Which bird??

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Originally Posted by LovelySydney

I have a 4 bird cap and I have a parrotlet, will be getting 2 lovies and THEN my last will be a GCC!!! I have fallen in love with the little guys. I leaned for a quaker first but saw a black capped conure and instantly fell in love! Ive heard great things always.

This whole thought came about when I had just kinda been looking at what my next bird would be and I basically just asked the people at Varietees (aka the bird store) what the next step up from a 'tiel is. They said a Quaker or GCC. I think I am gonna have a two bird cap.

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Wow pretty much everyone that's voted so far is GCC biased lol

[ruizx6]

I dont think there are many Quaker owners on here. The quaker "room" is not very busy! But the conures "room" is ALWAYS busy! Maybe that says something about conures!
Although like I said, I am owned by both.

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Originally Posted by ruizx6

I dont think there are many Quaker owners on here. The quaker "room" is not very busy! But the conures "room" is ALWAYS busy! Maybe that says something about conures!
Although like I said, I am owned by both.

well it's also true that there are many types of conures and only one Quaker, and Quakers are illegal in some states. I'm just hoping I can get input from both sides.

[Newticus]

I would take a quaker ANYDAY! I have worked with a lot of GCC over my years in a pet store and only a few were ever sweet. The majority were nippy rascals. Even some of the people who bought our conures would come back with all these cuts and things on their hands from what their conures did to them (granted these people didn't really know how to modify behaviour) Often seeming to form 1 person bonds too. I am actually surpised I have a conure. I never, ever thought I would own a conure. Sushi, my rose crown stole the heart of my girlfriend and eventually mine, but he seems unique of the conures I have met. I have 2 quakers, and they are both the sweetest things. Jacob is laid back and quite. He loves to sit on my shoulder and just hang out. My new quaker who isn't home yet, but I see a couple times a week is so interested in everything anyone is doing. She will climb all over me and play with my earrings (gently)

Having said all of that, it is totally up to you. None of us can tell you what bird will be a better pet for you. When the time is right, one will pick you, and I would maybe say, keep you mind open because you never know who will steal your heart.

Melanie

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Originally Posted by Newticus

When the time is right, one will pick you.

I'm guessing that's how it will happen. When I get him/her, you will hear about it, don't worry. I'll probably start one or more threads in the weeks leading up to getting the bird and the weeks after we get him. Luckily, the local bird shop carries both Quakers and GCCs so I can get some hands on time with both of them. And the people there are VERY smart and helpful.

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Any other opinions? Don't make me pick one ALREADY! lol

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Wow 163 views and only 14 voters. Don't I feel special

[slic102]

Ok, I'll sound off on the subject...but I'm quaker biased as my quaker was my first parrot and I adore him. I do not have a gcc, but I've come close to getting one many times. My quaker is an awesome talker, he's funny and cute, and cuddly...but only with me. He is not at all cage aggressive, BUT he is definitely a one person bird. No one but me can handle him...not even my husband, who was as hands on for the first year of his life as I was. As others have said, it all depends on the individual bird for sure.

[tvymola]

Since you currently have a cockatiel, I would recommend the GCC. I have a Quaker a Brown-throated Conure, and a Cockatiel. Although my quaker was hand raised and is extremely tame, he picks on my cockatiel whenever he gets a chance. If I let him get too close he likes to bite her tail feathers or yank them out. I think that the conures may be less prone to bullying. My conure doesn't mess with the cockatiel.