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Care in Captivity

Pet Suitability:
Inquisitive and playful parrot. Medium noisy to noisy. New birds often susceptible to stress and disease, but hardy once accustomed to new surroundings. Tendency to obesity.

Captive Status:
Virtually unknown until 1976, and since then still rare.

Longevity:
Not available

Housing:
Aviary or suspended enclosure, minimum length 2-3m (6.5-9.8 ft).

Enrichment:
Enjoys bathing so provide overhead misters or shallow bowls of water. Provide bird-safe, unsprayed flowering, fir, pine or willow branches, heat sterilized pine or fir cones, wooden block or vegetable tanned leather toys, ladders, swings, different sized perches and ropes.

Nest Box Size:
Diagonal nest box 10" x 20" x 12" (25.4cm x 25.4cm x 30.5cm).

Clutch Size:
4-6

Incubation Time:
26 days

Fledging Age:
7 weeks

Hatch Weight:
10g (0.35 oz)

Peak Weight:
Not available

Weaning Weight:
Not available

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

More Info Sites:
http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E264.htm&Pic=264_1.JPG

http://www.avianweb.com/slenderbilledconure.html