Hi every one, I am fairly new at both this forum and having pet parrots.
3 weeks ago I adopted a Green cheeked conure and I was loving it. I didnt want it to be alone so i adopted an african grey 1 week after that.
The issue here is that i read a least 4 books, searched on the internet and here are the main things i read about befriending 2 different parrots.
1 day i put them in different cages, in same room but far appart, each day i would get them closer but in different cages. When me and my wife were there we would always let them out but never without surveillance as the african grey often rushes toward the conure to bite it. When that occurs, i say no with a calm voice and with angry eyes. Never have i raised my voice.
It has been 2 weeks now,
2 days ago i inserted the cage of one in the cage of the other (as one of the 2 cages is simply HUGE.)
Still no change in behavior, we ALWAYS have to be paying attention to the parrots when near each other.
here are some more info:
both birds are male, both are 3 months old, they have plenty of toys (15+)
we are never away more than 5 hours in a day and while we are here they arent in their cage.
both birds are fine seperatly.
the conure seems to want to be friendly with the african grey, but the african grey always rush to bite (hard)
luckily for us the conure is really agile and flies away when he gets too close.
I cant wait to be able to play with both without having to be afraid of one hurting the other.
Any advice would help alot
Thank you very much
Etienne