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Help me - Parrot drama!?
I have a 5 month old male parrot (Dna sexed) his name is "Tupac" and he is quite a character, a few days ago I decided to get him a female figuring he was lonely by himself all day, I purchased 5 month old "Yma" for him (Dna pending but the breeder assured me it was a she), she is extremely shy, a bit scared and he just HATES HER! he won't let her eat, get close to the water, or play, each time she approaches one of his things he screams at her and tries to bite her until she runs away, They are both uncaged living in a large enclosed patio and due to his behaviour she stays under one of my potted plants under the foliage all day and out of his site, I'd hate to give one of them up but I figure they are miserable together, any Ideas?
4 Answers
- ClumsicalLv 61 decade agoFavourite answer
you mean you bought a bird a few days ago and you seriously already have them in the same place!? That was not a smart move. You need to quarantine any new birds for at least a couple weeks before even putting it in the same room as your other bird. After that, you SLOWLY introduce them together, instead of just expecting them to get along. The reason he is attacking her is because it's his territory, and in his mind, you just threw her in there and he doesn't want her messing with any of HIS things. It takes time to get the birds to realize that it is a shared territory.
What you NEED to do right away is put the female in a different cage, and a different room, for a couple weeks. After she is proven healthy, put them in the same room, opposite ends. After a few days of that, put the cages next to each other. After a few days of THAT, let them both out of their cages at the same time, so they can meet on mutual territory, and if they like each other than, you can slowly starting putting them in the same cage even more. Also, rearrange the perches and toys in the cage so it isn't quite the same "territory" for the male anymore. And maybe take some of the toys and perches from the female's cage that are "hers" and put them in the new cage with her.
Also, depending on the species of parrot, I would not rely on what the breeder tells you at all. Most birds are impossible to tell.
As for them not being in cages, it would be much easier to introduce them if you put them in cages.
- 1 decade ago
You should buy two cages, and put one the girl on one of them, and the boy in the other one. Some birds get along; some don't. I have a Sun Conure, and he doesn't seem like the kind that would like another bird in his cage with him. I just suggest you put the girl somewhere else where the boy can't find her until you buy 2 different cages.
Source(s): Thesaurus - 1 decade ago
If you really don't want to give one of them up, I suggest you put them into separate cages. This way, they will both have their own water and food and living space. If you don't either find a new home for one of the birds or do something to separate them, the female will most likely die from either stress or malnourishment.
- Simply MonstrousLv 71 decade ago
I recently had to make that choice. I brought a baby rose breasted cockatoo into my house and both eclectus pitched an absolute fit...sulked, became aggressive. I tried behaviorists, reading, emailing and finally sent the cockatoo back.
If a parrot gets upset enough, it can easily kill another in its cage.