LordTriggs
New member
So I'm stuck in a bit of a dilemma at the moment.
I'm still not fully decided on whether to get myself a new bird after losing Rio to some mystery illness and Ozzy to his spooking and breaking his own neck.
Saying how unsure I am I still have the cage constructed and but I have come into contact with 2 people. One is selling a 3 year old black capped conure, I have no other info right now but have got their phone number so I can call to ask about tameness and what-not. The other I have seen is someone selling Pearly conures, I know these are parent reared with some human interaction and are given a full health check (but I would take to a vet anyway for a check-up having learnt my lesson with Rio) especially as I found I'm about 25 minutes drive away from the country's leading CAV!
Both of these birds cost the same, the pearlys should be ready to go to their homes in a couple weeks and the black cap is 3 so good to go. I'm leaning towards the pearlys at the moment due to the breeder being recomended to me by a lot of people on a facebook group and finding out that pearly conures are vulnerable according to conservation studies. Both of these birds cost the same price so there's nothing between them with regards to that.
I think I'm going to take a look at them but does anyone have any tips on what to look for with private sellers? Also does anyone have any tips for overcoming that wave of hesitation? I have a couple mental health issues so that definitely is adding to my hesitation
Big thanks in advance everyone!
I'm still not fully decided on whether to get myself a new bird after losing Rio to some mystery illness and Ozzy to his spooking and breaking his own neck.
Saying how unsure I am I still have the cage constructed and but I have come into contact with 2 people. One is selling a 3 year old black capped conure, I have no other info right now but have got their phone number so I can call to ask about tameness and what-not. The other I have seen is someone selling Pearly conures, I know these are parent reared with some human interaction and are given a full health check (but I would take to a vet anyway for a check-up having learnt my lesson with Rio) especially as I found I'm about 25 minutes drive away from the country's leading CAV!
Both of these birds cost the same, the pearlys should be ready to go to their homes in a couple weeks and the black cap is 3 so good to go. I'm leaning towards the pearlys at the moment due to the breeder being recomended to me by a lot of people on a facebook group and finding out that pearly conures are vulnerable according to conservation studies. Both of these birds cost the same price so there's nothing between them with regards to that.
I think I'm going to take a look at them but does anyone have any tips on what to look for with private sellers? Also does anyone have any tips for overcoming that wave of hesitation? I have a couple mental health issues so that definitely is adding to my hesitation
Big thanks in advance everyone!