Introducing Birds

[JSanta]

I'm not sure if this the correct section for this question, and I apologize in advance if it isn't.

My wife and I currently havea 6 month old CAG and a year old Sun Conure. We don't generally have them out at the same time, and if they are, they are on their respective cages and monitored closely.

Last night before I put the Sun to bed, I had her perched on my hand and brought her in front of the CAGs cage to see their reactions. The CAG started to make kissing noises which she always does for us when she's happy or wants to cuddle. They seemed very receptive, my Conure even jumped off my hand onto the CAGs cage. I removed her quickly so that no toes would get nipped.

I would like to know how I should go about trying to introduce them to each other in a safe and civil way. I'm thinking that I could move my coffee table out of the way and put them both on the floor with my wife and myself on either side of them so we could grab them if WWIII breaks out.

Any suggestions?

[stefan]

We have a Sun, Amazon, and Grey. The Grey is the youngest, the Amazon the eldest. The Amazon and Sun are very best buddies. They snuggle and preen each other. The Amazon and Grey can be outside together for extended periods supervised. They generally keep a respectful distance and don't fight. The Sun, however, is extremely jealous of the Grey. She is fully flighted and therefore aggressive. She can be out with Grey only if the Amazon is out too, who serves as a buffer. I suppose if we clipped the Sun, that might help out a lot, but is a high price for the Sun to pay. If your Sun is not flighted, I would put him out with your Grey on separate perches and see what happens. But watch them very closely. Be ready to cage them immediately if they start to fight.


Good luck.

[JSanta]

The Conure is not flighted. I think as long as we're very vigilant there shouldn't be any major problems.

[doubleyolk]

JMHO It might work,but you need to remember that a parrot can strike fast and with force quicker than we can respond with supervision. Our TAG decided that he was going to take on my docile B&G one time and the TAG lost. $1300.00 later the TAG was fine and now knows that being a bully don't work for him.

It's like the bite we get on occasion and never saw it happen while looking.

There are many instances where it works well. Good luck

[JSanta]

Just basing my opinion off of their through the cage enounters, they don't seem to mind each other at all. But it's a very good point. Not only could it be an expensive mistake, it could cost the life of a dear pet. So much to think about!

[doubleyolk]

Originally Posted by JSanta

Just basing my opinion off of their through the cage enounters, they don't seem to mind each other at all. But it's a very good point. Not only could it be an expensive mistake, it could cost the life of a dear pet. So much to think about!

The best person who knows whether it's going to work or not is the person who is going to try it.

[JSanta]

Originally Posted by doubleyolk

The best person who knows whether it's going to work or not is the person who is going to try it.

Very good advice