I'm am probably getting a green cheek conure ;D

I have a female green cheek conure named Kiwi. She is in a larger cockatiel sized cage... not sure on the dimensions but it's at least 3 feet wide by 4 feet tall. She loves it! I personally wouldn't put a conure in anything smaller then 18 inches by 18 inches... and that's with plenty of out of cage time.

Kiwi is DNA'd female and has a preference for me (I'm a girl). She does like my husband, and has chosen some nights to hang out with him.... but it is very obvious she prefers me. 99.9% of the time she wants to be cuddling with me, then with him. So I don't think a bird's sex affects the ability to bond with it's owner. My parrotlet, Jack, is a boy and he prefers me, but I spent the most time with him when we first got him.

In terms of diet, I feed both my birds a mash of several minced fresh veggies, some fruit, and cooked and sprouted grains for breakfast. After 4 hours, I remove any leftovers (usually there are none) and give them their pellets (Zupreem cockatiel size natural). I also hide about a teaspoon and a half of seed goodies in their foraging toys. In the evenings, they may get more mash or whatever I feel like offering them. Tonight I gave them some mash to share, as well as a few bites of our whole wheat tortilla wraps (we had beef taco burritos). Their pellets were left in their cages until we went to bed. The night before I offered them some sprouted grains. And the night before that I offered them some banana and apples. So their evening snack usually varies to keep up interest and fun.

Sometimes this schedule changes, depending on my shifts at work. Most mornings I work a 4 hour shift, so I can give them their mash for breakfast... but tomorrow I work 8 hours so they will get their pellets and seeds for breakfast, and then mash in the evening when we have supper.

I like to offer a variety of foods, including pellets, to give the birds a varied diet. I believe that variety is best in keeping a bird healthy

In Canada, green cheeks cost about 120 to 175... and the other fancier mutations can be up to $600.