r/Conures May 30 '18

The r/Conures Comprehensive Conure Guide - now in wiki format!

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https://www.reddit.com/r/Conures/wiki/index

This subreddit's Conure Guide, written by /u/DukeofGoodCleanFun, is a remarkable document that I (and my pineapple green cheek) have benefited a lot from. I've consulted and browsed through it numerous times and there's always something new to see there, or something that didn't seem applicable at one point but took on new meaning after spending more time with my conure.

I've taken the text and converted it into a wiki page. It's now navigable, with an index and internal links that direct to sections within the wiki. The Conure Guide can be accessed from this post, from the announcement bar, and from the "wiki" tab in the tabmenu up top.

A couple of the links for recommended products will direct you to Amazon, but there are certainly other places to buy them. If you shop around and find and better place, by all means send us a modmail. Also, let us know if you have any suggestions for how the wiki formatting can be improved.


r/Conures Feb 10 '22

Please consider GOING TO A VET before sharing pictures of your sick and injured birds here asking for opinions and help.

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r/Conures 14h ago

Cuteness Overload Everytimes she eats something she NEEDS her emotional support finger

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408 Upvotes

r/Conures 4h ago

Funny Watched Dark Knight for the first time last night

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44 Upvotes

I knew I recognized the actor playing Joker…


r/Conures 15h ago

Cuteness Overload Moose is 30!

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306 Upvotes

Hello everyone! This is my Patagonian named Moose 🥰 I adopted Moose back in 2011 and he came to me underweight with a bacterial infection in his poop. He has become my baby and squawks at anyone else he doesn’t like or whom upsets me lol. I saw this group talk about how Patagonians don’t typically live past 25. Mr. Moose (my nickname for him) is 30 as of this month. When I got him in 2011, he was 16.

He is my baby through and through. I adore him and while he can be cage aggressive over toys (always has been despite my firm training)- he is a cuddler when out. However, I don’t force him out often anymore because most of the time, he just wants the cage door open to see me better and to talk to me or dance to my bad singing while he sits on the edge between the inside and outside of the cage.

I am worried about August as I will be moving in with my boyfriend (who adores Mr Moose and Moose loves him). I worry about the stress of moving on Mr. Moose.

Any tips from anyone to help lessen the stress?

Mr. Moose and I thank you in advance! 💕


r/Conures 9h ago

Funny Trying to do anything that doesn't involve him

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83 Upvotes

r/Conures 13h ago

Funny Squawk box does not disappoint 😂

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119 Upvotes

For real, though. Absolutely worth every penny.


r/Conures 8h ago

Advice Cigarette smoke?

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45 Upvotes

Hi all so I recently got my little baby Clementine. And I’ve got some concern about possible toxic fumes as I live top floor of an apartment building and can’t always control what my neighbours are doing…

My downstairs neighbour has a habit of hotboxing his living room so I can always smell cigarette smoke in the stairwell. Although not hardly ever can I actually smell it in my living room (where my bird is). I think sometimes it can drift in from outside as people in my building also smoke on their balconies. The building is fairly well insulated but I do also get cooking smells drifting up sometimes as well.

At the moment I try to have my window cracked open a bit near my birds cage (has a fly screen so is bird proof).

I know how sensitive birds respiratory systems are so I’m just wondering if there is something more I could be doing to protect my little one?

Are air purifiers any use? If so, could you please recommend some bird safe options which aren’t extortionate in price?

(Please no lectures about keeping an animal in an apartment, I’ll likely be living in rental apartments my whole life but would still like to care for a pet and give it my best shot at a good life)


r/Conures 1h ago

Cuteness Overload Gwaine begging to be picked up

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Ignore the cockatiel trying to photobomb


r/Conures 21h ago

Troublemaker Wanted: for Assault and Battery

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264 Upvotes

This girl bit my husband so hard on his face, for no good reason, that she has his blood on her head. He was only giving her kisses when the crime happened.


r/Conures 18h ago

Cuteness Overload Weirdo

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136 Upvotes

does anyone else’s dinosaur like to cuddle their feet? (With the occasional nip of course!)


r/Conures 12h ago

Advice Curiosity

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42 Upvotes

So I been noticing that my buddy been flooding their feathers and making their body fluffy more recently idk if that's a bad thing or not


r/Conures 1h ago

Advice why does my conure puff out air?

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he only does this when he lays down with me and I pet him. It almost sounds like hissing but I know he’s not upset because he keeps letting me pet him. is there a reason behind this or is there a respiratory issue?


r/Conures 15h ago

Cuteness Overload just picked up our new baby today 🥹

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53 Upvotes

He’s doing so well already! We love him!


r/Conures 20h ago

Funny He likes to dance

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130 Upvotes

r/Conures 5h ago

Advice What's it like?

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I'll leep this short! Me and my SO both have full time jobs. We both LOVE birds. I have wanted a conure since 3rd grade because of a book I read.

How much attention do they REALLY need? I am unwilling to get an animal I cannot physically or mentally care for.


r/Conures 13h ago

Cuteness Overload Just picked up this guy today

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28 Upvotes

Thinking of naming him Piercing Scream. Pierce for short.


r/Conures 15h ago

Advice I’m assuming this is the flock calling or anxiety that everyone talks about? Got him 3 days ago.

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30 Upvotes

r/Conures 1d ago

Advice Help me with my rescue

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502 Upvotes

Please ignore my budgie lol, I have been trying to make him step up, but he only uses one foot, i dont use a clicker since he is scared of it. What are your tips? He was not tame at all when I first got him, he was flapping everywhere the moment I was getting close to the cage. I want him to be comfortable around me so I can have him out most of the day!


r/Conures 15h ago

Cuteness Overload I this guy so bad

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However i’m no where near ready.. I’ve seen this guy here for the past few weeks and i’m in love.. he’s so sweet and friendly. But i want to give him the life he deserves and i don’t think i can do that with my financial stance


r/Conures 11h ago

Advice Training

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Hello! We are Bri and Clover. We have worked very hard at our relationship and building trust. We have been together for about seven months and things are going well. Clover is target trained and knows the command of “step up”. We become more close everyday.

We are looking for suggestions for the next step in training. Clover picks up on things very quickly and she seems to really enjoy learning. That being said, I don’t want to overwhelm either of us, we have a good thing going and I would hate to tarnish that.

While she builds confidence everyday, I feel that she may be a little less sure of herself because her wings are clipped. We are impatiently waiting for them to grow back.

Any suggestions for our next steps in training are greatly appreciated!


r/Conures 2h ago

Advice Conure bit me after seeing photo of itself

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Seeing photo of itself on my iPhone, my otherwise chill 5 month old conure aggressively bit my finger and squeaked. Last time I do that…jealousy? fear?

I said no very loudly (honestly it hurt so much I couldn’t help raising my voice) and put in a timeout in cage…from body language knows I’m not happy about it.


r/Conures 2h ago

Advice Bird Safe Alternatives?

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Is wearing scented antiperspirant deodorant ok since it's not like my bird is all on my pits? Is regular body wash and hand soap safe as well since I'm rinsing it off or should I find some more natural, unscented ones?


r/Conures 7h ago

Advice Advise- screeching in the ears

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Me and my little one Ori.. we are both getting to know and trust each on this journey.. recently he does the most cutest little noises when he’s chill.. but then randomly when he’s on my shoulder and when we aren’t really doing anything.. he does the loudest demonic screeches right in my ear.. that leaves my ears ringing.. I gently tell him no or I shoo him away from my ear.. we haven’t gotten to time out just yet.. does anyone else have any other suggestions?

Trying to save my hearing lol


r/Conures 15h ago

Advice Demands our full attention

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How does everyone manage doing chores with little green critics? I live with a GCC and he has a tough time dealing with less than full attention given to him.


r/Conures 1d ago

Cuteness Overload My child

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Meet Aywin !! My littol dinosaur, his mother is a suncheek and father is a rose crown 🍓🦖


r/Conures 20h ago

Advice Wind and birds?

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Hello all! My Thimble here loves hanging out in this spot by the window and watching outside. It’s getting warmer so we’re opening up the windows occasionally now. I’m wondering if the wind is too much for him? I’ve heard of birds getting sick from drafts before.

You can see the trees in the back and the rice bag moving from the wind (was trying to get a good example)

Is this amount of breeze okay for him? Can he hang out in his favourite spot for a while without me having to worry he will catch a cold?