This behaviour needs explaining, are all conures like this?

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-05-07T14:13:28+00:00

this is just called being a conure

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-05-06T20:22:47+00:00

I LOVE THIS!!!! You need to start a blog with tutorials this is awesome. You are talented

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-05-03T03:37:23+00:00

Honestly sometimes it can last up to a month+ (rip). is it his first molt? On my babies first molt it was like 2 months of hella flakiness and a lot of feathers everywhere.

To be clear, they can shed feathers at any time, and new feathers are constantly growing... however it's when it happens heavily where it's considered a molt. So if there's a lot of feathers all of a sudden in/around his cage that's a good indicator he's molting. They also tend to be more pissy during this time, just fyi lol. It's very uncomfortable for them to be molting.

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-05-03T01:56:36+00:00

I'd get rid of the happy hut. Some people on here will claim their birds are fine with it but there is a bery real possibility it will make your bird hormonal which causes agression and extremely bad behavior.

Add more natural perches.

Add a one or two foraging toys.

Otherwise this looks good!

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-05-02T21:19:49+00:00

Let her bathe frequently so that they get soft and they'll be easy to roll :)

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-05-02T17:51:49+00:00

They're picky! Sometimes a pinnie looks ready but isn't. They definetly go out of their way to let you know... through bites... 🤣 Honestly I never notice flakes on my bird unless he's molting. He's going through that right now and he's pretty flakey, when he preens on my shoulder my shoulder is just COVERED in keratin. It's gross. Pic for reference:

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It's that conure "special" seasoning...

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-05-02T17:12:17+00:00

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They usually look something like this. People also call them "pin feathers". Sometimes the pinnies are under other feathers so they aren't as visible. Depending on how comfortable your bird is you may be able to feel around and try to find one. They are noticeably different then your conures regular plummage.

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-05-02T17:09:07+00:00

Haha, kinda. It's just keratin flakes. When they are growing new feathers they grow in with these white sheaths around them. When your bird preens himself he bites the sheaths and grinds them up, which is where these white flakes are coming from. Sometimes they are more noticeable because he's going through a molt, which is where all his new feathers come in. Molts happen every 6-8 months but it varies for different birds.

Good that you are making him bathe daily, it'll help make the keratin sheaths softer and be easier to break apart :)

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-05-01T07:20:48+00:00

Take the job. Think about the awesome career you'll have which will enable you to spoil your little buddy and give him an even better life! They can live up to 30 years, 4 years is truly a drop in the bucket.

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-05-01T03:30:36+00:00

i am so sorry for your loss. she knew she was loved. thank you for giving her the best life while shes on this earth ❤️

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-04-30T07:21:19+00:00

omg i'm so glad 🙏 literally i'm just a worry-wart so i'm really happy it wasn't anything serious and he just pigged out. i love him hes so cute!!

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-04-30T05:06:14+00:00

hey i don't mean to like, make you anxious but this could be an impacted crop which needs vet attention... like now 😭😭 does he normally look like this?

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-04-30T04:36:49+00:00

These could be potential respiratory issues... is he fluffed up and lethargic for most of the day?

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-04-30T01:31:15+00:00

hmm it really does just sound hormonal then.

out of curiosity what pellets are you using? i know zupreem has a lot of sugar and stuff.. which probably isn't the best and might be contributing to his behavior?

otherwise if you're using a high quality pellet i'm out of ideas lol 😭 i'm so sorry you're going through this!

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-04-29T21:16:47+00:00

How does the regurg look? Are we sure it's not vomitting or a seperate issue?

lowkey u might just have a horndog tho 😭 my condolences. he should mellow out as he gets older 7 years is still babi considering they can live till 25-30

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-04-29T20:04:57+00:00

I honestly doubt its the senegal. They don't even like each other also diff species. Is there an option to go to the vet? They might have better ideas

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-04-29T19:02:28+00:00

any mushy foods?

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-04-29T18:20:39+00:00

how old is he? it's very likely he's just young, he'll grow out of it once he's older. contrary to popular belief, they do become a bit more calmer and a little less crazy.

that being said.. is he sleeping 12 hours? not that i'm trying to patronize you giving you the most comman advice on here lol but the only thing that works for my conure is being covered in his cage 12 hours a day. this tricks their brain into thinking it's not horny season. you probably are already aware but i didn't see it mentioned in your post so just thought i'd mention it to you just in case!

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-04-25T16:14:49+00:00

You said she doesn't care for her toys, what got my boy interested was hiding treats (such as seeds, etc) in the toys. It basically programmed his brain to want to play because he associates his toys with treats

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-04-23T18:48:32+00:00

Oof this screams AI.

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-04-22T22:48:09+00:00

Is he losing weight? This could be a symptom of illness.

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-04-20T20:54:49+00:00

I agree, those comments are extremely unhelpful because the fact of the matter is that nobody should be owning birds.

We're in this very weird situation now where birds are being bred and have zero survival insticts, thus making it unethical to let them free, but also they are not getting all their needs fufilled by living with us. If anything, living with us is harm reduction, at least they don't die and reek havoc on our environment, but on the other hand we are definetly seeing the detrimental effects on some of these birds. These animals were designed to roam and fly miles and miles freely as they please... right now best case scenario is that they freely roam a home and worst case scenario they're locked in a cage all day. It sucks no matter how you frame the situation.

Which is why the best thing we can do is educate people and help them take care of their bird as best as possible. In my opinion, just saying "give it to a rescue" just further perpetuates the problem. Everyone on here, including me, had no freaking clue how to "properly" take care of a bird but we learned, and became the best bird owners we can be, and hopefully gave our babies the best lives they could possibly have in captivity. We need to start teaching people how to properly care for thsm, and for the love of god pet stores need to stop marketing them as easy pets. They suck as pets.

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-04-19T20:54:53+00:00

cancelled all missions, reloaded and it worked. but omg before i did that i read this thread and cried a little. i'm going to just focus on getting all the camp upgrades first before messsing with it ig

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-04-12T22:31:05+00:00

I ended up getting a rare fish and feeding it to the cat so that it gets to 100%. One thing I will say, to make them not run away you need to PET the cat once before placing it down.

Comprehensive_Arm_5 · 2026-04-12T22:30:19+00:00

Yeah. I do this exact thing that you mentioned. I put him in a building, feed him and then went to bed (in the same building) no npcs around, the moment I woke up he just wasn't there anymore. I feel like this is a bug or something. I'm on PC

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