Macaw & Cockatoo Playing Together

[rhondacosta]

I have a 15 month-old female U2 and a 7 month-old female Harlequin Macaw. I have had both since they were babies (I hand fed the Macaw). They are in a double macaw cage at night, with the divider in place between them. During the day they are either in my office on a play gym or on my screened porch on a play gym. I am noticing that the Macaw is starting to get bossy with the U2. They preen each other, eat together, play together, but I am wondering if as they get older, the Macaw would be too rough with the U2. They each get equal attention from my husband and myself.

[mmr]

My u2 HATES my macaw. I don't even allow them together anymore, and I have to put up a gate so thet my U2 can't get to my macw. But I actually don't want them to be around eachother anyways even if they did get along because too dust is very bad and harmful to macaw's respitory. I personally wouldn't put them in the same cage together, nor even in the same room.

My U2 is accross my house with 2 hepa air purifires by her cage, then My macaw is in another room with about 5 hepa air purifiers between rooms and them. Not to mention me constantly dusting and sweeping. They have 4 rooms apart from each other. The only time they are ever somewhat close is outside on differnt perches very far apart.

You can never assume that they will get along. They may get along now and then one day they will hate eachother!

[rhondacosta]

Thanks for the insight. I have 2 IQAir ProHealth hepa air filters set-up on both sides of the cage. I have been considering getting another large cage for the U2 and letting the macaw have the double cage. More cleaning!!:-) My screened 2nd floor porch is perfect for them, but if I put them on seperate play gyms, one of them always jumps off, waddles over to the other one and tries to get up the other's play gym. I am certain that cockatoos are part monkey too. I had seen the pictures of your birds on other postings and I appreciate your answer.

[mmr]

Actually my avitar is of them on the tree perch and the last time. My macaw went to turn around and of course his longets tail feather got too close to Ellie U2 and she pulled it right out! Now they aren't allowed on the same perch!

Not being a stickler about them together. Honestly if they are still in teh same cage the filters won't do too much to help. But either way.
I got a lot of flack when I took Teal (macaw) in as arescue form other forums because I already had a too. I am just letting you know it is probably better to keep them in seperate rooms, and when they are out playing, if they want to see each other, I guess the could. But at least this way they aren't together all the time!