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| Name: |
Buster
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Age: |
Seven months old
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| Gender: |
Male
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Kind: |
Green Cheek Conure
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| Home: |
Woodridge, Illinois, USA
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This
little bundle of energy is our Green Cheek Conure, Buster. After my
Senegal (Monty) passed an old friend of ours emailed us saying that she could
no longer keep him because of her eighteen-month-old child and his confusion with
Buster being a toy =). Although he didn't fill Monty's shoes, he still filled
our hearts completely! He was the first Conure that I have ever had and the
second we picked him up from her house I fell in love! He adapted to us right
away! As soon as we got into the car, he was running in and out of my sweater
and underneath my chin.
Boy is he something! For some reason, he thinks he's bigger than our German
Shepard (Wolfie) dog. If Wolfie comes up to him and sniffs him he fluffs up
angrily and attempts to chase him away by nipping at his nose. The sweet old
dog that Wolfie is, he just lets him have his moment and walks away. Sure
he's a little monster but as soon as it's naptime he turns into a pile of
mush! He'll roll onto his back and let us pet him under his wings, belly, and
his little toes. If you stop, he'll make this little screech as if he's
saying "Hey! Where'd you go!?" He also tries to preen us by pinching the
littlest amount of skin he could get in his beak and itch me all over!
As for food, anything we eat, watch, read, pick up, or even look at he wants
a piece of it too. For instance, this keyboard that I'm typing on, he's
trying to jump on and bite the keys as I type. If you're wiping your mouth
with a napkin, he'll think it's food that you're trying to eat and he'll try
to eat it too! If you're drinking something (especially anything that looks
like orange juice) he'll chase you around the house until you let him have a
sip. As for baths, as soon as he hears the water run he hops all around and
bobs his head until he gets wet.
I don't know what I would do without him. If I'm feeling down in the pits,
he'll stick by me and cuddle with me and try to make me laugh with his little
antics. If anyone is thinking about buying a Green Cheek, don't hesitate!
They are very quiet, endearing, and sweet!
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