Quote Originally Posted by OtterGoRun View Post
Be prepared for a lot of noise, mess, and responsibility. Sun conures are NOISY, they are MESSY, and they need a LOT of attention. Especially coming from a different home, you will need to put in a lot of work to build a trusting bond between you guys. Parrots get very attached to owners, and also sometimes decide to hate someone for no good reason. In an apartment setting, I would not ever consider one as it can and will be heard in the other apartments neighboring you - not cool. They can make great pets, but all I am saying is they require a lot of work than many busy people cannot provide. Seed is also an inadequate and incomplete diet, so be ready to spend a decent amount of money providing a fresh and varied diet in addition to seed.
Yeah. As I said before, I will probably go with a caique instead (though I'm not going to decide for sure until the time comes to buy; African gray is also on my list), and I will probably be buying a newly-weaned baby as well. Caiques are notably quiet as far as parrots go and from what I've read, many breeders recommend them for people in apartments.

And I buy fresh fruit all the time for myself anyway, so that's not an issue. XD