Sun Conure Eating Habits

What do conures eat.

Sun conure eating habits.

We theorized it was stress but i really doubt its stress since hes eating regularly if not more and seems calm and quiet. At maturity a sun conure is bright orange and yellow with traces of green and blue. Incubation begins when the last egg is laid and for conures occurs over 21 23 days. He loves to chew on almost everything but unfortunately my hands fingers are his favorite.

Keep your bird s food bowl three quarters full and refresh it daily. The vet said to keep an eye on him since hes worried but its not an emergency. You can teach him to station on a perch away from the bowls. I ve had him for 5 months and he is just the sweetest thing.

This is also a good behavior if your conure is aggressive towards hands when you go to change food and water bowls. I am aware of the term beaking and i have done quite a bit of research on it but i am not sure if he. Conures have busy beaks which makes lafeber foods a conure favorite. Healthy conures breathe with their mouths closed so check for open mouth breathing even after your bird has been active.

This is called stationing. I have some questions about my sun conures behavior. Take note if your conure bobs their tail up and down in sync with its breathing. He doesn t have trouble falling asleep since i ve seen him completely clock out at night.

Of your conure s diet. Conures lay between 2 5 eggs per clutch sometimes more. Clinical avian medicine and surgery harrison and harrison appendix 5 by k. Generally psittacine hens lay eggs at 24 hour intervals until their clutch is complete.

The first feathers are olive green in color changing to a mixture of yellowish orange at around 6 months of age. Watch out for sneezing. Listen for evidence of wheezing clicking or changes in the sound of your bird s voice. I am a first time bird owner to a 7 month old sun conure named mozart.

Sun conure colors and markings. Conures enjoy a range of foods including pellets commercial birdseed fruits and vegetables and occasional treats. A sun conure should be offered a nutritionally balanced manufactured diet as well as a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. Conure sleeping all the time.

I have the most experience in working with blue crowned conures and find the males and the female to be equally delightful. Lafeber s avi cakes pellet berries and nutri berries offer balanced nutrition that appeals to a conure s chewing needs. In this video clip sun conures learn to wait on a perch when their trainer enters and exits their enclosure.