Those darn bird shops

[jill]

Went up to buy snoopy a new cage, with a wide base, on the ground was this little fellow, I picked him up and left him on my sholder while I was browsing,,I got the cage and yes he came too, on my way home I'm trying to think of what to tell my Uncle who said no more birds..Thats ok, he has the bird on his sholder telling him of the things there going to do tomorrow...

[waddles]

Oh my how beautiful, no wonder you are so proud. Isn't it funny how they can melt your heart.
Are you a birdaholic, if so maybe a sign needs to be worn before entering any pet shops that reads, please do not serve me. ;D

[slognoth]

Oh that is sweet. Who wouldn't fall for that bright little bundle of joy?

[lovemytiels]

Who could have resisted that sweet face Yep have to agree with waddles, definately need a sign when walking into pet shops now, please don't serve me. Probably one of the reasons I don't go to pet shops anymore as there is just too much temptation for someone with an addiction. ;D
Hope you have lots of happy times with your new bird. Cheers Anna

[pollyparrot]

you could always join my birdsacholic group
he is downright adoreable

[SunConure]

Jill he looks like a very cute sun conure love how he/she has more yellow then green,blue,or orange.Hope you enjoy him suns are very playful i have been told.

[jeremy]

Jill, how old is he? Judging by the amount of yellow i would say that he is mature

[jill]

I don't know how old, I'll have to ring and ask them, do you think it's mature..I don't know what sex either, they didn't get him DNA'd, I'll have to get that done as well as I would like to get another, I'm not 100% sure of there diet either, I gave him seed, pellets and fruit & veges, he went for the grapes, apple and passion fruit...

Is there a club Polly Parrot, is there a cure...I specifically go there with just enough cash to get what I need, but because I wanted a cage, I had extra..

Here's his side, do you think he's mature..

[SunConure]

Jill to me that sun conure looks mature as when there young they are more green. To answer your question that was on the other thread about sexing them. What i read there is no possitive way to sex them without a dna but you could take a guess by the head shape males will have a squarer head and flatter forehead. females will have a rounder and smaller head then the males.

[iwantmore]

hi jill
it's hard to tell its maturity by the lack of green feathers.
yes it could be mature,it could also be the pied/golden
version. like mine in the pics,that are fledged with more yellow than green. and or varying amounts thereof.
is it possible of you to post a pic of snoopy on his back
showing his vent feathers.

[jeremy]

I would say it was mature because if it wad pied/golden it would have costed a hell of a lot more

[iwantmore]

hey not really, some people who have them still don't know what they have got. and the market to buy pied suns is not really there.

[kennyrules05]

hi everyone,
i was wondering if $895 is expensive for a young sun conure at a local pet shop i am so tempted cause its the cutiest conure i have seen it will lay on its back, wave with one leg, play dead , and play hide and seek.
i was talking to the shop assistant about the bird and how it learnt the tricks and she said it was bloody stupid and that is why no one wants to buy it , i personally think its not the bird its the price that is making the bird not so attractive if only my dad would let me get it i would its such a character, also what would be a ideal cage size for it with pleanty of room for it to move and to hang some toys etc thanks

[hillcresttiels]

Hi Kenny someone will help regarding cages and so on but as far as pricing goes I have seen them advertised for $485 about a month ago on Petlink also friends of ours are selling 2 off give Kim and Steve a call for pricing
they love their birds so they will be spoilt rotten! ;D
Their add is posted in Buy Swap Sell under Relunctant sale cheers Frank

[kennyrules05]

thanks frank i'll have a look thanks again

[SunConure]

jill to answer your question about what they eat they eat more fruit and veggies then they do seed.Just give him/her plenty of fruit and veggies and you should be fine.

kenny min cage size for 1 sun conure i have read alot about this but the absolute min is 18inches long x 18inches wide x 24inches high.

[parrotpotential]

Hi Kenny, yep that would be about the right price for a pet shop sun conure.
As Frank said we do have 2 for sale but they are about 4 years old and no where near as entertaining as the pet shop one sounds. We are in Melbourne and we don' freight.

kennyrules05 said:

hi everyone,
i was wondering if $895 is expensive for a young sun conure at a local pet shop i am so tempted cause its the cutiest conure i have seen it will lay on its back, wave with one leg, play dead , and play hide and seek.
i was talking to the shop assistant about the bird and how it learnt the tricks and she said it was bloody stupid and that is why no one wants to buy it , i personally think its not the bird its the price that is making the bird not so attractive if only my dad would let me get it i would its such a character, also what would be a ideal cage size for it with pleanty of room for it to move and to hang some toys etc thanks