if my son ever wants a high maintenance animal as a pet I'm going to buy him a book on the species that covers behavior and proper care. and if he knows how to take the complete care and correct nutritional diet, then he can. but only after reading and doing all the research himself. too many parents buying pets with specific needs and wind up neglecting the pet. it's not fair to the animal. and irresponsible of the parent.
I've owned few kind of animals (dogs, pigeons, hamsters, rabbits, turtles, and now, small parrots), and in my experience, there's no such thing as 'easy pet'. Because even the smallest animal requires proper care and attention. They're not something that can be taken care by children alone, the parents must do it with them. If the parents don't want to take care of the pets too, it's the best not to have pets.
I suggest you also see if your son would sell something for his pet, I resold something old with the help of my parents to get the pet cage/food/toys. I think it's a good way to see if your son is absolutely ready to be responsible for his pet. Especially if he uses his own pocket money to get the new toys and snacks.
Wow! What a large load of info in 6⅓ minutes. At first I was thinking "Why is here a dugong in your cup?", and then I realized, "Oh no; it's a mana-tea-cup."
I had had my green cheek conure for about a year when I got my second (with a separate cage). I at first didn't plan to introduce them to each other, but when I had had Zealand (the newcomer) for a month I decided to give it a go. I got both of them on the floor and Zealand stated to beg for food from Brazil. She nipped him and I quickly separated them. I placed Zealand's cage next to Brazil's, and after another month, got them both out on the play stand. Zealand didn't beg, and we're both very curious. As of today, they are a bonded pair and fly together, eat together, sleep together, and explore together. They have been together for a full year now with no problems.
Lauren Hart While they haven't made a video about bird body language in general, they have made one about how to tell if a bird might be in need of medical help.
I found your older videos a while back, and figured you didn't make new videos anymore, so I didn't sub. I watched enough of them that I was recommended this video an hour ago. Okay well now I'm subbed.
I ran a parrot sanctuary for 20 years with a variety of different resident species. I found that what worked best is to only allow birds of the same species to perch and cage together and then, only if they showed the signs of getting along you mentioned. They frequently had their squabbles but it's like raising kids - frequent squabbles, pestering, teasing, etc. is just part of being siblings (or in the same species birds case, gym or cage-mates). So as you said, I watched for signs of greater aggression and separated them until I found that they were over their little upset and were ready to come back together again. That worked great - just like siblings who like each other but still have scuffles. Once they're past that conflict, they can start interacting again like nothing had ever happened to cause me to temporarily split them up (I learned this first-hand while raising 4 kids; if only us adult humans could get over our differences that quickly and easily 😉) As far as different species, I simply didn't give them the chance to physically interact unless one flew to another's gym. I only had to intervene a few times because living together as a multi-species flock, they tolerated that proximity and food and toy sharing; but they enforced their own "no contact" rule - they didn't seek physical contact with each other. It was obvious they enjoyed being a mixed-species "flock" through their constant verbal banter among all of them with no obvious preference for only communicating with their own species. Being so intelligent, I believe they found that variety interesting, just like we humans do. But it's like most flocks I observe in the wild (I'm an animal behavior researcher) - most members of any flighted flock of birds don't physically interact. They interact through verbal and non-verbal communication while flying as a flock or perched near each other but on separate branches. This appears to be all that most birds need from most of their flock, as long as they have one or a few they are closely bonded with that they can physically interact with, like mutual grooming, eating from the same bowl, and even feeding each other. It's not just mated pairs either; I had two male Eclectus who would regurgitate and feed each other regularly because there was a considerable age difference so it was like big brother looking after little brother, with mainly big brother feeding little brother. I could tell little brother was maturing into an adult when he started feeding big brother once in a while. My general rule of thumb for parrot interactions: Only same-species physically interact, including sharing a gym. Only if they establish a close pair-bond will I cage them together. Even a brother/sister pair of African Greys couldn't share a cage because the male bullied his sister too much. Eventually, they couldn't even share a gym for long - same reason! Different species interact through verbal and non-verbal communication, but not physically. Separate gyms and cages, but share the same large play space (gyms in the same large room relatively far apart) and living/sleeping space (cages in the same room, but close to each other). Cutest part of the cross-species communication for us humans was that they would often call and greet each other by name. 😁 Thanks for your cheerful, very informative series of vids!🙏
Revisiting this video. 2 months ago I caught a pet store parakeet outside. Just got him set up in a huge flight cage. I want to get him a friend soon. I hope it goes well. He gets excited when he hears parakeet sounds. He was also living with a flock of house sparrows while outside. Heidi
Is reintroduction possible? Like if the first introduction was rushed or didn't work out, and they've been living next to each other for a long time and gotten used to the other, could you try again? Or is one failed introduction the end-all and be-all of those two birds ever forming a friendship?
When I brought home my cockatiel Arwen three years ago, my existing cockatiel Mithril was 11 years old, divorced one year (he tried to kill her in a conflict over whose turn to sit their eggs and happily lives in a different home now) and intensely lonely. Arwen was about 6 weeks old and I put her in the hospital cage for the first week -- both over the territory issue and because it was easier to hand feed her from a smaller space (the main cage is a large flight). The first few hours Mithril was intensely territorial and protective of her cage (which she'd lived in since she was 3), but by bed time she tolerated Arwen exploring the big cage. A sunflower head on a shelf perch allowed for a safe introduction -- and an incentive for Arwen to try adult food. By the end of the week I was able to put away the hospital cage. It took months before Mithril allowed Arwen to sleep on the top perch with her, but all in all they get along well. As you said, it takes patience and watching them closely. And yes, they do fight sometimes, especially when one or the other has eggs.
I have a male Yellow Headed Amazon that was raised with a sister parrot some 15 or so years ago but has since been separated from other birds. Im not sure his exact age either as my Grandfather bought the pair, but he was told they were relatively young. Ive been thinking in the future that I would like to get him a companion, but he is known to attack people (he is bonded to me and quite jealous) and is quite aggressive in general. So does sex not matter then? Can two males be together? Would a female be "easier" to bring in?
Thank you for this! I'm currently trying to get one of my parrots to bond with our new girl after his mate passed away this year and it has taken a bit of time.
my cockatiel loves me and only me. I'm being dead serious too. he's friendly with people of course, but always keeping an eye out for me, its adorable and hes awesome! c: loved this video! keep it up!
I hope one day you have the chance to save a Lori! They are unique in personality and eating habits. Such an educational animal. BUT you guys already have a sweet collection of ambassadors.
I have a 2 year old conure and my boyfriend just got an english budgie. We're never going to house them together but we're hoping theyll at least tolerate each other so they can both be out at the same time. This is very helpful!!
I have a cockatiel (Ori) and two budgies (Louis and Luna), the budgies were with me longer before the cockatiel. They tolerate each other but not friendly at all. Ori doesn't like Louis to be near her at all, she makes sure that Louis stays a good distance from her. Doesn't really deter Louis, he's a very curious budgie and attempts to poke Ori from time to time.
I’m getting another Green Cheeked Conure to give company to my other gcc. The one I’m supposedly getting is a few months older. We took them to meet each other today and they seemed fine. The were locking beaks and preening each other and even wrestling a bit (with their feet). They seemed great together and I’m looking forward to eventually housing them together . (They are the same species so I find they should be fine)
We got another pyrrhura molinea last year. First i put the 2 cages next to each other so they could see and hear each other. The next day i let them both out. After half an hour they where best friends! I feel so lucky.
Thankyou, that was so helpful. The cockatiel pair I had were bonded pair.n could not stay without eachother for even a second.i'm missing my dead bird.
Awesome vid. I recently adopted a Green Cheek Conure who I was told was a male but judging by extreme nesting behaviour - building a nest in a small box that I had set aside as a "test" and totally random bluffing type aggression towards me appears to be a somewhat hormonal female. I've also just got a very young Sun Conure who's only eight weeks old and still learning to fly and I was hoping they'd be friends but thus far I have housed them separately although recently they both insist on sleeping on my pillow. Which I hope is a good sign. When I'm present they happily sit on either of my shoulders and generally ignore one another although the young Sun Conure has definitely shown curiosity towards the GCC I'm a bit too concerned about his/her Jekyll and Hyde temperament and bluffing behaviour to let him get too close. It's early days yet and I'm hoping the GCC will soon grow out of the bluffing stage, because when s/he's not being a psycho (which is most of the time) she's a a sweet little creature and extremely affectionate - towards me at least. I guess time will tell and I just wanted to say thanks for an extremely informative video.
The advice I've read has said that it's best to take care of the resident parrot first in the morning, keeping the routine the same for your first bird.
I have two questions: 1) Where did you get your shirt? I adore manatees (and like tea). 2) Have you ever had a situation where a long-term bonded pair basically break up and need to be permanently separated? [As always, thank you for sharing your videos. I wish you, your family and your ambassadors a wonderful day.]
at the petland near my house these 2 green Quakers would always hang out together and one day one of them was adopted and now the other one looks depressed
HELP please. Question(s): I have a pineapple conure who is 1 years old (Nebby), and we recently bought a yellow-sided conure who is 3-4 months old (Nova) . We followed the guide on having them in separate cages, and slowly introduced them in a neutral zone. I cant find anywhere a guide of "is it aggressive or play'. Nebby put the baby conure's tails and wings in her beak, but the baby conure did not react. (side note, the baby conure grew up in a cage with other conures, while Nebby did not). So I thought it maybe play? But then, Nebby put the younger conure's beak in her beak, and started doing the regurgitating, quick up and down, behavior. Is this normal? Is this okay? Again, is it play or is it aggression?
Okay so how bout a situation, i have two macaws, a scarlet and a blue and gold. My blue and gold is 2, and my scarlet is one year. I tried putting them together slowly but the blue one gets very territorial. Scarlet is female btw and blue and gold is a male. I separated them immediately. Sometimes i bring them to my room and they are neutral. On the floor the female chases the blue and gold’s tail but not out of aggression. She actually shows signs that she’s interested because she tilts her head sometimes when they are close. Should i just give up?
Pinning can also be from excitement also huts can cause a bird to get hormonal due to creating a nest live environment, which can cause aggression due to the bird wanting to defend its nest.
I had 4 parrots in my life.Now i want another one but i was thinking, isn't it cruel to keep a bird in your house?I think that birds have the best ability and they should fly in flocks together.Why we keep them as pets when we know that this animal is made to fly?Jessi i am asking you this question because i know that you love animals and you have nothing to earn about not telling the truth.Love your vids and your amazing job!Keep going.
Just throwing it out there, but this is a good reason to adopt a parrot. A parrot that's been abandoned or lost its previous owner can't thrive in the wild anymore, so it needs a home. But adopting doesn't encourage the market for pet birds the way buying from a pet store does. Personally i think it's possible for parrots to thrive in captivity as long as all their needs are fully met; physical, mental, and emotional.
I think it's the same as why humans start to domesticate dogs, cats, and other animals as pets. Living with animals is a wonderful experience that I will not trade for anything else. So, having birds as pets isn't as cruel as it may sound, as long as they're given proper care and attention.
my quaker parrot jojo loves watching ur video's he gets excited and gives the phone lots of kisses and me he loves the chopstick ones the most everyday he hets to watch as many vids he wants untill he tells me he had enough he bites me if i go to turn it off before he is done listening haha
Hello! Hannah Montana,I had a pair handtamed cockatiels. But 1 died even after loads of TLC.now I'm left with a super cute cockatiel.after his pair passed off he has really bonded so well with my family.but,now I want to get him a companion.can a cockatiel have a parrot as a companion?how do I choose a friend for him?I want him to be happy.since I have to leave home for long hours.and don't want him to get lonely. Please help.
What do you do if they fight? I imagine it would be difficlut and potentially hazardous to the human to try to physically separate two large parrots who are fighting.
I have a 8-9 year old rescue cockatiel. He doesn't play with toys, and my whole family has work/school. My mom is usually the one home, but he doesn't like her. What should I do?
My blue and gold is still less than a year old and she was bonded to a scarlet macaw( I assume because whenever I would visit her before I got her their were together preening), so do you think she would get along with a baby Amazon, either blue fronted or yellow headed
so i have two birds in their own cages they're right next to each other one is a senagall and the other is a cockateil, they're around the same size and talk to each other, i want to have them get to know one another and see how they would get along, the senagall is attached to me and a bit teritorial they're both pretty old and both previously neglected, do you think this would be a good idea?
Hello, thanks so much for all the wonderful videos and info!! I have a 10'x10' and 10' tall outdoor aviary. Southern California. So lows are not that low, but it does get hot in the summer. Ive have fans and misting system. I've got 14 budgies in there. My aviary is a steel gazebo frame with two hard walls and two cage walls. The roof is covered and it's also snuggled up next to the house. I brought home a baby parrolet. He was at a street vendor in a finch cage. :( He is a Boy. Right now, he is in a cage within the aviary. He was inside. I was trying to get to know him and quarantine him. I put him him the aviary so he can get to know the budgies through his cage. He wants so much to get out. What are your thoughts on opening the cage for him amongst the budgies? I was thinking after my weekly clean, I would move perches and food and water and open his door.
Do you need to keep the birds in separate cages/not together if you got two from the same container in the pet store and if they seemed fine with each other before you got them?
Hi I have a question about introducing one bird to another: I have a new bird at home and they’ve spent several days observing each other already. So recently I’m trying to introduce them to each other, and they do show positive signs including preening each other (with my original parrot on my shoulder, and the new one on the top of his cage) but I’m still worried and have not tried putting them together cause they seem to have some small fight or conflicts (usually initiate by the original bird) during the grooming, though it’s not especially aggressive. Should I continue with the introduction or should I stop for a while and wait? Thank you!
I recently got a cockatiel as a companion for my budgie flock (5) they are free flight on my room and the budgies seem to ignore the cockatiel they started eating together and they all seem calm around one another the budgies seem to be doing their oen thing is this good the cockatiel does not hang out in the cage with the budgies but outside the perches I have outside of the cage I was wondering if this is good progress
My Blue Fronted Amazon, T-Bird, is a rescue and we know very little about his previous life except that he was abused. I have had him 10 years and now we estimate he is around 30 years old at least. He has never known another bird and is desperate for a companion. We also know he is a male and very interested in any female, bird or human. How can I find a suitable companion for him? I would love to rescue another Blue Fronted female and try out your method of introduction? We are living very rurally in Northern New Mexico and I have been unsuccessful so far.
So do I gradually introduce them? Like making them neighbors so they can see and talk to each other without touching? My parakeet, an old male, has been living by himself. I want to get him a friend because he is about 7+ years old. I don’t want him to die lonely. I will get him a big cage next week and lots of new toys, food, and perches.
i have one super affectionate cockatiel (my old one) recently bought a male cockatiel companion for him, they both sleep in the new housing together, its really large (vending machine size).. In the cage they do not bother one another, but when i take them out of the cage in the living room, the newcommer has a tendency to lunge towards the other and bite if he comes too close. Problem is my one cockatiel is super open to accepting him, the new one isnt keen on letting another bird come near, ive had him about two weeks now. Ive wondered if i could correct the behaviour by squinting water from a bottle, whenever he displays agressive behaviour??.. I could really use some guidance or recommendations on the situation, ill gladly elaborate if need be. Great video, subscribed!
Hi I just rescued a ringneck at my hotel job and brought her home. I've been looking for lost bird post for her but nothing so far. She is not happy in the cage I put her in and does not use the perch. I'm worried because she clings to side of cage all day and night. Is this ok or do I need to help her in some way? Please help me help her!!!
Humm I've got a 5month old greencheek that is...I'd say spoiled. He only willingly goes in his cage to sleep at night once the lights are off and he wants to be with/on someone always. He also helps himself to whatever you're eating. I want him to have a companion for when I'm not home, so I bought a baby plum headed parakeet. It comes home this weekend and now I'm getting worried about jealousy. Have I made a mistake?
My caique jumps onto another caique but it doesnt open moth hiss or raise head feathers none of that, he just jumped onto the other caique and preen after that, is that a good or bad?
I need someone opinion : I had one macaw before name Gasha. She 2 years old. We decided to get second bird but we didn't choose it ourselves. We took Gasha to store where they sell many macaws. We set Gasha on top of cage and owner of store set free macaws as well so perhaps they communicate. Operantly and shocking to me and my husband, Gasha got attached to one baby macaw right away. She start feeding right away. When owner put baby away, my bird went crazy !!! I felt Love of first sight !! We tried Gasha with other birds she has no interests !!! we went home and I've notice that Gasha seems to be upset ?!? We decided next day go and get that baby. It recently arrived to Saudi Arabia. We got it right away because it was Gasha choice. Now they happy !! I could never expected this !! Question is : why Gasha choose only this baby over others ? Could baby Alex be a boy ? Is she looking for younger mate ? If we separate them for two seconds THEY GO crazy and screaming !!! Gasha is 90% female. We didn't do DNA test but experts said it.
What if the current resident is close to weaning? My Ringneck is acting aggressive towards me and it's around weaning age. Should I wait until it has fully weaned it introduce a new parrot now?
I agree with this! Except I have a sun conure and a green cheek conure and they sort of display both positive and negative signs. They've been together for six months but the green cheek will sometimes chase the sun conure and we have had one incident where he bit the sun conure hard enough on the beak to cause a gash. They love eachother and preen, cuddle, sleep together and eat together so perhaps my green cheek just has a nasty personality sometimes. Thoughts?
so i have a a abused indian ringneck that lost one of his eyes so he was terrified of us i and i we no exprience of taming got him and his half tamed so one of our relatives got and indian ringneck too and when they were together they would bite but after awhile they were good friends and my irn got more tamed because he saw his friends go to humans without getting hurt and he made a bond with me and yesterday we bought a green cheek conure for you know be his friend and when we arrived from pet storethey both jumped to eachother trying to bite the othets eye and we put both far away from eachother now they both get jealous when im spending time with other one and i wanted to know is there any chance of them being friends?
My sun conure tried to fly at this green cheek conure I’m pet sitting in a somewhat aggressive way. The green cheek didn’t try to move are seemed scared. Is there any way I could try to teach my sunny to become nice to this green cheek?
My green cheek n cockatoo seems interested with each other but i dun dare to put them together as cockatoo’s beak is quite large so im worried she might bite the green cheek.. what do u suggest?
My sun conure has been biting my lip not hard but he does tell me if his favorite food is missing or that’s the way I’m seeing it and he seems to do better after I refill his favorite food. Is that normal?
my bird is like 150000% least likely, basically every trait. However, I'm going to give it a shot. I'm going to take him to a rescue and spend maybe 4-5 hours a day there for a week or so and see if he gets along with any other birbs. Maybe see about him spending a day or two at the rescue with his potential new buddy. Idk, my bird loves attention so much I doubt he will care where it's from. He was once bonded to me- i went on vacation, he bonded to my mom- then back to me..... now he's kind of just freewheelin. idk Bird-man here I come
Hi, I am new on your channel, i loved it, I have a question, I have a very friendly white umbrella cockatoo, and i just got i couple of parequeet. Is there any chance that the cockatoo kill or hurt tha parequeet?
This is a great guide. I'm going to go get another blue and gold tomorrow and put him into my old birds cage and shut off the lights. One night together will prob bring them closer.
That's dumbest thing I've ever heard.. they need weeks, even months of just observing eachother in their own cage. They might never be able to be housed together
Hi jessie! So i have s very young cockateil and seems to be a very happy and healthy buddy, but i know that i can always do better at taking care of him. Can you make a video on how to take care of a cockateil\ parrot! Thanks
Had a question, my sun conure is extremely aggressive towards males and because of her reaction, it makes my other bird(peachfront conure) afraid, how do I help her be ok?
i’m thinking about getting a budgie when i move out, i already have a cockatiel and he is used to living with me, my parents and my sister. but when i move out it will just be the two of us and i will be working a lot (he will be 7 or 8 by the time i get the new bird). should i get him a friend?
if my son ever wants a high maintenance animal as a pet I'm going to buy him a book on the species that covers behavior and proper care. and if he knows how to take the complete care and correct nutritional diet, then he can. but only after reading and doing all the research himself.
too many parents buying pets with specific needs and wind up neglecting the pet. it's not fair to the animal. and irresponsible of the parent.
I've owned few kind of animals (dogs, pigeons, hamsters, rabbits, turtles, and now, small parrots), and in my experience, there's no such thing as 'easy pet'. Because even the smallest animal requires proper care and attention. They're not something that can be taken care by children alone, the parents must do it with them. If the parents don't want to take care of the pets too, it's the best not to have pets.
Zen Dehart It’s a good plan, BUT reading books isn’t a good source/idea because with many pets like hamsters all books I know of are outdated.
I suggest you also see if your son would sell something for his pet, I resold something old with the help of my parents to get the pet cage/food/toys. I think it's a good way to see if your son is absolutely ready to be responsible for his pet. Especially if he uses his own pocket money to get the new toys and snacks.
SireVivitan That’s exactly why we should choose to educate ourselves and treat them well.
I hate when people buy pets without knowing how to take care of them 🙁
A Man-a-tea tee shirt. Now that's clever.
I have a manatee-tea steeper, it's adorable.
Punnnnnnnnnn
I have that, too! They're so cute.
It's in a tea cup. So it'a a manatee cup
Wow! What a large load of info in 6⅓ minutes. At first I was thinking "Why is here a dugong in your cup?", and then I realized, "Oh no; it's a mana-tea-cup."
Craig Mooring yea ikr
I had had my green cheek conure for about a year when I got my second (with a separate cage). I at first didn't plan to introduce them to each other, but when I had had Zealand (the newcomer) for a month I decided to give it a go. I got both of them on the floor and Zealand stated to beg for food from Brazil. She nipped him and I quickly separated them. I placed Zealand's cage next to Brazil's, and after another month, got them both out on the play stand. Zealand didn't beg, and we're both very curious. As of today, they are a bonded pair and fly together, eat together, sleep together, and explore together. They have been together for a full year now with no problems.
I love your shirt
Megurine Lula I was just about to comment that!!
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Have you ever though about doing a video about reading bird body language?
Lauren Hart While they haven't made a video about bird body language in general, they have made one about how to tell if a bird might be in need of medical help.
This is a fantastic idea
I found your older videos a while back, and figured you didn't make new videos anymore, so I didn't sub. I watched enough of them that I was recommended this video an hour ago. Okay well now I'm subbed.
Sasaki I'm glad you refound us!
I've been watching this channel since the beginning and it literally JUST hit me that the logo is based on the Nazca Lines lol.
Wow I didnt get it either!
Same...
She does a video about it
What lines?
@@Anna-lp8xs yeah but what are nazca lines?
I love this channel so much! It makes me feel like a kid again watching PBS. So fun and educational!!
I ran a parrot sanctuary for 20 years with a variety of different resident species. I found that what worked best is to only allow birds of the same species to perch and cage together and then, only if they showed the signs of getting along you mentioned. They frequently had their squabbles but it's like raising kids - frequent squabbles, pestering, teasing, etc. is just part of being siblings (or in the same species birds case, gym or cage-mates). So as you said, I watched for signs of greater aggression and separated them until I found that they were over their little upset and were ready to come back together again. That worked great - just like siblings who like each other but still have scuffles. Once they're past that conflict, they can start interacting again like nothing had ever happened to cause me to temporarily split them up (I learned this first-hand while raising 4 kids; if only us adult humans could get over our differences that quickly and easily 😉)
As far as different species, I simply didn't give them the chance to physically interact unless one flew to another's gym. I only had to intervene a few times because living together as a multi-species flock, they tolerated that proximity and food and toy sharing; but they enforced their own "no contact" rule - they didn't seek physical contact with each other. It was obvious they enjoyed being a mixed-species "flock" through their constant verbal banter among all of them with no obvious preference for only communicating with their own species. Being so intelligent, I believe they found that variety interesting, just like we humans do.
But it's like most flocks I observe in the wild (I'm an animal behavior researcher) - most members of any flighted flock of birds don't physically interact. They interact through verbal and non-verbal communication while flying as a flock or perched near each other but on separate branches. This appears to be all that most birds need from most of their flock, as long as they have one or a few they are closely bonded with that they can physically interact with, like mutual grooming, eating from the same bowl, and even feeding each other. It's not just mated pairs either; I had two male Eclectus who would regurgitate and feed each other regularly because there was a considerable age difference so it was like big brother looking after little brother, with mainly big brother feeding little brother. I could tell little brother was maturing into an adult when he started feeding big brother once in a while.
My general rule of thumb for parrot interactions:
Only same-species physically interact, including sharing a gym. Only if they establish a close pair-bond will I cage them together. Even a brother/sister pair of African Greys couldn't share a cage because the male bullied his sister too much. Eventually, they couldn't even share a gym for long - same reason!
Different species interact through verbal and non-verbal communication, but not physically. Separate gyms and cages, but share the same large play space (gyms in the same large room relatively far apart) and living/sleeping space (cages in the same room, but close to each other). Cutest part of the cross-species communication for us humans was that they would often call and greet each other by name. 😁
Thanks for your cheerful, very informative series of vids!🙏
Animal Wonders deserves a lot more publicity
Revisiting this video. 2 months ago I caught a pet store parakeet outside. Just got him set up in a huge flight cage. I want to get him a friend soon. I hope it goes well. He gets excited when he hears parakeet sounds. He was also living with a flock of house sparrows while outside. Heidi
Is reintroduction possible? Like if the first introduction was rushed or didn't work out, and they've been living next to each other for a long time and gotten used to the other, could you try again? Or is one failed introduction the end-all and be-all of those two birds ever forming a friendship?
When I brought home my cockatiel Arwen three years ago, my existing cockatiel Mithril was 11 years old, divorced one year (he tried to kill her in a conflict over whose turn to sit their eggs and happily lives in a different home now) and intensely lonely. Arwen was about 6 weeks old and I put her in the hospital cage for the first week -- both over the territory issue and because it was easier to hand feed her from a smaller space (the main cage is a large flight). The first few hours Mithril was intensely territorial and protective of her cage (which she'd lived in since she was 3), but by bed time she tolerated Arwen exploring the big cage. A sunflower head on a shelf perch allowed for a safe introduction -- and an incentive for Arwen to try adult food. By the end of the week I was able to put away the hospital cage. It took months before Mithril allowed Arwen to sleep on the top perch with her, but all in all they get along well. As you said, it takes patience and watching them closely. And yes, they do fight sometimes, especially when one or the other has eggs.
From the title, I seriously thought this was the start of a Monty Python sketch.
allthegoodnamesweretaken HELLOOOOOO POLLY!!!!
I have a male Yellow Headed Amazon that was raised with a sister parrot some 15 or so years ago but has since been separated from other birds. Im not sure his exact age either as my Grandfather bought the pair, but he was told they were relatively young.
Ive been thinking in the future that I would like to get him a companion, but he is known to attack people (he is bonded to me and quite jealous) and is quite aggressive in general.
So does sex not matter then? Can two males be together? Would a female be "easier" to bring in?
Thank you for this! I'm currently trying to get one of my parrots to bond with our new girl after his mate passed away this year and it has taken a bit of time.
Thank you so much for this video--I recently got a second bird after only having one for years, and this is really helpful for introducing them!
this video has helped us out a lot, my wife has been wanting another parrot to go along with her other one. Thanks so much keep it all up
my cockatiel loves me and only me. I'm being dead serious too. he's friendly with people of course, but always keeping an eye out for me, its adorable and hes awesome! c: loved this video! keep it up!
I hope one day you have the chance to save a Lori! They are unique in personality and eating habits. Such an educational animal. BUT you guys already have a sweet collection of ambassadors.
I have a 2 year old conure and my boyfriend just got an english budgie. We're never going to house them together but we're hoping theyll at least tolerate each other so they can both be out at the same time. This is very helpful!!
I have a cockatiel (Ori) and two budgies (Louis and Luna), the budgies were with me longer before the cockatiel. They tolerate each other but not friendly at all. Ori doesn't like Louis to be near her at all, she makes sure that Louis stays a good distance from her. Doesn't really deter Louis, he's a very curious budgie and attempts to poke Ori from time to time.
I’m getting another Green Cheeked Conure to give company to my other gcc. The one I’m supposedly getting is a few months older. We took them to meet each other today and they seemed fine. The were locking beaks and preening each other and even wrestling a bit (with their feet). They seemed great together and I’m looking forward to eventually housing them together . (They are the same species so I find they should be fine)
This is very informative -- thank you!
Very helpful! Thank you so much for making this video!
We got another pyrrhura molinea last year. First i put the 2 cages next to each other so they could see and hear each other. The next day i let them both out. After half an hour they where best friends! I feel so lucky.
Ah! It is you! I watched a video about bees with my toddler and I kept thinking I recognized you from somewhere.
Thankyou, that was so helpful.
The cockatiel pair I had were bonded pair.n could not stay without eachother for even a second.i'm missing my dead bird.
I love parrots
Awesome vid.
I recently adopted a Green Cheek Conure who I was told was a male but judging by extreme nesting behaviour - building a nest in a small box that I had set aside as a "test" and totally random bluffing type aggression towards me appears to be a somewhat hormonal female.
I've also just got a very young Sun Conure who's only eight weeks old and still learning to fly and I was hoping they'd be friends but thus far I have housed them separately although recently they both insist on sleeping on my pillow. Which I hope is a good sign.
When I'm present they happily sit on either of my shoulders and generally ignore one another although the young Sun Conure has definitely shown curiosity towards the GCC I'm a bit too concerned about his/her Jekyll and Hyde temperament and bluffing behaviour to let him get too close.
It's early days yet and I'm hoping the GCC will soon grow out of the bluffing stage, because when s/he's not being a psycho (which is most of the time) she's a a sweet little creature and extremely affectionate - towards me at least.
I guess time will tell and I just wanted to say thanks for an extremely informative video.
Did they ever get along!!
@@hamdahh2087 Yes. They get along well.
Thank you! that was very helpful! I'm thinking about purchasing a friend for my parrotlet, and I needed that information!
I just looooooooooooooooooooooove joy.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This video is extremely helpful!!!
You nailed this video! It's going to make a difference. Thank you ❤️🐦❤️
Can you do a video on love birds? They are my favourite type of birds and there aren't many videos about them :D
Ikr
The advice I've read has said that it's best to take care of the resident parrot first in the morning, keeping the routine the same for your first bird.
I have two questions: 1) Where did you get your shirt? I adore manatees (and like tea). 2) Have you ever had a situation where a long-term bonded pair basically break up and need to be permanently separated? [As always, thank you for sharing your videos. I wish you, your family and your ambassadors a wonderful day.]
Your energy is great! Very informative video, thanks.
Zapper and Zoe are very cute. Super talkative.
at the petland near my house these 2 green Quakers would always hang out together and one day one of them was adopted and now the other one looks depressed
Thanks this is really helpful i have a green cheek conure and I bought a cockatiel also I'm leaving the UK so they can accompany eachother
My Bourke parrot hates other parrots, but loves busy little birds, so she lives with zebra finches and Canaries. What a strange bunch they are!
Good, thorough, instructive video.
HELP please.
Question(s): I have a pineapple conure who is 1 years old (Nebby), and we recently bought a yellow-sided conure who is 3-4 months old (Nova) . We followed the guide on having them in separate cages, and slowly introduced them in a neutral zone. I cant find anywhere a guide of "is it aggressive or play'. Nebby put the baby conure's tails and wings in her beak, but the baby conure did not react. (side note, the baby conure grew up in a cage with other conures, while Nebby did not). So I thought it maybe play? But then, Nebby put the younger conure's beak in her beak, and started doing the regurgitating, quick up and down, behavior. Is this normal? Is this okay? Again, is it play or is it aggression?
Okay so how bout a situation, i have two macaws, a scarlet and a blue and gold. My blue and gold is 2, and my scarlet is one year. I tried putting them together slowly but the blue one gets very territorial. Scarlet is female btw and blue and gold is a male. I separated them immediately. Sometimes i bring them to my room and they are neutral. On the floor the female chases the blue and gold’s tail but not out of aggression. She actually shows signs that she’s interested because she tilts her head sometimes when they are close. Should i just give up?
I have a parakeet that is best friends with a zebra finch it's adorable they sleep touching each other and the groom each other's heads
At 1:38, both my parrots on my shoulders started looking around like crazy 😂😂😂😂😂
You guys deserve much more subscribers
Pinning can also be from excitement also huts can cause a bird to get hormonal due to creating a nest live environment, which can cause aggression due to the bird wanting to defend its nest.
Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
Parrots are nice.
So are you.
I had 4 parrots in my life.Now i want another one but i was thinking, isn't it cruel to keep a bird in your house?I think that birds have the best ability and they should fly in flocks together.Why we keep them as pets when we know that this animal is made to fly?Jessi i am asking you this question because i know that you love animals and you have nothing to earn about not telling the truth.Love your vids and your amazing job!Keep going.
Just throwing it out there, but this is a good reason to adopt a parrot. A parrot that's been abandoned or lost its previous owner can't thrive in the wild anymore, so it needs a home. But adopting doesn't encourage the market for pet birds the way buying from a pet store does. Personally i think it's possible for parrots to thrive in captivity as long as all their needs are fully met; physical, mental, and emotional.
I think it's the same as why humans start to domesticate dogs, cats, and other animals as pets. Living with animals is a wonderful experience that I will not trade for anything else.
So, having birds as pets isn't as cruel as it may sound, as long as they're given proper care and attention.
Adopt don’t shop!
But some parrots can’t survive that is why we keep them
my quaker parrot jojo loves watching ur video's he gets excited and gives the phone lots of kisses and me he loves the chopstick ones the most everyday he hets to watch as many vids he wants untill he tells me he had enough he bites me if i go to turn it off before he is done listening haha
im a bird lover and i love the blue and gold macaw and hyacinth macaw
Hello!
Hannah Montana,I had a pair handtamed cockatiels.
But 1 died even after loads of TLC.now I'm left with a super cute cockatiel.after his pair passed off he has really bonded so well with my family.but,now I want to get him a companion.can a cockatiel have a parrot as a companion?how do I choose a friend for him?I want him to be happy.since I have to leave home for long hours.and don't want him to get lonely.
Please help.
What do you do if they fight? I imagine it would be difficlut and potentially hazardous to the human to try to physically separate two large parrots who are fighting.
idk, may be spray some water or something to break up the conflict?
My green cheeked conure and her brother after three months saw each other and were fighting
I have a 8-9 year old rescue cockatiel. He doesn't play with toys, and my whole family has work/school. My mom is usually the one home, but he doesn't like her. What should I do?
That. Shirt. Is. Adorable.
My blue and gold is still less than a year old and she was bonded to a scarlet macaw( I assume because whenever I would visit her before I got her their were together preening), so do you think she would get along with a baby Amazon, either blue fronted or yellow headed
so i have two birds in their own cages they're right next to each other one is a senagall and the other is a cockateil, they're around the same size and talk to each other, i want to have them get to know one another and see how they would get along, the senagall is attached to me and a bit teritorial they're both pretty old and both previously neglected, do you think this would be a good idea?
I like these birds.
Zapper! Love that bird
Hello, thanks so much for all the wonderful videos and info!! I have a 10'x10' and 10' tall outdoor aviary. Southern California. So lows are not that low, but it does get hot in the summer. Ive have fans and misting system. I've got 14 budgies in there. My aviary is a steel gazebo frame with two hard walls and two cage walls. The roof is covered and it's also snuggled up next to the house. I brought home a baby parrolet. He was at a street vendor in a finch cage. :( He is a Boy. Right now, he is in a cage within the aviary. He was inside. I was trying to get to know him and quarantine him. I put him him the aviary so he can get to know the budgies through his cage. He wants so much to get out. What are your thoughts on opening the cage for him amongst the budgies? I was thinking after my weekly clean, I would move perches and food and water and open his door.
100,000 subs grats guys! can wait to see more videos been around since 30k subs :)
Do you need to keep the birds in separate cages/not together if you got two from the same container in the pet store and if they seemed fine with each other before you got them?
Very very helpful! Thank you so much.
Hey Jessi! Is it possible for two parrots that have been close to "fall out of love" and not be able to be housed together anymore? Thanks!
Hi I have a question about introducing one bird to another: I have a new bird at home and they’ve spent several days observing each other already. So recently I’m trying to introduce them to each other, and they do show positive signs including preening each other (with my original parrot on my shoulder, and the new one on the top of his cage) but I’m still worried and have not tried putting them together cause they seem to have some small fight or conflicts (usually initiate by the original bird) during the grooming, though it’s not especially aggressive. Should I continue with the introduction or should I stop for a while and wait? Thank you!
2 questions.... 1: do you have to keep the birds in the same cage or can we just have separate cages? 2: are cockatiels and sun conures good together?
I recently got a cockatiel as a companion for my budgie flock (5) they are free flight on my room and the budgies seem to ignore the cockatiel they started eating together and they all seem calm around one another the budgies seem to be doing their oen thing is this good the cockatiel does not hang out in the cage with the budgies but outside the perches I have outside of the cage I was wondering if this is good progress
My Blue Fronted Amazon, T-Bird, is a rescue and we know very little about his previous life except that he was abused. I have had him 10 years and now we estimate he is around 30 years old at least. He has never known another bird and is desperate for a companion. We also know he is a male and very interested in any female, bird or human. How can I find a suitable companion for him? I would love to rescue another Blue Fronted female and try out your method of introduction? We are living very rurally in Northern New Mexico and I have been unsuccessful so far.
So do I gradually introduce them? Like making them neighbors so they can see and talk to each other without touching? My parakeet, an old male, has been living by himself. I want to get him a friend because he is about 7+ years old. I don’t want him to die lonely. I will get him a big cage next week and lots of new toys, food, and perches.
i have one super affectionate cockatiel (my old one) recently bought a male cockatiel companion for him, they both sleep in the new housing together, its really large (vending machine size).. In the cage they do not bother one another, but when i take them out of the cage in the living room, the newcommer has a tendency to lunge towards the other and bite if he comes too close. Problem is my one cockatiel is super open to accepting him, the new one isnt keen on letting another bird come near, ive had him about two weeks now. Ive wondered if i could correct the behaviour by squinting water from a bottle, whenever he displays agressive behaviour??.. I could really use some guidance or recommendations on the situation, ill gladly elaborate if need be.
Great video, subscribed!
Hi I just rescued a ringneck at my hotel job and brought her home. I've been looking for lost bird post for her but nothing so far. She is not happy in the cage I put her in and does not use the perch. I'm worried because she clings to side of cage all day and night. Is this ok or do I need to help her in some way? Please help me help her!!!
ive got a budgie and a cockatiel that cant love without eachother
Humm
I've got a 5month old greencheek that is...I'd say spoiled. He only willingly goes in his cage to sleep at night once the lights are off and he wants to be with/on someone always. He also helps himself to whatever you're eating.
I want him to have a companion for when I'm not home, so I bought a baby plum headed parakeet. It comes home this weekend and now I'm getting worried about jealousy.
Have I made a mistake?
The shirt is awesome.
My caique jumps onto another caique but it doesnt open moth hiss or raise head feathers none of that, he just jumped onto the other caique and preen after that, is that a good or bad?
Great informational video!
I recently found 2 baby Blue Jays and none of the wildlife rescues will take them what should I do?
I need someone opinion :
I had one macaw before name Gasha. She 2 years old. We decided to get second bird but we didn't choose it ourselves. We took Gasha to store where they sell many macaws. We set Gasha on top of cage and owner of store set free macaws as well so perhaps they communicate. Operantly and shocking to me and my husband, Gasha got attached to one baby macaw right away. She start feeding right away. When owner put baby away, my bird went crazy !!! I felt Love of first sight !! We tried Gasha with other birds she has no interests !!! we went home and I've notice that Gasha seems to be upset ?!? We decided next day go and get that baby. It recently arrived to Saudi Arabia. We got it right away because it was Gasha choice. Now they happy !! I could never expected this !! Question is : why Gasha choose only this baby over others ? Could baby Alex be a boy ? Is she looking for younger mate ?
If we separate them for two seconds THEY GO crazy and screaming !!!
Gasha is 90% female. We didn't do DNA test but experts said it.
What if the current resident is close to weaning? My Ringneck is acting aggressive towards me and it's around weaning age. Should I wait until it has fully weaned it introduce a new parrot now?
I messaged you on fb about this. I have a cockatiel and sun conure. I’m greatful for your videos.
Thank you so much, very helpful❤️
I agree with this! Except I have a sun conure and a green cheek conure and they sort of display both positive and negative signs. They've been together for six months but the green cheek will sometimes chase the sun conure and we have had one incident where he bit the sun conure hard enough on the beak to cause a gash. They love eachother and preen, cuddle, sleep together and eat together so perhaps my green cheek just has a nasty personality sometimes. Thoughts?
so i have a a abused indian ringneck that lost one of his eyes so he was terrified of us i and i we no exprience of taming got him and his half tamed so one of our relatives got and indian ringneck too and when they were together they would bite but after awhile they were good friends and my irn got more tamed because he saw his friends go to humans without getting hurt and he made a bond with me and yesterday we bought a green cheek conure for you know be his friend and when we arrived from pet storethey both jumped to eachother trying to bite the othets eye and we put both far away from eachother now they both get jealous when im spending time with other one and i wanted to know is there any chance of them being friends?
I love your shirt!
Can you do a video on your uromastyx please
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My sun conure tried to fly at this green cheek conure I’m pet sitting in a somewhat aggressive way. The green cheek didn’t try to move are seemed scared. Is there any way I could try to teach my sunny to become nice to this green cheek?
My green cheek n cockatoo seems interested with each other but i dun dare to put them together as cockatoo’s beak is quite large so im worried she might bite the green cheek.. what do u suggest?
My sun conure has been biting my lip not hard but he does tell me if his favorite food is missing or that’s the way I’m seeing it and he seems to do better after I refill his favorite food. Is that normal?
my bird is like 150000% least likely, basically every trait.
However, I'm going to give it a shot. I'm going to take him to a rescue and spend maybe 4-5 hours a day there for a week or so and see if he gets along with any other birbs. Maybe see about him spending a day or two at the rescue with his potential new buddy.
Idk, my bird loves attention so much I doubt he will care where it's from. He was once bonded to me- i went on vacation, he bonded to my mom- then back to me..... now he's kind of just freewheelin. idk
Bird-man here I come
Hi, I am new on your channel, i loved it,
I have a question,
I have a very friendly white umbrella cockatoo, and i just got i couple of parequeet.
Is there any chance that the cockatoo kill or hurt tha parequeet?
This is a great guide.
I'm going to go get another blue and gold tomorrow and put him into my old birds cage and shut off the lights.
One night together will prob bring them closer.
That's dumbest thing I've ever heard.. they need weeks, even months of just observing eachother in their own cage. They might never be able to be housed together
is that a sea-cup T-shirt? because that is genius
Hi jessie! So i have s very young cockateil and seems to be a very happy and healthy buddy, but i know that i can always do better at taking care of him. Can you make a video on how to take care of a cockateil\ parrot! Thanks
Had a question, my sun conure is extremely aggressive towards males and because of her reaction, it makes my other bird(peachfront conure) afraid, how do I help her be ok?
Talking about birds, how did you get the blue one?
i’m thinking about getting a budgie when i move out, i already have a cockatiel and he is used to living with me, my parents and my sister. but when i move out it will just be the two of us and i will be working a lot (he will be 7 or 8 by the time i get the new bird). should i get him a friend?