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From: sean@limerick.Sun.COM (Sean Browne)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Bird diet
Keywords: Conures
Message-ID: <118449@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>
Date: 28 Jul 89 22:09:33 GMT
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I have a Maroon Belly Conure that I bought about three weeks ago.
I'm feeding him seed mix recommended by the pet shop. He seems to
only eat a certain small white seed out of the mix. I've also seen
oats recommended. I offer him some fruit now and then and so far
thin apple slices are the only fruit accepted. 

I had a Half Moon years ago that I eneded up giving to my sister when
I went away to school. Every morning at breakfast it would walk down
the length of my arm to sample cereal, eggs, waffle or whatever. It
liked most anything as long as I appeared to be enjoying it. Does any
one have a recommended diet for a conure besides the mix I picked up.
Since he's only eating one type of seed I have a feeling it's the 
chocolate ice cream of parrot seeds. Any info would be appreciated.

My new conure "Astro" is still very timid and not yet finger trained.
The good thing is that while the half-moon was much less skittish 
and would think nothing of biting into my gloved hand, Astro doesn't
bite period and I don't need a glove. He's stick trained and should
proably be finger trained soon. -Sean