With the fascinating personality and vivid colours, you can find them in the different regions of Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay.
Green-cheeked birds are the smallest and the playful birds. Various breeders love to breed these green-cheeked conures because of their social qualities.
In this article, we will discover each aspect of their life, from personality to the pricing of these loving birds.
So let us get started.
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The lifespan of Green-cheeked ConureĀ
The lifespan of the green-cheeked conures is not pre-decided. It depends upon their lifestyle that whether they live in a forest or captivity.
In the forest, the average lifespan of the green-cheeked conure is ten to fifteen years old. The reasons behind this shorter lifespan are unhealthy conditions and a nutrient-less diet. Sometimes, eagles, vampire bats, and ornate hawk catch, kill, and eat them. On the other hand, they are unable to find a nutrient-rich diet. Therefore, they lose their lives at the early stages.
In captivity, the lifespan of the green-cheeked conure is tremendously become higher, and they gain a capacity to live up to 35 years. The causes of this long lifespan are the nutrient-rich diet provided by their master and eliminating the risk of predators.
The personality of Green-cheeked ConureĀ
These smaller birds have wrapped many personality traits that make them a favourite pet bird of humans.
Green-cheeked conures are loving birds who are very affectionate towards human beings. They love to spend time with their best-loved human companion. Because of their social behaviour, they attract different bird lovers to themselves.
Besides this loving behaviour with persons, they also become moody. They refuse to cuddle or play with anyone. If you force them, they can bite you. Various physical traits explain the mental state of these conures. After identifying them, you should adopt a certain behaviour toward them.
Furthermore, they are very active and energetic birds from the start to the end of the day. They are also very careful about their daily routines like playtime, feeding time, or out-of-cage hours. If you forget any workout, they remind you through some squawks and calls.
Green-cheeked conure is not talkative as compared to the other species of the conures. If you are an apart dweller, it is not a good choice to keep them as a pet because they tend to make a lot of noise. But if they start to teach some words or tricks, they can learn these lessons very quickly.
Care of Green-cheeked ConureĀ
If you do not care about your green-cheeked conure, you may face the loss of the life of your special bird companion. So if you have these conures, keep in mind the following factors to take care of them.
Cage SizeĀ
A cage of 18 x 18 x 24 inches with 1/2 inch bar spacing is the best one for the green-cheeked conures; if you do not have enough time to give you to your conure, provide them with a huge cage because they can enjoy themselves through perching or hanging upside and down in the cage.
TemperatureĀ
The temperatures between 65 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit are suitable for the green-cheeked conure. This moderate temperature gives a soothing to their body and keeps them active. If you deviate from this temperature range, your conure may face sweat or shiver according to the higher or lower temperature.
Stimulation ToysĀ
These intelligent green-cheeked conures love to keep their mind busy with some interesting activities. You have to provide some mental stimulation toys or chewing toys or bell hits to fulfil the necessity of your green conure.
Bathing RoutineĀ
Interestingly, green-cheeked conure loves to bathe. Therefore, you have to offer a bath daily if it is possible. If it is a little bit difficult, you should be offered a bath after one day. A low, glass pie pan or dish is the best bathing tubs for them.
Regular medical Check-ups
Sometimes, green-cheeked conures fall prey to various diseases, which further leads to their death. Proventricular Dilatation Disease (PDD), Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease, Psittacosis, beak malocclusion, and Aspergillosis are the top diseases in green cheeked conures. If you go to the vet for their check-ups regularly, you can prevent or cope with these diseases in your conures.
Diet
The proper diet plays an indispensable role in the healthy and energetic life of the green-cheeked conures. If you have these birds, supply them the below food.
VegetablesĀ
For supplying vitamins and minerals to the green-cheeked conures, you have to add various vegetables to the daily diet of conures. Basil, turnip greens, broccoli, spinach, kale, chard, celery, peas, carrots, pumpkin, winter squash, and red chillies are their favourite veggies you can offer them.
Fruits
Another major source of vitamins and minerals is fruits. Green-cheeked conure loves to eat fruits. Fresh Washington apples, bananas, mangoes, papayas, kiwis, peaches, figs, and passionfruit can be offered to your green-cheeked conures.
NutsĀ
For the optimal health of the green-cheeked conure, serve them some nuts. You can offer them almonds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, peanuts, sunflower seeds, and pecans. But do not give them in larger values that cause fats.
Price of Green-cheeked ConureĀ
The price of the green-cheeked conure started from $250 to $500. But it is not limited; it varies because of various factors.
The first and foremost factor is the age of the green-cheeked conures. A weaned green-cheek conure has higher prices than the older ones.
Second, if they give you a conure with a damaged body, like a blemish or mark on the bodies, the price will be automatically low.
Thirdly, if a breeder or pet stores provide you with a certificate of the health conditions of the green-cheeked conure, they will charge more amount by adding the test price into it.
Fourthly, if you want to purchase a pair of them, the breeder or pet store holder will demand a greater budget.
Fifthly, you have to keep in mind the accessories of the green-cheeked conure like toys, perches, cages because these things are crucial for this conure.
Final Thoughts
In sum, we can say that these are adorable creature belong to birdsā family and you can fall in their love at first sight. So if you plan to purchase them after watching these attractive birds, we hope this guide will prove very helpful for you.
