The best diet for your Nanday Conure is a quality small parrot seed mixture, high protein crumbles or pellets and some fruit and vegetables.

Fresh, clean water is a must and if you keep your Nanday Conure inside a Vitamin D3 and Calcium Supplement is required. At VBC we use ‘Liquid Gold’.

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A cage is important for your Nanday Conure should be enough room for your bird to flap and stretch its wings, a minimum size of 60x60x60cm is recommended. More importantly, is a playground or an area that your bird can have freedom.

Nanday Conures need to be out of their cage to be kept the friendliest and at VBC we have a variety of playgrounds and stands available.

Nanday Conures are easy to breed, they reach maturity at 2 years of age and have 2 clutches a year consisting of 3-5 eggs. The eggs hatch in 25-27 days and the chicks leave the nest at around 8 weeks old but are only fully weaned 2-3 weeks after leaving the nest.

A medium sized parrot nest box lined with parrot nesting material available from VBC is suitable to use for breeding.

If you would like to breed Nanday Conures we recommend to get a genuine pair you make sure they come with DNA certificates so they are definitely male and female and you will have the best chance for them to breed. The price for this type of pair is around $500 pair including DNA.

Nanday Conure Parrots are native to South America, from countries such as Brazil and Guyana. They have great personalities, both male and female talk well but beware that they can be a bit noisy. Belonging to the Aratinga family, these cuddly birds are very amusing. They are easy to train and can learn a few simple words.

Nanday Conures are medium-sized parrots that can grow up to 35 cm long and live between 15 and 30 years. Their plumage is a bright green with a black head and red feathers on the legs. There are no visual difference between male and female. Their beaks and feet are black, and they have white patches of skin around their eyes.

Juvenile birds look very similar to an adult.

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