Conure Your Happy Healthy Pet

Name: Conure Your Happy Healthy Pet
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ISBN: 9780471747147

ISBN-10: 0471747149

ISBN-13: 9780471747147

Edition: 2nd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Julie Rach Mancini

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Illustrated in full color, this guide shows owners how to keep these popular South and Central American parrots happy and healthy.

Book details

List price: $12.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/1/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 144
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English




The World of the Conure



What Is a Conure?


The First Documented Conures


Many Conure Species


Conure Characteristics



All Types of Conures


Austral Conure


Aztec Conure


Black-Capped Conure


Blue-Crown Conure


Brown-Throated Conure


Cactus Conure


Cherry-Headed Conure


Dusky Conure


Finsch's Conure


Gold-Capped Conure


Green-Cheeked Conure


Half-Moon Conure


Jenday Conure


Maroon-Bellied Conure


Maroon-Tailed Conure


Mitred Conure


Nanday Conure


Patagonian Conure


Peach-Fronted Conure


Queen of Bavaria Conure


Red-Fronted Conure


Red-Throated Conure


Slender-Billed Conure


Sun Conure


White-Eyed Conure



Choosing the Right Conure for You


Why Choose a Bird?


Where Will You Get Your Conure?


Ownership Challenges


Bringing Your Conure Home



Caring for Your Conure



Home Sweet Home


Choosing a Cage


What to Put in the Cage Tray


Where to Put the Cage


More to Buy


Household Hazards


Nasty Fumes


Other Pets



Everyday Care


Be Alert to Health Problems


Seasonal Needs


Entertaining Your Conure



Feeding Your Conure


A Balanced Diet


Water


Off Limits


The Pelleted Diet Option



Grooming Your Conure


Conures Love Water


Nail Clipping


Wing Trimming


Tail Feathers


Molting


If Your Conure Flies Away . .



Keeping Your Conure Healthy


Avian Anatomy


Feathers


Avian Senses


Visiting the Veterinarian


Conure Health Concerns


Conure First Aid


Medicating Your Conure


Caring for Older Birds


When Your Conure Dies



Enjoying Your Conure



Your Conure's Behavior


Common Conure Behaviors


Moving with a Conure


Traveling with Your Bird



Having Fun with Your Conure


Taming Your Conure


Toilet Training


Naughty Conures


Talking Birds


The Trick to Training Your Conure


Tricks to Teach Your Conure


Appendix: Learning More About Your Conure


Some Good Books


Magazines


Online Resources


Bird Clubs


Other Organizations


Index