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| Topic Started: Oct 31 2009, 05:20 AM (75 Views) | |
| ilu_srsly | Oct 31 2009, 05:20 AM Post #1 |
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it looks like alot of you have delt with introducing new birds to other birds, and i was wondering if i could get any words of wisdom from other bird owners i live on my own and i just about never had my first bird locked in his cage. it was always open and he would just go in it to sleep. he didnt explore much so he would stay in one area. wonderful easy bird. i have a cockatiel, hes six, very laid back and calm. hes in love with mirrors whichive been taking away from him now becuase i don't like what they do to his personality. hes very nervous and timid to most people but extremely tame and affectionate with me. not aggressive at all, but could get nippy sometimes with his mirorr, but even then he loves when you join in and pick him up and whistle to the mirror with him. i just got a new bird, a yellow sided conure, currently he is just a bit smaller than my cockatiel and i was told he is full grown. he is very lovey and likes to explore and check things out. hes got a lot of personality. hes very comfortable with sitting on my sholder and playing with my hair and ears, hes very tame. i dont want these two birds to bond, which is part of the reason i got two boys of different species, but i do want them to be okay with eachother. this is just the second day ive had him. yesterday after he saw my other bird he got aggressive and protective of me, and he bit on to my other birds head feathers, so now my other bird has been pretty scared of him since. he kept walking over to her quite clearly to try and bite the cockateil again! i have them separated in different cages, but im upset by the fact as soon and the conure saw the cockateil he became progressively more aggaressive over the night. there was some time when i had both on my sholders and they stayed on their sides, and they also shared a treat together. i was hoping for some tips on introducing them properly, and how to scoled the conure when he tries to bite my cockatiel. also, after reading that if you have any tips please throw them my way. i really like this new bird and want to keep him, bit i cant if he is out to hurt my other bird! |
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| conure58 | Oct 31 2009, 01:49 PM Post #2 |
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Welcome Nadine.. It could end up that your new Conure will never like your Cockatiel. Just make sure when they are both out that you watch them to make sure your new guy doesn't go after Mr. 'Tiel. If you want to make sure your Conure can't get after your 'tiel, you could have the Conure's wings clipped (prevents him from being able to fly and attack your other bird). Or take them out separately or in separate rooms. My 2 Conures don't really get along together, but they won't attack each other either. They just avoid each other. Sorry I couldn't really give any really good advice. There are others here that have had better success at getting their birds to get along together. I'm pretty sure they'll be able to give you some tips. |
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| Dusky Lover | Oct 31 2009, 04:48 PM Post #3 |
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Hi Nadine ,  Like Mark said , there is always a chance your conure and tiel may never get along together . I do believe though that after some time they can learn to co - exist . I would slowly introduce them together at times ( Well Supervised of course ) . You may in the beginning have to take them out at seperate times . Try keeping their cages near each other , so when you are away they will see one another all day , and hopefully get used to each other . Then after awhile you can purchase a nice playstand and maybe the 2 of them can play together on it peacefully . The Conure is probably being aggressive towards the tiel , because he hasnt been around many birds in his time . Give it some time , and see what happens . That is probably the best way you can handle it . 
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| kermits | Oct 31 2009, 11:38 PM Post #4 |
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Hi and welcome I agree with the other their might never get along ,but in time there might learn to tolerate each other. I have not had much sucess with defference species mixing, My first bird was Ollie the meyers parrot,i had him for a couple of months and decided to get him a friend so we got Kermit the GC conure, but no way on this planet will there ever get along their would attack each other in a second, it was Ollie who broke kermits beak when i first got him. The only 2 birds i have that sort of get along with each other is Gizmo and one of my parrotlets Smurf but that is under supervision, all my birds are housed seperatley. Even some of my parrotlets don't get along together  I am sorry i can not be much help here. But i do hope you 2 get along ok |
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