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Post by freswood on Jul 24, 2007 7:57:11 GMT
If you get him a mate, dont put him in yogies cage straight away, obviously quarantine him for a few days, they usually recommend a week. Put him in a separate cage after quarantine next to yogies so they can get used to eachother. Then after a day or so get them out together and see how they get along when they play, and when you are happy enough that they are getting along, then try and put them in the same cage. Also another thing to watch out for is to make sure your new guy is eating and yogies not getting all the food. I had this problem with pippa and stimpy, so I had to separate them in the end. But on saying that pippa is a much bigger bird then stimpy. You shouldnt have any troubles, just be certain they get along with eachother before you put them in together. Would it be OK if I kept them permanently in separate cages, and they just mingled when free in the house? I do plan on letting him fly free most of the day once he can fly more confidently. Perhaps if, during the time they were inside the cages, the cages were pushed together. This would mean they would each get the right amount of food, and they wouldn't kill each other. Oh and I got the results of the DNA testing today and Yogie is a boy! He sure seems like one.
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Post by judy on Jul 24, 2007 9:44:58 GMT
excellent stuff. yeah that would be ok with the cages, if you are really concerned about them not getting on then it shouldnt be a problem putting the cages together, this way they would get used to eachother as well.
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Post by freswood on Jul 25, 2007 23:12:46 GMT
How long do you need to quarantine a new bird for?
Also, we spoke to the vet and she thought that Yogie would get along with a young male, a bit younger than him. If I get him a friend in the Christmas holidays (by then he'll be 1 year old), how old should the new bird be?
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Post by silvercloud on Jul 27, 2007 0:17:05 GMT
Ideally quarantine should be a month to six weeks. Get a bird similar in age to your own.
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Post by mybirdpix on Jul 14, 2008 3:44:05 GMT
Just to put my 2 cents in here. We looked around to get a friend for Robby (rainbow lorikeet)he was plucking and we were thinking he may need a friend. Turned out he was quite sick and has had 2 seizures since then but to make a VERY LONG story short..Robby is doing good by the way. We did a lot of research. You have to be very careful in choosing a friend for a lorikeet. They have a totally different diet than other parrots. Living mainly on nectar and fruit their poop contains bacteria that other parrots can not tolerate. Also Lorikeets should not have a lot of nuts and seeds..mine don't get any so living with a parrot of a different species would not be a good idea. Anyway just wanted to share my findings to you. Didn't want to bud in or anything....I love seeing birds play together but am always afraid of losing the closeness that I have with them.
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Post by laurie on Sept 3, 2008 2:13:52 GMT
Just to put my 2 cents in here. We looked around to get a friend for Robby (rainbow lorikeet)he was plucking and we were thinking he may need a friend. Turned out he was quite sick and has had 2 seizures since then but to make a VERY LONG story short..Robby is doing good by the way. We did a lot of research. You have to be very careful in choosing a friend for a lorikeet. They have a totally different diet than other parrots. Living mainly on nectar and fruit their poop contains bacteria that other parrots can not tolerate. Also Lorikeets should not have a lot of nuts and seeds..mine don't get any so living with a parrot of a different species would not be a good idea. Anyway just wanted to share my findings to you. Didn't want to bud in or anything....I love seeing birds play together but am always afraid of losing the closeness that I have with them. IMO you didnt butt in in the least I just learned something new & it helped me gain new perspective on these gorgeous birdies I was seriously thinking of adding to my family!! I still am actually! lol
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Post by mybirdpix on Sept 4, 2008 22:47:51 GMT
I'm glad I help you learn something new
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