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Care in Captivity

Pet Suitability:
Sensitive to cold and wet. Quiet and friendly. Playful. May be kept in a colony.

Captive Status:
Nominate race is very rare in captivity; E.f. minor less so.

Longevity:
15-25yrs

Housing:
Aviary or suspended enclosure, minimum length 3m (9.8 ft).

Enrichment:
Provide overhead misters or water bowls for bathing. Provide bird-safe, unsprayed flowering or budding branches, perches, wooden toys, vegetable tanned leather toys, puzzle/foraging toys, heat sterlized pine cones, and ladders, swings, ropes.

Nest Box Size:
Diagonal nest box 18" x 8" x 12" (46cm x 20.3cm x 30.5cm)

Clutch Size:
5-6

Incubation Time:
26 days

Fledging Age:
53-63 days

Hatch Weight:
Not available

Peak Weight:
Not available

Weaning Weight:
Not available

Link to Specialist Club:
http://www.conure.org/index.html

More Info Sites:
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=15&cat=1840&articleid=2404

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