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My conure has light brown poop. Is this normal or a concern?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Conure | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 3 months old

Hey, so I have a one year old Greek cheek conure. I noticed today she’s been having brown poops, light brown poops. She hasn’t had any fruit or veggies today, but she did have her regular seeds (also have been thinking about switching her to pellets as I hear it’s better). She does have a yellow mineral block in her cage. She’s been eating and drinking fine, it’s just the light brown poops I noticed today. Acting fine, normal activity. Could this be a one time thing?

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on April 11th, 2019

Yes, this could be just a one time thing. I honestly wouldn't be overly worried at this stage. I would just monitor her stools and if this persists I would get her to the vet for an exam and a fecal gram staining. I agree, I would switch her to pellets. I like LaFeber diets and their website has great information on how to switch a bird from seeds to pellets. ( https://lafeber.com/ )

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