Looking forward to seeing his set upThank you! He seems to be a very quick learning. Learned step-up in the first full day we had him. He is so much fun already!
Off to the pet store for perches today!
Looking forward to seeing his set upThank you! He seems to be a very quick learning. Learned step-up in the first full day we had him. He is so much fun already!
Off to the pet store for perches today!
I would put a perch up high for him he is climbing confidently and will be much happier if he has somewhere higher to perch.Being as he always climbs up to the top of his cage, would it be safe to add a perch up there or should we wait?
We have 2 higher now and a little hammock as he seems to love to hide.I would put a perch up high for him he is climbing confidently and will be much happier if he has somewhere higher to perch.
We got him foraging cubes, and another toy along with his millet. Will be getting some more, didn't want to overwhelm the baby, as well the pet store we went to didn't have much.Will you be adding toys?
He looks so cute,but I'd be very wary to let him keep that. Unfortunately many birds especially Conures have died by either ingesting the fibers from the bottom and sides or by chewing a hole in it and getting caught and panicking to the point of a heart attack or getting stuck and suffocating.Skittles loves his new hammock.
Wow! Thank you for that information. I will loom into the tiki nook for sure.He looks so cute,but I'd be very wary to let him keep that. Unfortunately many birds especially Conures have died by either ingesting the fibers from the bottom and sides or by chewing a hole in it and getting caught and panicking to the point of a heart attack or getting stuck and suffocating.
There's also the risk of hormones coming into play after maturity and that being viewed as a nest.
There are safer alternatives though in regards to chewing like the Tiki Nook at Seriously Nutz.
heres the link Tiki Nook Bamboo Swing ~ Seriously Nutz ~ Small Natural Swings for Small Parrots
You're so welcome,it doesn't happen to every bird of course but I'd never want to not say something just to be on the safe side.Wow! Thank you for that information. I will loom into the tiki nook for sure.
Absolutely, I greatly appreciate any insight. He was raised in a bin till he was weaned at the breeder so he seems to like to be enclosed. This is why we got it. But thankful to know this and be aware that there is safer options.You're so welcome,it doesn't happen to every bird of course but I'd never want to not say something just to be on the safe side.
Aw bless his little heart,I bet he'd love the Tiki nook there's even a little toy inside,mine has a short length of safe plastic chain and another had a few beads hanging I believe. My current Linnie is still too nervous to go in but I know my past Conures would have been all over this toy.Absolutely, I greatly appreciate any insight. He was raised in a bin till he was weaned at the breeder so he seems to like to be enclosed. This is why we got it. But thankful to know this and be aware that there is safer options.
He kept hiding In a storage cubby (above picture) when he was out of the cage so we had to rearrange that, as whenever we had him out he would not sit with us just kept going in there. Did not want him starting a bad habit of being in there and not bonding with us while he is out.
Thank you. So do you recommend taking the hammock out. I noticed a bad behavior with my son toy cubby so we have removed it. I will remove the hammock too. But he does seem to like to hide. But he is only 9 weeks I do not want bad behaviors.Conures like green cheeks are cavity nesters, meaning they sleep and lay eggs inside holes in tree trunks. It's a very natural thing for them, which is why they like enclosed spaces![]()
I had my green cheek get her leg caught in a string from one of those huts. She was hanging upside down and unable to right herself. Luckily I was home and was able to free her; if I hadn't been, she could have lost her leg.Thank you. So do you recommend taking the hammock out. I noticed a bad behavior with my son toy cubby so we have removed it. I will remove the hammock too. But he does seem to like to hide. But he is only 9 weeks I do not want bad behaviors.
I use these and this brand. As low fuzz. Have for a decade and rotate out any that get chewed on.Skittles loves his new hammock.
There is a study on wild conure that show they use them year round for shelter unlike many other cavity nesting parrot's.Conures like green cheeks are cavity nesters, meaning they sleep and lay eggs inside holes in tree trunks. It's a very natural thing for them, which is why they like enclosed spaces![]()