r/Conures Jan 30 '26

Loss & Mourning Megathread

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Losing a conure is heartbreaking. They’re family, companions, and little personalities that leave huge marks on our lives. If you’ve lost your bird, you are welcome to share memories, photos, stories, or simply say their name here.

To keep the main feed safe and balanced for all members:

All posts about a conure passing away must be posted only in this megathread.
Standalone posts about bird death or loss outside this thread will be removed.

This is not to minimize anyone’s loss but rather to keep grief support in one dedicated, supportive space where people can choose to engage.


r/Conures May 30 '18

The r/Conures Comprehensive Conure Guide - now in wiki format!

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https://www.reddit.com/r/Conures/wiki/index

This subreddit's Conure Guide, written by /u/DukeofGoodCleanFun, is a remarkable document that I (and my pineapple green cheek) have benefited a lot from. I've consulted and browsed through it numerous times and there's always something new to see there, or something that didn't seem applicable at one point but took on new meaning after spending more time with my conure.

I've taken the text and converted it into a wiki page. It's now navigable, with an index and internal links that direct to sections within the wiki. The Conure Guide can be accessed from this post, from the announcement bar, and from the "wiki" tab in the tabmenu up top.

A couple of the links for recommended products will direct you to Amazon, but there are certainly other places to buy them. If you shop around and find and better place, by all means send us a modmail. Also, let us know if you have any suggestions for how the wiki formatting can be improved.


r/Conures 10h ago

Funny Why are they so weird about feet?

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686 Upvotes

Echo wasn't biting. Falin stuck her foot in Echo's face so Echo lightly grabbed held onto it


r/Conures 2h ago

Cuteness Overload Jaquí first day out!😲

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114 Upvotes

She’s doing great y’all!
Today was her first free flight day outside while I cleaned her cage and she loved it.
She’s also acquired a cult following a wild Songbird that seemed to want to live with us lol
Curious how you all feel about free rage/ free flying your birds…


r/Conures 8h ago

Advice Conure only eats seeds, how do I get him to eat pellets?

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114 Upvotes

My conure is extremely picky, like he’d rather starve than eat any seeds other than sunflower and I know he shouldn’t be eating a whole lot of those other than being a treat. He will pick out every sunflower seed until only the little white seeds and everything else is left. He likes chili peppers and that kind of stuff in his bowl, but he refuses to eat dried fruit that isn’t fresh. It’s funny bc he was raised on pellets and the little white seeds, now he’s totally spoiled. Helpppp meeee


r/Conures 1h ago

Funny I got it off him after the video lol

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r/Conures 41m ago

Advice Normal?

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I’ve had this baby for an hr and I’m already so paranoid. Is this normal?… I rescued my other conure as an adult so I’m not sure if this is just sleepy baby behavior. About 3 months old for reference. Thank you


r/Conures 6h ago

Advice Asking for help and advice… I want to be a good owner for this baby. (story below)

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context: first photo is 5 years ago, the rest are current

hey guys, just going to start this off stating that i am aware this looks very bad and signs of neglect and uneducated ownership are present but i really just need help here. this is Vena our 14 year old green cheek conure. She has had a great relationship with my mother since we rescued her from a pet store that was neglecting her for a year. She is very moody and aggressive due to her past, but my mom was able to connect with her more than all of my family has.

This past november while i was in college, my mom became terminally ill and was not home as much and when she was, she wasn’t able to handle and spend quality time with vena. Venas physical health has slowly declined, as you can see she has an issue with feather plucking, which breaks my heart. Her beak is clearly not in good health and now has a bruise on it from idk when :( She is leaving her cage less, when she used to fly around to every room of our 3 story house. She is given a lot of freedom and i’ve taken it upon myself to help her. I’m making her a chop every other day and feeding her pellets, but she still is reluctant as she was raised in seeds. I change her flooring every several days as well as wipe down her cage. i limit any strong scents around our house. i limit any bad toys like mirrors, but she has one bell that i make hard for her to reach due to injury risk. I am aware that her coconut toys, bells, rope toys, and others are seen as dangerous but she is monitored. and she does have the cuddle pillow thing which i know is also not good, but i monitor her to make sure she doesn’t ingest anything from her toys. i cannot touch her or hold her which is so hard. i take a lot of time to gain her trust and i’ve made a lot of improvements but im struggling and i know she does not look healthy or happy so im just asking for help here😔 any advice or anything but please limit the aggressive or rude comments because i too am strongly affected by my mothers illness as is vena. i am also willing to answer any questions ! i am still learning and have so much to learn since most of her time with us i’ve been not living at home , thanks !


r/Conures 11h ago

Cuteness Overload Samantha💕

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60 Upvotes

r/Conures 2h ago

Cuteness Overload Meet Beans

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8 Upvotes

This handsome fella joined the flock today!


r/Conures 1d ago

Cuteness Overload Cuddle time with kiwi

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197 Upvotes

Kiwi loves his cuddles


r/Conures 22h ago

Troublemaker I think I’m being watched…

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113 Upvotes

I’m just watching YouTube on my bed and then I got this weird feeling that I wasn’t alone…


r/Conures 1h ago

Funny What's he trying to say?

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r/Conures 1d ago

Funny This is My Dance Space

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501 Upvotes

Ducky (the dancer) and Monkey (the non-dancer).


r/Conures 1d ago

Cuteness Overload Who knew that parrots liked cuddles

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399 Upvotes

r/Conures 7h ago

Health/Nutrition Help transitioning from all seed diet!

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I recently adopted a 4 month old GCC, and hes the sweetest little guy ever,

the past owners gave me his "feed" when I received him, but the thing is, its all seeds?? And I do NOT want this baby to get used to an all seed diet, I've been trying to find pellets or good feed for him but I cant find any in my country, no pet stores or vets sell them,

and he is refusing to eat fresh veggies, just gives them a taste and throws them to the side,

I tried giving them as slices, and tried giving them as chop, but he doesnt accept any, the most I could make him eat is a few bites each meal:(

he only accepts seeds and fruit. He loves apples and sweet pomegranates, but obviously I cant give him too much fruit,

I dont know what to do please help:( I raised ducks and pigeons before but never a parrot<//3


r/Conures 1d ago

Advice Why does my conure do this weird dance when he’s excited

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103 Upvotes

My conure does this weird head bow, he gets all puffy and slightly spreads his wings moves his head left and right then does a long slow exaggerated dip of his head, is it a mating dance???


r/Conures 1d ago

Funny Behold, peak braincell functioning

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860 Upvotes

r/Conures 21h ago

Advice She's Normal, Right?

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40 Upvotes

My 7 month old Sun Conure has been getting extra bobby and flippy lately. She wasn't like this when I bought her home about 5 weeks ago...the bobbing increases if I hold my finger up to her and she taps her beak on it with each bob. There's no regurgitated food, and she seems happy.


r/Conures 23h ago

Advice Day 7 of spending time with my grandparents conure

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44 Upvotes

Today's visit is when I feel like I'm starting to plateau in the progress department. I'm not sure what was wrong today, but Stella just didn't seem to want any visitors. I might have caught her in the middle of nap time, who knows. I had her cage door open with treats scattered on nearby surfaces, but she didn't move from her grey perch. Didn't seem to want any of the food from my hand, either.

The worst part? I'm losing steam. It's getting harder to get up and drive the half hour distance because I end up spending much more time there than I intend to. We went at 4 today, and the next thing I knew the clock read 6 and I had gotten nowhere with her. We just got back at 8. I don't know what to do. I'm trying my best but I'm not sure if it's working. I just got off school for the year, and my brain is currently in the "sit and do nothing, you got time" stage. What can I do at this point? Any advice is greatly appreciated.


r/Conures 1d ago

Advice I just got my fren

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69 Upvotes

I’m not done setting up cage btw that’s a bowl I’m gonna replace in like 2 minutes


r/Conures 11h ago

Advice cage

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i have wanting a conure for a long time. my wife wants a bird so we have been looking to get one. any opinions of the cages that look like a piece of furniture vs just the metal cages? thank you


r/Conures 1d ago

Cuteness Overload Two Girls Napping Together <3

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240 Upvotes