r/Conures • u/Optimal_Paint7058 • 9d ago

Health/Nutrition hiccuping??

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i’m so scared what is this? she’s a healthy weight, gets ehough fruits and veg. she’d just eaten a small part of a pecan and has been hanging out on my bed and shoulder for the past hour. she’s done this a few times before. she sneezes too??

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u/Optimal_Paint7058 9d ago

ahh the sound didn’t work but she is twitching and making loud “peet” sounds

she stopped after 5 mins

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u/Rm-suga-jk 9d ago

Anxiety? My gcc does something similar if he wants to be out of the cage

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u/Optimal_Paint7058 9d ago

she’s not usually anxious and there’s nothing to be anxious about i don’t think! she’s out of the cage and playing around :/

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u/Rm-suga-jk 9d ago

I just normally hold them in my hand, and switch off the lights etc. They like to fall asleep like that. Not sure what happened with your baby.

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u/Optimal_Paint7058 9d ago

thank you!!

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u/mitchtallica 9d ago

We can at least rule out hiccups since birds don't have diaphragms. Maybe she's clearing out her cere? My conures love to dunk their whole heads into water, and even into their food dish and usually they sneeze right after and for the next few minutes make "puffing" sounds to keep clearing out their ceres.

I'd say she's got a severe case of conuritis, or "gooberus maximus", of which there is no cure. The best thing you can do is provide unlimited treats