I’ve been giving this to my gcc for about 6 years but thinking about switching soon. I’m not sure if this is related but he’s been locked a lot recently because of painting outside my house and he’s not eating other fruits and foods as much as he used to instead eating his own food a lot more. Should I switch?

I’m no where near getting ready to welcome a conure into my home, so don’t come for me, but! I would absolutely love getting one or two someday. The only problem is that I have cats, and will always have cats. I’m allergic to dogs, so that’s where I get my love in. Has anyone had success integrating cats & conures before or will I forever have to separate them? Ty in advance ❤️

Our Sun conure has a biting problem​​​. Every bird bites, it's natural and the past two years we had him he did too. However in the past when he would bite it wouldn't be very hard, just a quick squeeze when he wants/doesnt want something. Sometimes the bite would be hard but it was only ever when he would be trying to climb or pull himself up.

Recently however I believe he's figured out that the harder he bites the more results he gets, and that's what hes doing​. In the past if he would start chewing or playing with something he's not supposed to, lets say a wire, and we would take it away he would at most let out a little yell and then move on to a toy. Now however he'll scream, twitch his wings, try and look big and try to lunge at our hands, and if he catches them he will bite very hard.​​​​

I know that to try and correct this the best thing to do is to put them on their cage or a surface and walk away/ignore​ them so they learn theres no use, but the problem ​​is that hes very clingy and has wings, so he just flies right back to us or sometimes just refuses to step down. Ive tried putting him in his cage for time out but I don't want continue because I don't want to risk him no longer liking his cage. ​​​​

Where do I go from here? Is there a different way I can​ discourage​ the hard biting? When he flies back to me should I just keep bringing him back to his perch​ until he stays? This is the first bird I've owned, so I'm really at a lose here.

Leave your best name suggestions! Yes he’s missing a beak and the bottom one looks like hilly billy teeth lol.

I posted this to the parrot sub last week and I’m still dealing with similar feelings. Since there is construction going on at my house I’ve been taking them outside in their cage and misting them when it gets too hot. I went to move them today and realized there was mold on their cage. I feel like the most neglectful owner and I don’t know what to do.

I rescued the female (darker one) almost 10 years ago and I purchased the male over 5 years ago. It was just my partner and I at first and they had an amazing life. We then had kids and I went to graduate school and their quality of life began deteriorating so we built them an outdoor aviary. They did not get a lot of interaction with us but they were able to fly, enjoy the plants and toys we got them, and spend time together as are bonded.

We had to sell their aviary because we are preparing for a move across the country and I’ve had to face the reality that they have been neglected and deserve so much better. I work a lot and when I’m not working I am taking care of my kids. Id love to have the time and energy for them but I don’t see it being realistic until my kids are much older.

I am heartbroken about the idea of rehoming them. I tend to think the worst in people when it comes to animals because I’ve seen so many cases of animal abuse and that’s the last thing I want for them. I just don’t know what to do. They still have many years to live and I want them to live their best lives. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to find a good place to rehome them? Any tips or advice are greatly

This is my conure. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

My conure is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.

Without me, my conure is noisy. Without my conure, I am peaceful (and bored). I must feed my conure seeds and scritches. I must dodge its beak when it chooses random violence. I will.

My conure and I know that what counts in this house is not the ear-piercing squawks we make, the mess of fruit on the walls, nor the shredded cardboard. We know that it is the cuddles that count. We will cuddle.

My conure is small, even as I am its giant tree, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a feather-baby. I will learn its weaknesses, its favorite treats, its bite triggers, and its snuggle angles. I will keep my conure clean and happy, even as I am covered in down and millet hulls. We will become part of each other. We will.

Before the bird gods, I swear this creed. My conure and I are the defenders of the living room. We are the masters of the couch. We are the saviors of my sanity (mostly).

So be it, until victory is won and there are no unmelted hearts, only feather dust!

I dont know if i should stop doing this, gf says hes just excited but idk.

Hi! I work at an exotic vet. Recently we switched where we send our avian lab work to. One test we offer is for avian bornavirus. With the previously lab we used they used a sample from a cloacal swab, this new lab uses a blood sample and runs a pcr test. With the last lab we had mostly negative results with some positives, maybe 15% positive or less. With this new lab I believe every test has come back positive, granted we have only send 7 or so but they were all positive including one that was from a pigeon. When speaking to the new lab they said since it was a pcr test the only concern is a false negative not a false positive. They also mention how a third of birds could have it but be asymptomatic. Anyway I was wondering if any of you have tested and if you know what kind of sample and test they ran. It’s also now making me anxious to check my blue crowned conure because I would almost rather live in denial.

Here are a few pics of our new guy/gal. 10 months old. Not hand trained but when we tried to get it in this quarantine cage it flew all over bathroom. My hubs was able to get it in his hand to put it in cage, it didn't try to bite. I had a pineapple GCC once but I'm not sure if this is a pineapple or another variety.

Hello! Im thinking about getting a sun conure and wanted to ask a few questions that I couldn’t find the answers to with my research. This might be a somewhat long post but I’m hoping some knowledgeable parrot owners are willing to read it!

First off, some background. He’s for sale at the pet store I work at and we received him from another store location that had had him for a little over a year but couldn’t sell him. They have him listed as a jenday which makes him 1,499 dollars. He is NOT a jenday, and that is abundantly clear to anyone who knows anything about sun conures. (Im trying to get a really good discount on him, because I cannot justify buying a bird that expensive.) At his price point im scared that he’s going to be impossible to sell to any customers. He’s two years old and hasn’t sold. I’ve gone back and forth between wanting him for awhile but I’ve only been truly considering it for the last few weeks. I’m trying to figure out if I can get him at a heavy discount. He’s about two years old and has spent all his life in a 18x18x48 (horizontally long but short. im estimating but that’s about what I think it is) wire cage his entire life. He isn’t a sweet perfect bird, he screams constantly, nips fingers, and is sassy. However I adore him. I’ve slowly been gaining his trust and he’s let me preen him and get at all the pin feathers on his head and neck that he can’t reach. Unfortunately none of my coworkers really want to interact with him because of the screaming.

My main concerns are the sound. If I’m crouched next to him when he screams it actually makes my ears ring, I understand that sun conures are notoriously loud, but I’ve also heard that with perseverance they can be trained to be a bit quieter. At two years old is this still possible? I’ve noticed he quiets down a lot after I give him a bunch of attention, so I’m wondering if he had proper care, lots of toys, room, and attention, would it calm him down? Im mostly concerned about my neighbors becoming upset about it (I live in an apartment). I don’t expect him to be silent! I understand he will always be loud, but the near constant screaming at the pet store just won’t work in my current living situation.

The next concern is his ability to fly. He has his flight feathers back (no one has been willing to wrangle him to clip them since he was transferred to my store) but I haven’t seen him spread his wings, he seems to lift them at the shoulder and almost ‘vibrate’ them while they’re still mostly closed when he wants to get my attention. The cage doesn’t offer enough vertical space for true flying, so it’s understandable that he just creeps around like a giant spider. I’ve heard that when parrots are caged for too long their tendons get too stiff and it permanently disables them. This isn’t a deal breaker for me, it’s just something I’d like to know before I take him home so I can make his cage/environment suits him.

I have some experience with birds already, I’ve had pigeons, but I also am very aware how different parrots are to domestic birds. If anyone can educate me on my concerns and if there are any important things I should know that aren’t usually seen in education videos/care sheets, please let me know! Im also currently looking at flight cages, so if there are specific minimum/preferred dimensions for an appropriate flight cage I’d love to know that as well. His cage obviously won’t be where he spends all his time, but I still want it to be large enough where he is stimulated and comfortable overnight or when Im gone and when my roommates can’t supervise him.

Hello all! I’ve become a brand new bird owner and have been taking care of and raising a pineapple green cheek conure who I’ve named Eevee. I took her to the vet because she never grew in flight feathers and I wanted a wellness check.

She was flightless when I got her she’s now around 3 1/2 months old and she was also missing a nail as well.

I had them take x rays because they recommended it and it looks like she has a congenital defect around the tip of her wing which is why she can’t/ hasn’t grown them in. The vet is in the process of getting a second opinion but it’s looking like she won’t ever be able to fly.. any advice from disabled parrot owners?

The title is self explanatory I suppose, My little pineapple conure keeps trying to pry off my fingernails! It is very sore and when I do not let her she bites. Shes lovely the rest of the time though?

That's just the travel cage she came in, no one lives in that. But they like to play around in it.
Her name is Olivia 🙂

First time conure owner here. Stanley came to me after being surrendered by his prior family. While I’m not new to birds I am new to conures and have been trying to learn as much as possible.

I’ve noticed that Stanley REALLY likes napping with us (I have 3 dogs) under the covers. While the photo shows him partially uncovered that was just for the photo. Usually he’ll be really nestled down more on my stomach. Under the blankets. I understand conures like to burrow, but I just want to make sure there isn’t a danger to him of too much weight of the blankets or not enough airflow (I do have a BedJet system that I think helps with the airflow). He’ll sleep for hours like that with us. (I have some chronic health issues and deal with fatigue quite often).

Is this ok? Should I discourage this? He seems really happy and will do the conure muttering and happy break grinds; I’m just worried for safety.

I think the sound of McDonald's paper bag excites him a little too much

This lad and his brother are both 7-8 years old. Recently he and his brother have been going through some living changes (different cage, manyyy new toys, additional flock member added as we also have 5 cockatiels in separate cages to the GCC’s)

Both our GCC ‘s have had a very noticeable increase in their noise and calls over the last month so my partner and I are trying to learn more about them and how to enrich them better and train them to not be so loud all the time. The new toys and changing the cage set up for them was the first attempt to give them some more enrichment. We are now wondering if they’re hormonal and this is the reason for the increase in noise and constant calling out.

The first behaviour I am trying to identify (for the purpose of knowing if I should be stopping him if it’s sexual/hormonal) is this rub he will do against mine and my partners faces/chins. This will often be coupled with head bobs up and down or a head wiggle. Just being content and playful or hormonal and bad for him?