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• Advice
• Warning

The conure is a very popular pet. In addition to the cute appearance, conures also have a lovely personality (bold, humorous, pompous, funny). With good care, conures can live up to 20-30 years, and you will have plenty of time to nurture a strong friendship with your parrot.

Steps

Part 1 of 5: Making a Parrot's Home

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   Choose a birdcage. Conures are active birds that like to keep busy. Your parrot needs a large cage to dance and play with with toys. If you have a small parrot, you will need a cage that is at least 46 x 46 x 46 cm. Larger parrots need a cage of at least 91 x 91 x 91 cm.
   • Birdcages can be horizontal or vertical.
   • The bars of the cage should be horizontal so that your conure can climb. The distance between the bars is not more than 2 -2.5 cm.
   • Consider buying a cage cover to give your conure a sense of security when he sleeps. Or you can also use a blanket or a large towel to cover the bird cage at night.

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   Place the birdcage in the ideal place in your home. The conure cages should be placed in a room that is not exposed to harmful kitchen smoke, and you also need to make sure the cage is not in direct sunlight. A room temperature of between 21 and 27 ° C is most comfortable for conures, which is common in most homes.
   • The room where the birdcage is located should also not have drafts.
   • Many types of fumes and fumes are toxic to conures, including perfumes, aerosols and odors from cleaning products and non-stick pans.

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   Put in the parrot the basic items. A perching branch is an essential item in any birdcage. Choose at least two branches about 1.5 cm in diameter for your conure.
   • Place the perching branch in such a way that its tail feathers will not get caught in the bars while it sits on the branch. Place a perch near your conure's food and water bowl.
   • Consider using branches of a variety of sizes, shapes and materials. This will help keep your conure's legs strong and strong. A variety of perches are available at pet stores.
   • Place two or three food and water bowls in the cage. A bowl of water, a bowl or two for food.
   • Conures love to bathe. Place another bowl of water in her cage, preferably large enough for her to enter. You can find these bowls at pet stores or home appliances.
   • Line the bottom of the cage with newspaper or lined paper.

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   Regularly clean the cage. Conures can be pretty messy, so make sure to clean the cage regularly. Every day, you should wash your conure's food and water dishes. Conures love to dip their food in a bowl of water, so you may need to wash the bird's water bowl several times a day.
   • Change the cage liner every day.
   • Wash your conure's toys and perches every day. Dishwashing liquid is sufficient for cleaning these accessories. Make sure to rinse the soap thoroughly before you put the items back in the cage.
   • Depending on how much or how little your conure soils the cage, disinfect the cage every week or month. Bleach vapors can be toxic to your conure, so keep your conure in a separate room while disinfecting the cage and allowing it to dry.
   • Ask your bird veterinarian or bird specialist to find out what cleaning products are safe to handle your cage.
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Part 2 of 5: Equipment Added to Bird Cages

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   Place the toy in the bird cage. Conures love to be active. If there is nothing to do, the conure will get bored and turn to pluck its feathers. Your parrot will have a fun pastime with lots of cage toys. Popular toys for conures include search toys, wooden bites and tear toys.
   • Foraging toys simulate your conure's natural foraging behavior in the wild.
   • Tearing toys can help your conure reduce stress and reduce boredom. If you don't want to buy tearing toys, you can put a few sheets of newspaper in your cage for your conure to tear.
   • Avoid toys with small parts. These parts can get caught in the conure's beak or claw, harming or injuring the bird.
   • Place a variety of toys in the birdcage to keep your conure from getting bored with a toy.
   • Think of mounting a toy rack on the corner of the cage to place the toy on it.
   • You can find all of the parrot toys at the pet store.

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   Provide exercise tools for your parrot. Conures need plenty of exercise to stay healthy and happy. Swings and ladders can help keep your conure train all day. You need to mount the swing and ladder in the cage at a height so that the parrot's tail does not get caught on the bars of the cage.

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   Think of placing a mirror in a parrot's cage. Mirrors can be a good pastime to keep your conure busy. However, you should only let him get used to the mirror once he has bonded with you - otherwise he will be closer to the mirror than to you!
   • Mirrors can also stimulate sexual behaviors (such as belching food, lifting tail).
   • Sexual behavior can be especially troublesome in females, as they can lay eggs without mating. If you raise a conure, her sexual behavior can induce egg production, which can easily lead to physiological stress and illness.
   • Your conure can consider the mirror a "love toy."
   • Consult your veterinarian if you are unsure whether to put sparkling objects in your conure cage.
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Part 3 of 5: Feeding Conures

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   Choose pellets and nut mixes for your conure. Bird pellets are available at pet stores. Your conure's diet should consist of 60 to 70% pellets. The pellets can be colorful to make your conure less boring.
   • Bird pellets with a mix of nuts will provide a nutritious menu for your conures.
   • Some grain mixes contain toxic fillers or additives. If you don't know what blend is best for your conure, check with your veterinarian or pet store staff. You should also choose one that is labeled "organic" or "all natural."

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   Add fresh fruits and vegetables to your conure's menu. Variety is key to providing your conure with a balanced and nutritious diet. Fruits and vegetables are a great way to add richness to a menu. Some fresh vegetables to feed your conure are collard greens, spinach, pumpkin, and zucchini.
   • There are a variety of fruits that you can feed your conure, such as mangoes, blueberries, kiwis, and apples.
   • Fruits and vegetables also provide important vitamins and minerals to your conure's diet.
   • Wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly to remove pesticides.
   • Consider buying organic produce.
   • Cut food into small pieces.

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   Add nuts to your conure's menu. Nuts add protein and fat good for your conure's menu and should be indispensable in the daily diet. Some nuts that you can feed your conure are hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, peanuts, and brazil nuts.
   • The salt content of nuts should be low.
   • While nuts are important, they should only be eaten in small amounts because nuts are high in fat. Your conure can become obese if it eats a lot of nuts.
   • If you feed your conure peanuts, you need to Peeled peanuts The peanut pod contains a mycotoxin called aflatoxin that can make your conure very sick.

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   Feed your conure cereal and legumes. In addition to nuts, cereals and legumes are also key ingredients in your conure's menu. There are many nutritious grains you can feed your conure, such as cooked barley or brown rice, topped with cereal flour, pasta and biscuits.
   • Conures cannot handle the glucose well enough, so avoid giving them sugary cereal.
   • Examples of legumes are lentils and legumes (such as green beans, black beans).
   • Legumes and grains are rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber, which are essential components of your conure's diet.

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   Add vitamins and minerals to your conure's menu. You may need to give your conure certain nutrients, including calcium and vitamin K. You should incorporate these nutrient-rich foods into your conure diet (dark green leafy vegetables, soybean oil and fish meal). Adequate amounts of calcium and vitamins can prevent a disease called conure bleeding syndrome.
   • There are calcium-calcium branches for conures that are rodent for their calcium supplements. Cuttlefish is another source of calcium, but is not recommended for conures.
   • You can add water-soluble vitamins to your conure's drinking water.
   • Consult with your veterinarian before taking parrot supplements.

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   Avoid giving your conure certain foods. Conures are not very picky eaters, but there are certain foods they should not eat. For example, conures should not eat avocados, cocoa, or onions. These foods contain toxins and can kill your parrot.
   • Human food is often high in sugar, salt and fat that you should avoid feeding your conure because his digestive system cannot handle them well. Processed foods often contain many of these substances.

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   Create a habit for your conure to eat. You should feed your conure once in the morning and once in the evening. Each time it is meal time, put a variety of fresh fruits, ripe foods and nuts into your conure's food bowl. After about an hour, you need to discard any leftovers.
   • In the morning, give the bird some pellets after you've eliminated all the other foods. Your parrot can nibble on pellets throughout the day.
   • Conures are prone to obesity. To prevent your conure from overeating at mealtime, only give enough food once. This can take time and testing to know how much is enough for each conure.
   • Conures have a habit of indiscriminate eating and love to soak their food in water, so you may need to change her water with each feed.
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Part 4 of 5: Communicating with Conures

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   Take up your parrot's trust. Conures are active and communicative birds, so interacting with them is important in their overall care. To interact effectively with your conure, you first need to gain its trust. One way to do that is to talk to your conure in a gentle and calm voice.
   • Talk to your conure all day, especially if you feed him or clean the cage.
   • The more you hear you talk around, the more comfortable your conure will be with you.
   • Another way to gain your parrot's trust is to approach her cage slowly and gently. When she sees you as not a threat, she will be much more secure when you are around.

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   Get your conure familiar with your hand. In addition to trusting you, your conure should also be comfortable with your hand. Start by gently placing your hand on or beside the cage. Talk to her with your hand beside her to calm her.
   • Once the conure gets used to your hand placed outside the cage, Wait put your hand in the cage. Hold a few treats for your conure (eg, millet, dark green leafy vegetables), let it come and explore your hand.
   • It may take days or weeks before your conure becomes comfortable with your hand. Just be patient with your parrot.

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   Teach parrots to step on hands. Once your conure believes and gets used to you, you can play a variety of games with her. For example, you can teach your parrot to step on your arm. Using your index finger as a perch, gently place your finger on his lower chest (just above his feet) to encourage him to step onto your finger.
   • Give your parrot a treat and praise him as he steps on your finger.
   • Once it has successfully stepped on your finger, you can place it out of the cage and practice it to step on your arm in another room, like in the bathroom.

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   Teach conures to talk. Parrots are famous for their speaking ability. But conures are not as good at talking as other parrots. Try it out, your conure may only learn about five to ten words.
   • Your conure should be fully focused on you as you teach it to speak. Turn off any other noises (TV, radio, phone) that might distract him.
   • Choose simple words and relate to specific objects or actions. For example you can say "Hungry?" when you feed your conure or "Goodbye" when you leave the room.
   • Use a lively tone of voice when talking to your parrot. The more buoyant your voice is, the more excited and motivated your conure will be to imitate you.
   • Your conure will have a high-pitched voice.

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   Help your parrot take a morning bath. Another way to interact with your conure is to help him shower in the morning. Use a spray bottle to mist your parrot.
   • If it does, gently wrap it in a towel and hold you close until it is dry. The conure is very affectionate, so maybe he will enjoy being close to his body after bathing.
   • Once dry, your conures will preen themselves. It will use the mine to get oil from the oil glands (in the back of the tail) and apply it to its fur.

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   Dance with parrots. Believe it or not, conures know rhythm and love to dance! When your conure gets excited and tries to imitate your movements, it will sway back and forth. If you like dancing, turn on music and perform in front of your conure. You will enjoy seeing him swing back and forth to keep pace with your movements.

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   Play with your parrot. Playing the game is a great way to interact with your conure. One simple game is the game "peek-a-boo". Wrap him in a towel and say “peek-a-boo” as you slightly open his face. You can play this game as many times as you like. Maybe your parrot will enjoy playing this game with you over and over again.
   • Play with your parrot pick up. Throw a soft stuffed toy at your conure. Know that your parrot may not be good at catching what you throw, but it will enjoy. He even throws the toy back at you.
   • Imitate your parrot's actions and teach them to imitate you. For example, when your conure stretches her wings, respond by stretching your arms. Try swinging around, and you will see your conure will do the same.
   • Together with parrots. Conures love to tear things up. When you let him out in the cage, sit on the floor, tear up a few papers with your conure. Give your parrot a sheet to tear

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   Teach your parrot to lie on its back. Many parrot owners love to teach them common tricks. Let it sit on your finger, rest it against your chest with the back facing out. Gently place your other hand on the parrot's back and begin leaning forward really slow.
   • Keep your hand on your conure's back while leaning forward. Lying on her back may be a bit strange at first to your conure, so she needs your hands on her back to feel more secure in this pose.
   • Once it is comfortable lying on its back in hand, you can play with it by tickling its stomach. You can also give your conure a few toys to play with while lying on his back.
   • Once your conure is already on her back, you can teach more difficult things like lying on her back.

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   Ignore the conure's hiss. Just as important as the interaction with your parrot are not should pay attention when the parrot screeches. Conures often make very noisy noises. The noise is very loud, but you should try to ignore it when it makes the sound.
   • If your parrot screeches you to his cage each time he or she will learn how to hiss to get your attention. For your parrot, your attention is a reward for its behavior.
   • Interacting with your parrot regularly and giving him lots of toys can help prevent him from hissing.
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Part 5 of 5: Getting Ready for Your Parrot

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   Understand that most birds have to change their feathers. Moulting occurs when the feathers have fallen naturally and are replaced with new feathers. Feathering is essential for the growth of all birds (including conures).

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   Know your parrot's age. The molting begins when the conure is 8-10 months old and continues every year. The changing season depends on the breed of conure.

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   Understand your conure's stress. The parrot may become more uncomfortable and uncooperative when it comes to molting. Your conure may feel itchy when the new hair grows. You can spray water on your conure to help ease her itch.

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   Give your conure protein-rich foods, as the protein is needed for her new hair growth.

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   Grooming your conure. You can do this by gently scratching the conure's body with your hand to help the new hair grow. If you have a pair of conures mating at the same time, they will help each other by preening each other and rubbing themselves against each other.
   • Poke your conure's fur gently as new hairs can cause pain to the touch.
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Advice

• Conures love to be around people. Make an effort to spend a lot of time interacting with and playing with your conure.
• Conures are easy to train. Your parrot will enjoy learning new games and words if you encourage him (reward him with a treat, verbal praise) to teach him.
• It is easier to train your conure if you prune its wings. Make an appointment with your veterinarian to do this.
• For your conure to enjoy the food, you should feed him dishes of different shapes, colors, sizes and densities.
• Although very active, conures also need time to rest. You need to give your conure 12 consecutive hours of sleep each day to sleep and rest.
• Conures are stubborn birds with little sickness. However, if your parrot shows signs of sickness (such as loss of appetite, drooping head when perching, discharge of ear fluid), take it to the vet for treatment.

Warning

• The peanut shell contains a fungus toxin called aflatoxin that is toxic to conures. If you feed your conure with peanuts, you must peel it first.
• Certain types of smoke and vapors (perfumes, aerosols, non-stick pans) poison your conure.
• Some foods such as cocoa, avocado, and onions are poisonous to conures.
• Conures are usually close with one person and may be willing to bite strangers.
• Conures often screech, which can be annoying.
• Your parrot can pull off its own feathers - a serious behavior problem. Hair removal is a form of self-destruction that can be caused by boredom and stress. In addition to enriching your dog's surroundings, you should also consult with your veterinarian about ways to prevent plucking.
• Females can naturally lay eggs, which can easily lead to nutritional deficiencies, osteoporosis and other serious diseases.