Bonded macaws?

[sssaucey]

I'm looking forward to possibly owning a blue throated macaw in the future, and I always wanted to own 2 of the same species. Everything I have read says if you want a good pet you don't want the birds you own to bond more than you do to them. I understand the basics of separate cages and everything but if they want to form a pair wouldn't it still happen regardless of your efforts?

And if this did happen can you still have a good relationship with them?

 

[ann]

i think if you want a pet bonded to you, you should get a single macaw, or two of the same gender. however just because they're male and female doesnt mean they will like each other and form a pair, sometimes they just dont like each other lol. also some people have a pair that will step up for transportation, and still have a bond with the owner, but not like the bond an owner and a single bird have. if you want a pair that will tolerate handling and interact with you i think it halps to have them both tame first. plus they would be more inclined to accept handling if they were separated, for example, lets say one bird is in another room and the other bird cant see him/her or vise versa, they may be more accepting of handling. hope this helped and good luck! btw i too LOVE BTM

 

[sssaucey]

Thanks, of course a male and female won't always see each other as being a suitable mate this is all hypothetical and what if

I plan on getting hand raised birds at separate times. I was just saying that if you have to macaws one being male one being female and they see each other everyday. I just don't see how you can really stop them

 

[MikeyTN]

You may not ever have issues or you may. It all depends on the individual bird. With my B&G its a no since he's reached his full maturity age and have become very mean to me since he's bonded with one of my dogs. So I wouldn't suggest in getting two unless you can handle them.

 

[sssaucey]

Well if all works out as planned and I end up getting a btm we will see how things are with one, I also would like to own a slightly smaller bird like a greater vasa before I go larger lol, but having three birds at a time is my limit

 

[MikeyTN]

Im just glad I didn't take in a second macaw someone was giving me....one macaw was good enough for me, especially during hormonal season...

 

[henpecked]

If your wanting pet birds, i'd suggest letting your pet mature and bond with you before ading another.Sure you can have more than one pet but let them know that your the one before adding a young unbonded bird, regardless of sex.

 

[sssaucey]

I would want to form a very strong bond with each bird before adding another.

Have you ever been bitten by your macaw Mike?

 

[JJones1719]

There really is not an issue to purchase 2 Macaws at the same time. The issue is, you must keep them seperate in their own cage at night for sleeping. Sometimes Macaws form a bond with eachother no matter if they are the same sex or not.
If handled everyday, there is no reason why the Macaw would not see you as number 1 in their eye. After all, you are the one taking care of them and tending to their every need.
It's alway much easier when your birds get along. I have a 5 year old Male Eclectus and a 3 year old GW macaw who are the best of buds but this is not always the case.
Do your homework on what type of Macaws that interest you, keep in mind that they will most likely outlive you so have someone in mind who will care for them when you are no longer able to.
All owners at one time or another have been bitten by their Macaws no matter how tame. Yes it hurts pretty bad but you kinda get used to it. lol. Best of luck Joe

 

[sssaucey]

Thanks for the reply, I do expect to be bitten but thats still I scary thought haha, and the life expectancy is also something I'm considering before I decide if a macaw is right for me.