Should I?

[Chicklette]

Okay, this is a big step. Boomer and Chiquita don’t get along threw the cage bars if one of them go on each others cage which I now put a blanket over when someone is out so their toes don’t get bitten off. They also beak fight. I just want to know if they hate each other or if I should try to let them out together. If I do this what precautions should I take? Will they fight immediately? If they don’t get along threw the cage bars does this mean they will hate each other out of the cage? Im scared senseless but I want to try but I need opinions of this first. It would be nice if they could play together but I just don’t want them to hurt each other so what should I do?

[dmiller91]

I do introductions in a neutral territory. I read to try the bathroom, close the door and the toilet, put them on the floor. You can be right there to mediate. I've heard the dining room table too. On the dining room table, one can go to the floor if it gets chased.

It may take several introductions until you know for sure whether it's a go or not.

[Newticus]

Can either of your birds fly?

If they can it gets a lot harder because they will either both fly at each other or one will continue to fly to the other to harrass them.

My rose crown conure hates all my other birds and he can fly so I rotate him and the other birds out. I have tried a few things, like rewarding him when he stays away from the other birds, constantly going to pick him up and away from the other birds. neither have worked. It probably won't change until I clip his wings which I am not ready to do yet.

If they are clipped you can place them on opposite sides of the room. I know your goal is to have your birds be friends, but at least from my own experience that is hard to attain if they aren't already amicable.

good luck
Melanie

[LovelySydney]

If you do decide to let them out together make sure they are very very supervised. I did this with Neko and Oliver and am glad I watched them closely because they were NOT fond of one another!! You can tell pretty quickly if they are going to be aggressive. Hopefully, even if they dont like one another outside of their cages, they will mind their own business and leave one another alone. Keep us posted!

[becca623]

I agree with the others. Pick a neutral area and supervise closely. Echo and Blossom are best buds but if they somehow go into the same cage (it doesn't matter whose) Echo starts bullying her. Blossom who won't take crap from anyone lets him get away with it. Outside of the cages, they have a great relationship. Echo has been cage territorial since I got him before he was 4 months old. Right now Echo, Blossom, and Danni are loose in the same room. I supervise but don't usually have problems unless it's spring and Blossom's feeling hormonal.

[T.W.]

My ringneck, skye, is territorial in her cage, as my greencheeks can be sometimes, but she flies around the room, with my Nanday conures, and the new IRN Sunny, she only tries to harrass the finches, so I cover them when she is out, but she has never tried to fight with anyone else. They are in their own room, and have space to get away from each other if needed. I must admit I haven't let her out with the greencheeks, but they generally enjoy running around the floor exploring, she prefers to stay up high.

[Chicklette]

Yes, both Chiquita and Boomer are fully flighted which I can see make it harder to catch if they get into a fight. Boomer is my little suckie so Im sure he would fly right to me. But that bugger does have a mighty temper. If I think Im going to to this I will have a couple of friends come over to help me out with it. My bathroom is pretty small so I like the kitchen table idea. That will give them more space. Plus Im scared of them crashing into the mirror in the bathroom. I never allow them in there. The kitchen is an option. It’s hard because I have all open area, ranch style house. But also they don’t usually stay in the area of my bedroom so that’s another option if I put the stand there, Chiquita will go on that and Boomer will probably go on me, my bed or the fish tanks. Im PETRAFIED to try it but I think Im going to. My friend thinks Im nuts, she just said go do it, some just don’t understand. I can’t just toss them out together, it has to be planned. Or someone could get hut, there my babies.

[sweetnlow]

I am glad you posted this question. I have been wondering the same thing about my GC and budgie. They are both about four months old. My poor budgie Oliver just loves the conure and wants to be near him but Ziggy the GC wants nothing to do with him and it has got ugly a couple times. I had to rescue the budgie from an open conure beak the size of his little head. I may try them in a neutral territory as well. I share your concern about things going bad though.

[Chicklette]

Well I tried it and they hate each other. I took them in my bedroom and had a couple of friends over to helps and they started harassing and chasing each other. Boomer my GCC is a little bugger, TOUGH. Even though he is smaller then Chiquita. But everyone is fine, nobody got hurt and we split them up. It did not go well. So I guess that is that. Maybe this is for the best because they both get one on one attention from me when they are out. Chiquita gets a little jealous of Boomer. So I think she need that time with mommy. She thinks she is rough and tough but I know she’s my suckie underneath, lol.

I am glad you posted this question. I have been wondering the same thing about my GC and budgie. They are both about four months old. My poor budgie Oliver just loves the conure and wants to be near him but Ziggy the GC wants nothing to do with him and it has got ugly a couple times. I had to rescue the budgie from an open conure beak the size of his little head. I may try them in a neutral territory as well. I share your concern about things going bad though.

Be careful with the budgie. A GCC’s bite can be pretty nasty. There little buggers, lol. Tough little birds and a budgie is much small and not tough at all.