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Sun Conures | Aratinga solstitialis |
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Some of our suns.
Sequence of "Barney" obviously lost in thought.
No doubt deciding if cameras are good to eat.
George
George and Barbara
She was from Busch Gardens, hence the names.
I was checking nestbox and "Peanut"
decided to check me so I took a picture.
"Pumpkin" wasn't happy with me in nestbox either.
You can practically hear it from there!
One of our DNA sexed youngsters, five months old,
tame birds of both sexes available.
Some of our smaller suns.
Description
- This species is considered to be one of the most spectacularly colored species of parrots. Younger birds have much more green, and their brighter colors appear over a period of about 6-8 months. The full adult yellow coloration on the chest, head and back is reached in two years. Sun conures normally sleep inside their nest boxes. Babies sometimes even sleep on the bottom of their cage with their feet up. A sleeping box is recommended for them. It is similar to a nest box with a perch inside and no bottom.
- Not only are they brilliantly colored, but they make wonderful pets. They are like kittens with feathers often rolling around with each other or wrestling with you. Their antics are very entertaining to watch as well. Suns are known as loud birds. It is possible to train the birds to be more quiet. A routine is very important. Ours are only loud when they see us and think it is time to play or eat. We have sixteen sun conures plus youngsters.
- Sun conures are capable of learning to talk. They are not great talkers though and their strengths are personality and color. They really enjoy human attention. Between the age of 3 and 6 months a sun conure "tests" everything with it's beak. It is not the same as biting and can be used to teach your bird that this behavior is unacceptable. If it holds your finger to hard it should immediately go back in it's cage for time out.
- Of all our breeders our suns are my favorites. They remain very tame. Most of our breeders will take peanuts from our hands. These are the birds that look forward to you as much as you look forward to them. They rush to the front of the cage to greet you and play.
- Sun conures attain a length of 12 to 13 inches.
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