2 females in one cage?

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2 females in one cage?
Topic Started: Apr 15 2010, 03:13 PM (692 Views)
karis109	Apr 15 2010, 03:13 PM Post #1
Newbie Posts: 7 Group: Full Members Member #3,221 Joined: April 15, 2010 How many Parrotlets do you have 2 What types Celestial What colours Green Other Birds ? African Grey, Racing Pigeons I live in Cheshire, UK My name is Louise	Hi All I took a friend to buy a pair of these parrots a few weeks ago and the man who sold them to him was desperate to sell all 8 so my friend had 2 and I took the other 6, thinking I was doing him and the birds a favour as a couple of the birds have no feathers on the back of their heads and look a little worse for wear . crying However, after reading lots on various sites and watching the birds I realise they needed to be seperated (hence the no feathers bit) To cut a long story short, I have bonded pairs seperated in an outside avairy and there are 2 females left which were getting battered by the other pairs so I have bought them inside and are at the minute in a small cage in my front room. nod2 Can I keep them together? They are wild, I dont think they have ever been handled but are quite happy to sit and preen each other. Is it worth me getting a bigger cage for them or do I need to seperate them too? And any ideas you guys have on stopping them going psycho when I put my hand in the cage to change their water would be great, they really are not used to human contact at all drats Any help would be great :question: Thanks All Edited by karis109, Apr 15 2010, 03:15 PM.



Gardengail	Apr 15 2010, 04:18 PM Post #2
Staff Member Posts: 13,954 Group: Staff Member #25 Joined: January 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Other Birds ? Severe Macaw and 2 Timneth Greys I live in Upstate New York, USA My name is Gail	Yes, you can. but they have to be compatible. Parrotlets can be extremely aggressive toward each other so keep a very close eye on them until you know if they can live together peacefully! First sign of any aggression or fighting and I would split them up.



scooby	Apr 15 2010, 06:03 PM Post #3
Admin Posts: 4,492 Group: Full Members Member #1,461 Joined: December 10, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 7 What types celestial What colours 3 green, 1 blue, 1 pastel blue,1 yellow, 1 albino Other Birds ? Meyers parrot, Gcc ,blue fischer lovebird,2 fischer lovebirds,2 mountain parakeet,2 budgies I live in York My name is Jacqueline ( jackie for short)	you can keep them together like gail said if there are compatible ,otherwise they fight. i have 6 parrotlets and i have to keep them all seperate but in pairs, i have had to girls parrotlets housed together and they bonded really well. :)



Jan	Apr 15 2010, 07:43 PM Post #4
staff member Posts: 3,748 Group: Staff Member #1,157 Joined: November 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 3 What types Celestial What colours Blue & Green+Green Dominant Pied, Other Birds ? Zippi & Drummer Cockatiels I live in Wales uk My name is Jan	I had my 2 girls together for a long time.. they were great till one had an accident.. after I parted them ( was scared the fit one would hurt the other) they never bonded back at all.. they now live in separate cages... Its very sad as Im sure they miss each other



kevinp	Apr 16 2010, 05:37 AM Post #5
Administrator Posts: 6,909 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 7, 2006 How many Parrotlets do you have I have one Parrotlet What types Celestials What colours One green Other Birds ? Budgeries four off I live in a mess of my own making !!! My name is I'll give you a clue	Hi and welcome, as everyone has said, a male and female together is ok a pair of females are ok and a pair of males are ok together but just not pairs together. have you any pictures of yours yet ?



Bonnie	Apr 16 2010, 10:41 AM Post #6
Administrator Posts: 14,725 Group: Full Members Member #73 Joined: March 10, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 0 Other Birds ? YNA GCC. Cockatiel I live in Pennsylvania My name is Bonnie	Hopefully they will get along together. Sex really doesn't seem to matter they will still bond. I would just try keeping them together in the cage you have right now. Keep a close eye on them and if after awhile they seem to still be getting along then put them in a larger cage.



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