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imitationangel in parrot_lovers

Co-habitation

Jan 21, 2011 08:21

Does anyone have any stories, positive or negative, about parrots of different species sharing a [day] cage, that they could share?

I'm working on thinking about, maybe-perhaps, letting Rafe [janday] and Loki [quaker] spend the day together in their shared [currently divided] day cage.

Any tales of success and/or failure greatly appreciated.

multi-bird households, !husbandry & care, quakers, conures, cages

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summer_jackel January 20 2011, 22:12:56 UTC

My Kaya (Meyers X Senegal) and Gavin (GCC) shared a cage when both of them were young birds and extremely unhappy when I attempted to separate them. They also had lots of time outside the cage on play trees, which is what I do with my parrots whenever I can ( ... )

imitationangel January 21 2011, 04:57:45 UTC

Thanks. :)

This is why I'm torn; Raffi is still a baby, while Loki is two and so I could end up in the situation you described. Right now, Raffi loves being with Loki, being preened etc. but that could change.

Still, if it didn't work, I'd only being reverting to the current situation so it's worth thinking seriously about it.

Appreciate you taking the time.

nightchild01 January 21 2011, 00:09:09 UTC

I sent you a private message.

bender12 January 21 2011, 00:52:47 UTC

oh lord, we have a quaker and a green cheek, a quaker and a teil, a quaker and a sun. and best of all a quaker and a cag. as well we have a parrolett who has no clue he isn't a tiel

imitationangel January 21 2011, 04:59:22 UTC

Can I ask; do you worry about beak size making a huge difference in a dispute between the quaker and the sun? :)

bender12 January 21 2011, 17:38:23 UTC

the quaker owns that sun... but really you have to take it as a case by case kinda thing, put their cages together and open and if they want to be in one cage then let them

imitationangel January 21 2011, 23:28:46 UTC

Thanks. Yeah, they already do that. Raffi invades Loki's half during out time and Loki just follows him inside, follows him around, preening and playing.

conure_herder January 21 2011, 22:20:12 UTC

I believe it can be done, but you'd really have to have tolerate birds and a lot of space. I have 2 green cheeks with cockatiels in a huge aviary with multiple feeding and watering spots. Otherwise the conure own everything and the poor tiels give me the 'starving bird' glare **Sighs**

imitationangel January 21 2011, 23:29:54 UTC

Thank you. I'm going to 'test drive' the idea. After out time in the afternoon's, I'll put them both in Loki's half and watch them closely.

roxizzzle August 24 2011, 03:15:04 UTC

two of my birds currently share a cage. an african grey and an amazon. we never intended for them to share, but when we brought the grey home they instantly bonded with each other. the downside is that now theyvare bonded with each other more than us.