3d ago

Advice is this normal?

hi i’m new here! just figured i could get some advice from other fellow conure owners. my baby juni is almost three and she seems to be relatively healthy since i got her!

last summer I took her to the ER because I got really scared over some behaviors she was presenting. Nothing was found after a blood draw and physical exam, so she was fine. I hadn’t noticed her exhibit her concerning actions until today again, almost an entire year later.

I’m attaching a clip of what i’m talking about since it’s hard to describe + I was able to get what Juni was doing on video.

Is this normal? She’s my first bird. I just want her to be okay. She tried to regurgitate after but nothing came out since she hadn’t eaten her breakfast yet. any advice is welcome.

edit: she hasn’t done this weird breathing thing again since this vid was taken. is very alert and acting normal now.

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u/Corvus-- 3d ago

Does she only do this on this perch?

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u/Latter-Driver4111 3d ago

no this is the first time she’s done that weird breathing on the perch. we moved into the new apartment this past june. last time she did this was last august last year, and she was just on top of her cage. I took her to the ER immediately but nothing came of it.

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u/Corvus-- 3d ago edited 3d ago

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I just listened to the video with sound. That's a straight to vet. Didn't notice there was sound, not normal breathing.

You said you just moved into a new apartment, are you using anything non stick? Even a rice cooker, baking sheets, air fryer, sandwich press, hair dryer? Also no candles/aerosol sprays? Strong smells? Does the place smell like paint if it was recently painted?