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Post by Berserka on May 20, 2008 3:19:41 GMT
Conure's can be a snuggly bird - but they can be noisy when lonely. Cockatiels like to have their head scratched, don't think they're real big on being held.
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Post by Blaine on May 20, 2008 23:24:16 GMT
Ok. How much noise do green cheeks make?
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Post by Berserka on May 21, 2008 5:41:14 GMT
On a 1-10 noise scale where a budgie at it's loudest can get to 6, a conure can go around an 8 but if they are well stimulated with lots to do when you're not there, it will lessen their calls.
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Post by Blaine on May 21, 2008 20:52:21 GMT
Ok. That might just work out, but I still need a lot more facts.
The only thing is, aren't conures pretty expensive? What would be the cheapest I could get one for?
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Post by Berserka on May 22, 2008 3:25:58 GMT
That I can't answer for you Blaine. go to www.conurecrazy.com and ask there. Also Google for breeders in your area. Also try www.craigslist.com and any other breeding sites. Maybe also a Parrot Society - could also try a parrot rescue. Prices vary alot between your country and mine. I paid $100AUD for mine and he was handraised.
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Post by Scully on May 22, 2008 6:45:05 GMT
Truthfully Blanie, not alot. Biggs has moments when he will join in with the others, with a high pitched shrill. hes really the quietest of my 5 indoors.
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Post by Blaine on May 22, 2008 12:20:55 GMT
Oh, that's good. So what kind of toys are good for them? I heard they can bend some toys easily.
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Post by Scully on May 22, 2008 18:51:53 GMT
They need things to occupy themselves with, and love anything to chew. Plastic, or acrylic toys are okay if they are fiddly, but wood toys go down better. They are very playful, and love rings to play in, Biggs has rope rings and loves them. He has a forage box, which i put allsorts of things in so he can go and have a rummage in, including dry foods. It his toy box ;D Actually you dont need to buy expensive toys, there is loads around the house to use. I buy willow balls, and stuff them with monkey nuts, and banana chips, so he has to chew through to get at them. I buy more for Biggs, from a craft shop, or my own shop, than a pet shop.
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Post by Blaine on May 23, 2008 13:14:37 GMT
I might need to make a new topic in Conure Crazy.
I have another question. What is the right age to get a conure at? And, would conures be fine if there were just on at my house? Do ther need another to play with?
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Post by Scully on May 23, 2008 17:55:38 GMT
I dont think a conure would be happy if it was left alone, without any company at all for long periods. I dont think any bird would be. Buy a conure that has been handraised, and ready. If you find a breeder where you are, perhaps, you can see it grow before you take it home.
Any bird Blaine, is better off as a pair, or with a friend. Biggs has his own cage, but hes surrounded by 4 others chattering all day. When hes out, hes either with me, or playing with Kaeci my tiel.
If you are going to be away most of the day, they need a big enough cage to have space, and at the same time, big enough to put things in as well, yet not to crowd it.It would need, be a nice size cage if you had two.
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Post by Scully on May 23, 2008 18:26:47 GMT
or getting up to mischief ;D
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Post by Blaine on May 23, 2008 21:11:09 GMT
No, i'll be there a lot. I meant, no other conures. Just me.
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Post by Berserka on May 24, 2008 6:17:44 GMT
If you play with it alot then it should be okay just it and you. Icy pole sticks are a big favourite with my birds who like to destroy and they were only about $3 for 200. Don't get one from a pet store - they will tell you it's any age to get you to buy it. Get it from a breed like Scully said - especially if you can see it growing. They should be going down now to breed as you are in Spring now?
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Post by Blaine on Jun 22, 2008 22:14:06 GMT
I have a dilemma. Where can Junie go now? I'm new with birds, so i've never gotten one from a breeder or given one away before. I don't want to give him back to the Pet Store unless it's a last resort. Do you have any advice on how to find someone that would take him?
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Post by Berserka on Jun 23, 2008 4:12:47 GMT
Contact a local vet and ask them if they know someone who has budgies. Do you have a bird rescue near you where you could surrender him? What about a local paper you could advertise?
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