![]() ![]() Because we find them so beautiful and endearing, they are being poached to extinction. Many people who own a sun conure don’t realize that the animal in their home is endangered in the wild. While they are being bred and sold in the United States, their wild populations in South America are disappearing. You likely know someone who has one, or you’ve seen one in a pet store. Sun Parakeets, known as Sun Conures in the pet trade, are very commonly kept as pets. This all happens before the age of three, and life is just beginning for our little friend. But, inevitably, sometimes she’s alone, sometimes things are quiet, and several times she loses the people she knows and has to start all over. ![]() Sometimes she is happy, playing with her toys, nuzzling in the neck of someone she likes, and sometimes she’s even allowed to fly. She does make new friends in her new home, but they still can’t give her everything she craves. They pack her into a pet carrier and deliver her, with all her belongings, to a different set of people in another new place. She spends a year locked in her cage before they make a change. The woman tries to give her what she needs, but the Parakeet is angry that the man is ignoring her and she nips the woman’s hand. She calls to him when she feels alone, but the more she cries the less he comes. Sometimes, her human friend breaks their schedule and doesn’t let her out at night. (3/3) As she gets older, she gets frustrated with the arrangement. We also advise that other pets are never left unsupervised with a parrot because of the various risks involved including the spread of gram negative bacteria that is present on their bodies and in their saliva. □Ĭare must be taken to avoid spreading potentially harmful bacteria to your parrot whether that is allowing them to share your utensils or trying to re-enact that scene from Lady and the Tramp. Parrots on the other hand do not have any gram negative bacteria present in their systems and are not able to fight them off. Our bodies are well equipped to fight and protect against the infections caused by this type of bacteria. This type of bacteria can be present in our bodies and in normal amounts is harmless. ![]() E.coli is an example of a ‘gram negative bacteria’. Gram negative bacteria is a specific type of bacteria that can cause infections throughout the body. Our saliva, as well as the saliva of other mammals, contains what is known as ‘gram negative bacteria’. The saliva of mammals such as cats, dogs and even humans is dangerous to our feathered companions□⚠️ ![]()
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