Why is my bird panting?
Budgies pant due to the changes in environmental temperature, exercise, and fright. A budgie can develop heatstroke, so panting allows the bird to control its temperature.
How can I tell if my conures are sick?
Healthy conures breathe with their mouths closed, so check for open-mouth breathing, even after your bird has been active. Especially if your bird is fluffed up, look for rapid, shallow breathing. Take your bird to the vet at any signs of distress. Check for head twitching.
What kind of bird is the green cheeked conure?
Subspecies There are 6 subspecies of the Green-Cheeked Conure, the most common of these is the Molinae Australis. As well as the different subspecies, color variants have also been bred and are known by various names such as: cinnamon, pineapple, turquoise, and yellow-sided.
What kind of disease does a conure bird have?
Respiratory Signs, Chronic Depression, Weightloss : Aspergillosis (fungal disease), bacterial infections / pneumonia, nutritional deficiencies (Hypovitaminosis A), inhaled toxins. Behavioral Feather Picking : Often starts as the bird reaches sexual maturity Feather Plucking / Mutilation
What makes a green cheeked conure fall off a perch?
Because of their inquisitive nature Green-Cheeked Conures are accident prone. They are clumsy and fall off their perch easily. Also, their sneaky mate may push them off. If this happens check your conures wings and legs for injuries and then fix the perch (if this needs doing).
What’s the average life span of a green cheek conure?
Green cheek conures have a lifespan anywhere between 10 and 25 years. This is the same for all variations. The cinnamon mutation may not live as often to the upper age limit because they have a tendency of getting breathing problems. With proper vet care, they can live to about 15 years.
Healthy conures breathe with their mouths closed, so check for open-mouth breathing, even after your bird has been active. Especially if your bird is fluffed up, look for rapid, shallow breathing. Take your bird to the vet at any signs of distress. Check for head twitching.
Subspecies There are 6 subspecies of the Green-Cheeked Conure, the most common of these is the Molinae Australis. As well as the different subspecies, color variants have also been bred and are known by various names such as: cinnamon, pineapple, turquoise, and yellow-sided.
What should I do with my green cheek conure?
They need the exercise and are very active. The green cheek conure is a very clean bird so he needs either a bath bowl or some way to shower regularly. If you can’t find a bowl for him to fit in, you can spray him gently with a spray bottle.
