Can you commit to spending a lot of time and energy socializing with this pet?
Do you have small children in your household?
Do you live in an apartment?
Can you provide a cage with at least a 24-inch square footprint and 36 inches in height?
Can you provide a well-balanced and varied diet for a mitred conure?
Do you have an exotics veterinarian that specializes in avians (birds)?
Mitred conures are a good choice for owners who enjoy spending time interacting with a pet bird. This bird will need at least two to four hours of exercise, interaction, and social time with you per day. They require activities and mental stimulation to prevent boredom and the behavior problems that come from neglect. Bored or lonely conures may bite you, chew unapproved items, or scream.
Like all other conure species, mitred conure can get nippy. For this reason, a conure is not the best pet for households with small children, but they can make good family pets in homes with older children who understand how to handle and respect birds.
Mitred conures are loud birds and for that reason are not a good option for bird owners who live in apartments or condominiums. You can expect noisy screeching, screams, and squawking during the dawn and dusk periods.
A mitred conure needs a substantially-sized cage with at least a 24-inch square footprint and 36 inches in height at the minimum. The cage should also include perches that are rated for strong chewers which should be changed frequently to prevent the bird from getting bored.
In the wild, mitred conures feast mostly on fruit, nuts, and seeds. In captivity, they function best on a balanced, pelleted diet supplemented with fresh fruits, vegetables, and occasionally, nuts. Owners should feed them with fresh food and water daily.
You can take care of a mitred 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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