Do you mind having a bird that can bite suddenly?
Do you live in an apartment?
Can you provide a large cage for a Sun conure?
Can you allow the sun conure to spend at least 3 hours outside its cage daily?
Can you provide a well-balanced and varied diet for a sun conure?
Do you have a veterinarian that specializes in exotic birds?
Sun Conures are known to turn aggressive suddenly if provoked. This parrot can go through nippy phases that can be hard on children as well as on adults. Even the tamest pet bird can get startled and bite.
Keep in mind that the sun conure is extremely loud, capable of emitting ear-piercing screams. They express excitement and fear with shrill screams. Conures are not shy birds and will let you know vocally if they are bored or if their needs are neglected. This bird is not suitable for people who live in an apartment.
The sun conure is an active bird that will be happiest in a roomy enclosure. At a minimum, it needs a cage that is 20 inches by 20 inches in footprint with a height of at least 36 inches. The cage should have relatively narrow bar spacing (3/4 to one inch) to prevent the bird from getting its head stuck between the bars.
The sun conure should be allowed at least 3 hours out of the cage each day. Foraging and other forms of enrichment are essential for these intelligent birds. You must provide the bird with a variety of interesting toys and change them at regular intervals to prevent it from growing bored.
In captivity, sun conures do best on a formulated, balanced pellet diet supplemented with fruits, leafy greens, and root vegetables. They can get an unlimited amount of pellet food as they will only eat what they need. As for fresh fruits and vegetables, they should get about 1/8 to 1/4 cup in the morning and at night.
You can take care of a sun conure!
Conures are prone to avian viral conditions like proventricular dilatation disease and psittacine beak and feather disease. They can also be affected by psittacosis bacterial infection, beak malocclusion (beak overbite), and aspergillosis fungal infection. If you suspect your bird is ill, you will need an avian veterinarian or exotics specialist to check out your bird. You should plan on having annual exams with this specialized vet.
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Hi! I’m Sreten Filipović. I graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Belgrade, with a master's degree in Environmental Protection in Agricultural Systems. I’ve worked as a researcher at Finland's Natural Resources Institute (LUKE) on a project aimed at adapting south-western Finland to drought episodes. I founded a consulting agency in the field of environment and agriculture to help farmers who want to implement the principles of sustainability on their farms. I’m also a founding member of the nonprofit organization Ecogenesis from Belgrade whose main goal is non-formal education on the environment and ecology. In my spare time, I like to write blog posts about sustainability, the environment, animal farming, horticulture, and plant protection. I’ve also published several science-fiction short stories.
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