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The Conure Handbook (Barron's Pet Handbooks)
by: Anne C. Watkins |
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Average Rating: 4.5
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Published: 2004-08-01
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Editorial review:
Conures, which belong to the parrot family, come in several species, and are available in many sizes and colors. This book advises on selecting, feeding, caging, health care, and understanding the conure’s body and vocal language. Written by breeders, trainers, and veterinariansi Barron’s Pet Handbooks/i present expert advice on feeding, health care, housing, breeding, and all other important aspects of pet care. They are filled with vivid color photos and instructive line art.
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5 stars. excellent resource on getting to know your conure
After researching many books, I chose this to help in getting to know my conure. He/she? (waiting for DNA results to determine the sex) is still at the pet shop, waiting for the perfect cage to arrive before I can take her home. Meanwhile I am "boning up" on all the important info - what foods are best, how to choose an avian vet, how to introduce to other pets, training tips, and many other useful topics. In a few days I get to bring her home. I can't wait! I know that this book will help immensely as we get to bond and know each other.
br /TIP: NEVER feed avocado or chocolate to your conure or other birds.
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5 stars. Great Book
Book was very good and informative. Order received very quick - within 5 days. Thank you.
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3 stars. good introductory stuff but not enough solid info
This is a nice book for someone who is THINKING about gettin a conure. There is plenty there about different kinds of conures, what kind of behavior to expect, what type of cage to get, etc. Unfortunately, if you already have one, there isn't enough solid, tested information on things like symptoms and behaviors, things that are keys to understanding what your bird needs. I was hoping to see something on how to get rid of bad behaviors, how to properly interact with the bird to avoid them, but found very little on that. I'd also like to see some in-line references to other reading material - instead I ended up spending barely an hour reading this book and put it away with almost as many questions as I had before.
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5 stars. COMPLETE MANUAL FOR FIRST TIME OR EXPERIENCED CONURE OWNERS
This is a great manual for any conure owner. I own several books regarding conures this is the only one I like so much it has prompted me to share my feelings in regards to its contents!
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br /Contains great, practical, need to know, want to know, should know info for novices pros alike. This book contains info on everything from selecting a conure to feeding (including highlighted, bulleted lists of treats danger foods), health hygiene (including how to clip wings nails), cage sizes/accessories, living w/ Conures, behaviour training.
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br /I lived on a farm growing up worked for a veterinarian who specialized in exotics (we saw treated a lot of birds) so I consider myself to be relatively knowledgable about most animals I was still quite impressed with this book!
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5 stars. Great Book for Beginner Bird Owners!
I thought this book was great for all conure owners, or if you are considering a conure. The information given was on the basics like feeding, housing, illnesses; what to watch out for. Foods, do's and don'ts....DON'T feed your conure avocado, it will kill your bird! I wouldn't have known this if I didn't research. I highly recommend this book if you are considering owning any type of conure!
br /GREAT BOOK with GREAT INFO!
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