Post by LittleBudgie2005 on Dec 18, 2006 7:40:17 GMT 7
Common Diseases and Disorders:-Conures are relatively healthy birds but are susceptible to the following:
Feeding:-
Conures aren't picky about their foods, but being very curious and playful, they like a varied diet, which should primarily be nuts, seeds, fruits, and vegetables, and a commercially prepared pelleted diet. Foods should also offer a wide variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and textures. Pellets of different shapes and colors are often preferred over plain pellets. Conures are prone to conure bleeding syndrome, which is thought to be caused by a lack of vitamin K (found in foods like broccoli).
Conures also enjoy extra treats such as shredded meat or pasta, hard boiled egg, peanut butter, bean sprouts, and torn up bread moistened with fruit juices. Anything you eat is pretty much okay with your conure, except for salt, butter and avocado, which is toxic to birds. Be sure to remove perishable food after a couple of hours so that it doesn't spoil.
Birds that don't get enough calcium get soft bones, and females who are calcium deficient may die if they try to lay eggs. Calcium is a necessity and you can offer this in the form of a cuttlebone or calcium block. If your conure does not take to these, you can scrape the soft surface of the cuttlebone with a knife over the dish of food every day.
For more information go to:
www.petplace.com/birds/choosing-a-sun-conure/page1.aspx
- Conure bleeding syndrome
- Aspergillosis
- Pacheco's disease
- Psittacosis
- Proventricular dilatation disease
- Psittacine beak and feather disease
Feeding:-
Conures aren't picky about their foods, but being very curious and playful, they like a varied diet, which should primarily be nuts, seeds, fruits, and vegetables, and a commercially prepared pelleted diet. Foods should also offer a wide variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and textures. Pellets of different shapes and colors are often preferred over plain pellets. Conures are prone to conure bleeding syndrome, which is thought to be caused by a lack of vitamin K (found in foods like broccoli).
Conures also enjoy extra treats such as shredded meat or pasta, hard boiled egg, peanut butter, bean sprouts, and torn up bread moistened with fruit juices. Anything you eat is pretty much okay with your conure, except for salt, butter and avocado, which is toxic to birds. Be sure to remove perishable food after a couple of hours so that it doesn't spoil.
Birds that don't get enough calcium get soft bones, and females who are calcium deficient may die if they try to lay eggs. Calcium is a necessity and you can offer this in the form of a cuttlebone or calcium block. If your conure does not take to these, you can scrape the soft surface of the cuttlebone with a knife over the dish of food every day.
For more information go to:
www.petplace.com/birds/choosing-a-sun-conure/page1.aspx
