As a hobbyist, I have been keeping exotic fish for the past 18 years. Recently, I visited a relative who has a tame Green-cheeked Conure as a pet. After interacting with the bird, I also wanted to keep a tame bird as a pet.

I started looking for breeders and sellers and eventually booked a Yellow-sided Conure. Since it is still a baby, I plan to bring it home in a few days or weeks, once it starts eating independently to some extent.

I work from 9 AM to 6 PM, so I can hand-feed the bird, play with it, and give it attention in the morning and after returning home from work. While I am away, it will stay in its cage, and my mother will offer it soft food. Whenever I am home, I plan to let it out of its cage so it can explore and move around freely in my room.

I have purchased a cage measuring 2 ft (L) × 1.5 ft (W) × 1.5 ft (H) for the conure.

However, while browsing the internet, I came across Blue Opaline Lovebirds and instantly fell in love with their cute faces. Now, I am thinking about getting one as well, preferably a hand-tamed bird.

The space available for keeping the birds is approximately 2.5 ft in length and breadth. I am considering adding another cage measuring 1 ft (L) × 1.5 ft (W) × 1.5 ft (H), making the total setup around 3 ft long. I would keep the lovebird in the smaller cage.

Both birds would be kept individually in separate cages.

Initially, I considered keeping a pair of conures together in a single 3 ft cage for their entire lives, allowing them to bond and potentially breed. However, in India, conures are subject to CITES-related regulations, and I understand that I need to register them on the PARIVESH portal and obtain the necessary permissions for breeding, which can be expensive. Therefore, I decided against that plan and am now considering keeping one conure and one lovebird instead.

Here are my questions:

1. Are the cage sizes I have mentioned suitable for a Yellow-sided Conure and a Blue Opaline Lovebird? I will provide them with appropriate toys, perches, and plenty of things to chew on,they both will be hand tamed.
2. I will ensure that both birds receive a good diet and everything they need to stay healthy and happy.
3. I cannot cancel the conure booking because the breeder has been raising the bird for me for quite some time.
4. Both birds will have supervised out-of-cage time in my room, with plenty of perches, toys, and space to explore.

Considering my 9-to-6 work schedule and the space available, would keeping both birds individually be a good idea, or would it be better to stick to just the conure?

I would appreciate your honest suggestions and advice. Thank you!

Hi everyone!

I need tips on the best way to rehome my green cheek Twizzie. She is 13 years old and I’ve had her her whole life. The reason I am rehoming her is because I am moving out of the country at the end of the year. She is a very happy musical bird. She will come with her main cage and travel backpack. Any tips appreciated!

He’s genuinely so cute and I’ve come so far in his training, he used to bite and draw blood if you tired to take him off of something now he just hops up, even people which was the big problem.

Today my GCC Fritz has bilateral red splotches on the skin around his eyes. There is no swelling or discharge from his eyes, and his behavior, eating, and poops are normal. Nothing new has been interdicted to his environment or diet, and he has not been around any other birds. We have an appointment with our avian vet first thing on Monday morning. Has anyone had any experience with symptoms like this? Thanks!

hello,

i hope everyone is doing well, 4 days ago i have gotten a GCC and he's been the cutest most loving bird ever, he cuddles with me he flies and sits in front of me it's been great.

i have done a lot of research before getting him so it wasn't an impulse buy, my issue is i'm struggling a bit with a few things and i want to ask to see if any of you guys can help me.

1. his sleeping time,

would it be that big of a deal that affects him negatively if he sleeps sometimes at 7pm and others at 8pm? switching between these times based on my schedule? he will always wake up at 6am it's just the sleeping time that might change.

1. his sleeping arrangements,

right now he sleeps in the hallway/room right outside of my door since i can make it fully dark for him and quiet.

but sometimes during the night or when i wake up early i might need to pass his cage to get to the house i try to be as quiet as possible but i'm still worried if me opening doors or even drawers that are in that room affects his sleep and will affects him badly. would it?

1. are they always this clingy?

i have read that they would be very very clingy and expected that, and thankfully the only time i leave the house most days is college 4 hours a day at most.

i don't mind him being clingy when i watch on my pc or something it's okay.

my issue is when i study or sometimes i'm a little overwhelmed, it does get to me and i have to put him in his cage which right next to my office, when i do that he starts going crazy not being loud just jumping around trying to get out, and i feel so so guilty about it i can't study or work on anything when he has his nose in it(literally) but i also feel so bad putting him in his cage.

i do make sure he at least has 4 hours outside of the cage.

so from this do you think me putting him back in the cage is stressing him out?

will he get less clingy the more he gets used to me and the rooms?

it's only been 4 days but i feel like a mother who just gave birth😭

they're overwhelming creatures but i love him so much he's been nothing but loving and cuddly, and i want to truly do the best for him so i hope you guys will help me.

thank you so much!

Hi everyone, I'm just looking for any advice or just input on the situation if possible. For some background, my 5 year old conure Boba finished laying an 8 egg clutch about 2 weeks ago, she has only laid twice previously to this which has been 1 egg in 2024 and then 4 eggs last year.

My concern is that she might be laying another clutch so soon and I'm really unsure as to why and don't really know what to do. She has no cage mate nor access to my other birds and I follow the general guide of ways to reduce hormones such as minimum 12 hours of sleep, no nesting box, avoiding too much seed in her diet, only petting her head etc. She also has no interest in her current eggs.

She has always been overly hormonal since I adopted her from her previous owners, they let her have a fluffy hut in her cage which she would always have relations with ( i removed it once she was in my care). So if anyone has any input or advice I would be extremely grateful 🙏🏻

Today I got a 4 week old hand feed green cheek conure from a breeder. I tried thrice to feed him A19 baby formula with a syringe but he is not having the food nor is he showing any feeding response.
He is scared and looks for a corner to hide. I fed him a little formula (about 4-5 ml thrice) but he sneezed a little and some formula came out. I am worried as i the place where i live doesn’t have an avian vet and also i cant get back to the breeder as i moved to a different city. I referred to chat gpt and google but i want some first hand experience advice.