| Title: | Captive Breeding for Conservation--and FUN! |
| Notice: | INTROS 6.X / FOR SALE 13.X / Buying a Bird 900.* |
| Moderator: | VIDEO::PULSIFER |
| Created: | Mon Oct 10 1988 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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Can someone give me some information on Nanday Conures?
I fell in love with a Nanday a few weeks ago at a local pet store
and have become quite interested in them.
What type of temperment do these birds have? Do they demand a lot
of attention? Do they get along well with other birds?
This little guy is hand raised and is so sweet. He came over to
the edge of his cage, looked at me, then hopped onto my arm,
climbed up onto my shoulder, pecked my earrings, pecked
my eyeglasses, nibbled my hair, nibbled my ear and made little squeaky
noises. So cute! He sat on my shoulder while I paid for the millet
I bought for my babies and when I went to leave I told the bird
to say "Bye" to the store owner. That little guy would have easily
gone out the door on my shoulder!
The asking price is $425.00. Isn't this a bit high? I have been
looking at other breeds of birds too, and am taking my time in finding
out about each breed I am interested in before I actualy make a
purchase.
I have two very spoiled little Zebra Finches now whom we lavish
a lot of attention on!
So all the information anyone can share with me would be appreciated.
Thanks to everyone!
Susan Sipila
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| 646.1 | DELNI::MCPARTLAN | Tue Jan 07 1992 18:16 | 41 | ||
Hi Susan,
I have 2 cockatiels and a Nanday conure. My Nanday (Bandit) is so
wonderful and sweet. I got him as a handfed baby about a year ago and
have never regretted it. He's so wonderfully affectionate, and funny!
They do have the potential to make **TONS** of noise, so if you're
sensitive to their screaming, I'd give it a second thought.
Mine is the boss of the house. What he wants goes, when he wants to be
held, he hangs off the side of his cage door and looks right into your
eyes and screams until you pick him up! If you're in the other room
talking on the phone and he knows you're not paying attention to him,
he insits that he become part of the excitement.
He used to be friendly to everyone and would never bite, but since I
got married and moved out of my mom's house, he's only used to being
with my husband and myself so he's becoming possesive and starting to
bite if we have company.
I wouldn't trade him for the world! I only worry about the day that
children come into my life and Bandit has to make room for baby!
Oh, about the money...you can ususally find a Nanday from Dr. Pet or
something for $50 but they look very hostile and unfriendly and I
believe are adult wild-caught birds. If you are interested in a
hand-fed baby, you have to decide if the cost of the bird is worth the
many rewards (and possible aggrevations) you may have to endure.
For what it's worth, I paid $350 for Bandit a year ago at a pet store.
With the economy the way it is, you might try to talk the owner down
in price or ask them to give you a huge discount on a cage or
something. $400+ sounds kinda high to me. I know that other breeds of
conures cost much more than nandays do, so in that sense, Nanday's are
fairly inexpensive.
I hope that helped!
Good luck,
Donna
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| 646.2 | Conure | SOURCE::ADDY | You Gotta Love It | Thu Jan 09 1992 12:05 | 25 |
Hi,
I purchased a Nanday from a petshop last June...he was hand abused and
really went for the throat...he now is the most loveable little guy
in the world... he can be nosiy ...but all in all he is not that bad
at all. I will tell him NO and cover part of the cage..he gets the
message.
Have you ever heard of Pacheco's disease? It is a viral infection
in parrots that can cause death...usually transmitted by infected
carriers from IMPORTED birds...know where the bird was breed. A
domestically raised conure is safer...
They do have a vaccine ...but it is up to the vet...my vet is not
totally in favor of it...can have a risk factor.
You know if you have another bird...quarantine is the word..again talk
with an Avian vet.
My Pedi cannot be in the same room with my Amazon...will not talk
chances...but I would not trade him...so loveable..
Good luck and let us know what you end up with..
Pedi's Mom
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| 646.3 | BIRDTALK | SOURCE::ADDY | You Gotta Love It | Thu Jan 09 1992 12:07 | 4 |
Me again...forgot to add...BIRDTALK is a great source for information..
I receive alot from that magazine...
Just me
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| 646.4 | Nandays are Great... | SWEETP::EAGER | Fri Jan 17 1992 17:59 | 25 | |
$300.00 plus for a Nandy? Holy.....! I paid $50.00 apiece for my
breeder pair. Prices around Colorado Springs are in the $50.00 to
$100.00 range. I'm not sure that would be for hand-raised though.
I currently have two 1yr olds that I would love to find homes for
but unfortunately neither are hand-raised. Becuase of this they are
very shy and would take some work to settle them down.
There is little in print about the Nandays other then what you
find in magazines such as Bird Talk. Most conure books don't give much
space to the Nanday.
They can be a noisey bird at times, depending on temperment and the
attention factor, (like most conures). They can also be a very loving
friend and companion. I would not trust them around smaller birds. I
have lost some lovebirds to my Nanday parents, when the lovebirds
escaped and got into the Nanday cage. I make it a point never to leave
a small bird around any larger bird unless he or she is very protected.
Although my favorite is the African Grey, I think Nandays make great
pets.
If you write to Bird Talk, they might be able to point you to some
back issue articles and possibly even sell you reprints of those
articles.
Good Luck!
Mark
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