Comments on: Sun Conure Information

By: Virginia Greenwood-Warner

Virginia Greenwood-Warner — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:54:21 +0000

Well I rescued a Sun conure almost 1 year ago. At the time it was +-2yrs old and had 5 homes before landing up at my home. Why…..because it is the most demanding affectionate bird.- the problem - it screams and screams which is truly hideous if I don’t play with it all the time. I have 5 other rescued parrots all diff. requirements, I can’t just sit with him for hrs. Any suggestions.
NB! I don’t believe any bird or animal should be a gift - a lot of thought should go into the specific species before purchasing anything.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:44:57 +0000

This was very helpful to me as I have just gotten a baby sun conure for my 21st birthday. I was a lovebird owner but unfortantly Pumpkin became very curious 2 days before my birthday and our neighbours have hungry cats. As I am known for being a bird lover, my mother decided to go to the pet store the next day and buy me a new bird… at first she was thinking of getting another lovebird but they all looked like Pumpkin and it felt like I would be replacing her, so decided against it… Then she saw this little sun conure sleeping in the corner of a cage… at first it had no interest in what was going on outside so we moved on… but when I walked past the cage it started screeching and running up and down the cage trying to get out. The pet store owner had no idea what had gotten into this BABY bird, so he took it out to check if it was alright… All of a sudden it flew out of his hands and landed onto my shoulder… My heart was aching so badly after Pumpkin and well, this little thing must have known that.. somehow? So with tears in my eyes and Amara on my shoulder, I paid the store owner and became a sun conure owner… Amara and I are getting along well, she comes with me everywhere… Even to University. I’ve only had her for a nearly a week but there is defintly a connection….
Thank you again for the info! Much appreciacted… Sorry for blabbering on…

By: Gina

Gina — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:04:19 +0000

Why do you not address the Blood Clotting Disorder in Conures? In fact it’s the main cause of premature deaths in many Conures, due to internal bleeding. Since Sun Conures are high on the list of birds as a favorite, I would have thought you would have addressed this issue in your ways of combatting such a dietary need of feeding foods high in Vitamin K!!

By: Jean Sherwin

Jean Sherwin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:57:30 +0000

Hello, I am Jean from South Africa, we my husband Cyril just reasonly bought a baby Sun Conure, Eli is his name. what I would like to know if you can tell us at what age do they start talking. we got him when he was 6 weeks old he is now 10 weeks. he is really surprising us daily and we love him to bits . I am teaching him every day at the moment, just calling his name an he already knows his name and my voice. I also just say simple word (the same words). I would just like to know the answer, thank you. And God less . regards Jean