another one......

[Conure88]

ok, well my plan was to save big time and buy a couple sun conures at the end of the year 2 raise and keep a hen for mac as a partner BUT i went into our local crappy ass pet shop 2day 2 find out they STILL have this 1 sun conure thats been in there 4 AAAAGES!!! they sold one but still have the other!
So its official! on monday im going in there and paying him/her 1/2 off! ill have him/her by next week!
Its not exactly good what im doing tho! this pet shop takes really really crappy care of there birds and i dont want them 2 just go out and get more!
This is the same pet shop that i got Baz from coz i felt so bad 4 him! but i got to him a bit to late and by the time i got him he was a bit tapt in the head!
Lucky tho this one is still ok..... i got him/her out of the cage today and had it on my shoulder 4 awhile! and s/he was very smootchy! loves kisses! but was very scared of my hands! didnt bite @ all, just screamed!
AND im gonna b paying top $$$ for it aswell... i think birdworld has lovely little handraised ones atm for $450.... this shops still asking $475 and i wouldnt even consider it h/r anymore coz its scared of hands!
But i dont know what to do! i cant really afford this bird but im gonna do it anyways (just meens itl take longer 4 me 2 move 2 perth), but i want to stop this shop from buying ANY more conures!!! i love the conures! there my fav bird and it breaks my heart 2 c how they keep them..... think of **** running her own propper pet shop and u kinda have this one
What can i do tho!?
Today when i went in there they have these 2 ADDORIBLE baby galahs, and one of the girls that worked there just yanked them off the top of the cage and chucked them into it (not placed, chucked) and slammed the door in there face! i meen how harsh can u get!!! there only BABYS!
She also made a comment that the sun conure NEVA comes out, and wen i asked y "he tried 2 fly away once wen he came out" so i said well y dont u cut the wings" and she recons they did but he still flew and almost got out! pffft!!! Bullsh*t!!!
And they had no perch and only 1 crappy old toy in there cage!
Same as my sun conure im getting! theres no perch in the cage and no toys,.... and i cant remember the last time i saw any fruit/veg in there cage!

Anyways im gonna stop rambling on now about usless crap! but if anyone can help me figure out wot 2 do about this bloody pet shop then PLEASE help me out!!! i cant stand the way these birds r kept! thankyou

[Amanda]

Well the store I work at charges $755 for sun conures!!! Need I say any more???

[bubbles]

The Pet store near me charged almost $1000!!

[Conure88]

SH*T!!!!
my god u could get a breeding pair for that!!!!!

[kim]

I see them advertised in our paper for $700, breeding pairs 900 to 1000.
Then there are places that sell them here $400something.

I think 475 is pretty good for a sun considering what price they get away with selling them for here.

[Peter]

Anywhere from 350 to 450 is normal for a private breeder. so 475 for a pet shop aint too bad

[Conure88]

I personally feel its way to much considering that i wouldnt consider this bird handraised anymore + im in Albany anyways, and the price 4 birds isnt as much down here coz theres not as big of a damand for them....
I seen one in the paper just yesterday going for only $260.
And besides the point i dont really care about the price! i just wonna know how i can stop them from getting more in!

[Peter]

It will be hard. The laws state that unless the bird isn't being fed and water or other basic needs are not met then and only then can something be done. It is up to people to decide to give it toys etc. I think you will find that most pet shops do not provided a hell of a lot of stimulous for hand raised birds. I know birld world has been known to have many birds crammed into one cage with 2 perches and nothing else. The idea is that they are there to be sold and when they get home it is up to the new owner to provide the fun stuff. sad but true.

260! buy it! very cheap. you got mac for a good price, 475 is not at all a very high price

[Conure88]

lol i would buy the $260 one but its up in perth and im not planning a trip up there 4 a couple weeks yet!...