Conure Moving

Hey all!
So I’m about to graduate high school and move in with my soon-to-be husband. My parents keep their house at 80 F while my husband will want our home at at most 75 F. Is there something I should do so my green cheeked conure doesn’t go into shock? Will he even go into shock? I’m starting to cover his cage in a light, breathable sheet so when we get to the apartment he is used to that but I’m also worried he’ll overheat.

I expect the conure will be fine, but marriage that young?
Please google the statistics of teenage marriages.

Here's a quote from my very first google hit ...

"Studies show that today teenage marriages are two to three times more likely to end in divorce than are marriages between people 25 years of age and older. The most comprehensive study on marriage and age that sociologists cite was published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2001, from 1995 data, and it found that 48 percent of those who marry before 18 are likely to divorce within 10 years, compared with 24 percent of those who marry after age 25."

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/...ml?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

None of my beeswax for sure, but I've always tried to do or say the right thing, even when doing so is not popular.

YSGC said:

I expect the conure will be fine, but marriage that young?
Please google the statistics of teenage marriages.

Here's a quote from my very first google hit ...

"Studies show that today teenage marriages are two to three times more likely to end in divorce than are marriages between people 25 years of age and older. The most comprehensive study on marriage and age that sociologists cite was published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2001, from 1995 data, and it found that 48 percent of those who marry before 18 are likely to divorce within 10 years, compared with 24 percent of those who marry after age 25."

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/...ml?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

None of my beeswax for sure, but I've always tried to do or say the right thing, even when doing so is not popular.

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I know it’s unpopular. I’ve gotten a ton of backlash from my family about it, but we’ve been together for three years already, it’s not like we started dating 5 months ago and decided to get married. Plus our views of marriage and love are different then the majority of teenagers.

SamBeben said:

YSGC said:

I expect the conure will be fine, but marriage that young?
Please google the statistics of teenage marriages.

Here's a quote from my very first google hit ...

"Studies show that today teenage marriages are two to three times more likely to end in divorce than are marriages between people 25 years of age and older. The most comprehensive study on marriage and age that sociologists cite was published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2001, from 1995 data, and it found that 48 percent of those who marry before 18 are likely to divorce within 10 years, compared with 24 percent of those who marry after age 25."

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/...ml?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

None of my beeswax for sure, but I've always tried to do or say the right thing, even when doing so is not popular.

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I know it’s unpopular. I’ve gotten a ton of backlash from my family about it, but we’ve been together for three years already, it’s not like we started dating 5 months ago and decided to get married. Plus our views of marriage and love are different then the majority of teenagers.

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I do wish you two all the best and a lifetime of happiness together.

I intended nothing negative with my post.

I think your bird will be fine. That temperature is quite comfortable.

GL Sam and best wishes! Bird will be fine going from 80-75. I would caution you to gradually and slowly get them used to temperatures going down to the 60's, over a long period of acclimation. Doing so will boost your conure's resilience as it is usually not feasible to keep any area warmed to 80° continuously, unless you live somewhere where that would geographically appropriate.

We lost power in the big east coast snow storm last year. Temperature in the house slowly dropped to just above 60 before we all moved in to the finished garage with a propane heater (for the next day and a half, grrr). Mango was fine with the temperature drop, didn't even seem distressed. I wasn't gonna push it any more than that though.

Iridal said:

We lost power in the big east coast snow storm last year. Temperature in the house slowly dropped to just above 60 before we all moved in to the finished garage with a propane heater (for the next day and a half, grrr). Mango was fine with the temperature drop, didn't even seem distressed. I wasn't gonna push it any more than that though.

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FWIW I thought I'd mention this ...
If using a portable propane heater (that is not vented to the outside) it's important to have a CO2 alarm in the room.
Birds are very sensitive to CO2, an odorless and poisonous gas.

People got engaged and married in their late teens (and younger!) for millenia. Just because it doesn’t appeal to most these days and/or the previous generation screwed up badly regarding their marriages doesn’t mean it’s wrong or has no chance. I got engaged shortly after graduating high school. My husband and I are coming up on 12 happy years together this month and will be celebrating 9 years married in October. We too caught a lot of negativity about being too young to be engaged, but I have 0 regrets about not wasting my time on a bunch of random hookups/volatile relationships/generally irresponsible behavior in my 20s. Few of the people we know are as stable of us, own a home, own their cars outright, no debt, decent savings etc... Marriage (or committed relationships) young DOES have benefits when you have 2 individuals working towards common goals and supporting each other in reaching those goals instead of trying to navigate young adulthood alone. I wish you the best of luck with your marriage

As for moving your conure, you’ve gotten sound advice above. A few degree temperature difference will make no difference at all. In fact, in the natural range of conures temperatures occasionally dip as low as the 50’s and can get as hot as the 90’s and beyond. They’re pretty hardy animals, it’s just sudden swing in temperature (say from a heated home to freezing winter wind outside) that can cause problems.

She posted to ask about her green cheek, not to get criticism about her personal life. It's not appropriate to comment about it unless she asked for it, especially if you have nothing but negativity for her. Spread the well wishes, not the doubts. Congrats!

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Out this way we had a heat wave during summer, lots of days over 40C (105F +) . Even with the A/C going full tilt it would get upwards of 32C (around 90F) in the house. Didn't slow my conures or cockatiel down at all. My IRN is a new addition so we'll see how she goes. If anything they don't like cooler temps. During the cooler months here it has been known to drop to 15C (60F)or lower in the house. Not a lot we can do as it's an old drafty rental. Cover at night and move to the least drafty location. Warm the birds up as best as possible the next day.

75 - 80F is the average temperature range for South and Central America which is where Conures originate. I would say that you will be fine. Birds are more adaptable than we think. Just keep an eye out for signs of distress and you'll be OK.

Alehner529 said:

She posted to ask about her green cheek, not to get criticism about her personal life. It's not appropriate to comment about it unless she asked for it, especially if you have nothing but negativity for her. Spread the well wishes, not the doubts. Congrats!

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I completely agree!!!!!!!!!

My sincere apologies to the OP and to the community for discussing this non-conure topic.

YSGC said:

FWIW I thought I'd mention this ...
If using a portable propane heater (that is not vented to the outside) it's important to have a CO2 alarm in the room.
Birds are very sensitive to CO2, an odorless and poisonous gas.

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Yup had one sitting right next to it. We didn't want to die either.