Cameo & Tasha Not Making Friends

[terry52449]

I new my girls would need time to make friends but I didn`t expect Tasha to be such a bully. She out weighs Cameo:31: by over a pound and pretty much has her way. Cameo has tried to stand up to Tasha but to no avail. I feel like I am the ring referee in a boxing match some days. I have resorted to bringing out one bird at a time just so I can get some work done. While one is out playing on the play gym the other is acting up in her cage. They become jealous of the other especially when I give some attention to one.
I have noticed that when I am giving Cameo her meds ( another boxing match) Tasha reacts to Cameos struggle and cry for help.
I may have to resort to the fact that they may never be friends and thats fine. They are both such loving birds but very different personalities. It would be nice to be able to put them into a large aviary. But no sense in building one if I can`t put both birds in it.

 

[Spiritbird]

They may act totally different in an aviay. You never know. Be careful there can be serious injuries.

 

[MikeyTN]

Your putting two highly jealous birds together, what did you expect? You only option to cut the jealousy issue is by leaving the room with one and ignore the other one in the cage or have two separate play stands. Did you not quarantine the new adopted one at all? Since they're already together with confrontation and all...

 

[terry52449]

Cameo snuck into Tasha`s room while I was on the road and spent most the day in there until Jean found them. Cameo was sitting on her cage just yacking away to Tasha according to my wife. So when I took them to the vet she said the damage was done and not to worry to much from where Tasha came from. She doubted there was anything to worry about. So I moved Tasha and Cameo into my office together. End of story.

 

[ronniethecockatoo]

put them in dif. cages in the same rooom and let them out together until they are used to eachother thats what i did with my toos!!!

 

[Rio Mom]

Maybe after more time they will get more tolerant of each other?

 

[terry52449]

Each day is different. One day they are tolerable and the next Tasha will be a big bully. Today they have been wonderful but Cameo is always cautious. She may be small but she is very smart.

 

[Molcan2]

I would just give it a little more time, they may eventually like each other. I would image adding a new large too would be a handfull. Hope things start to settle down soon. I would expect it to be 6mo to a yr before they really start to get comfortable with each other.

 

[MikeyTN]

I would just give it a little more time, they may eventually like each other. I would image adding a new large too would be a handfull. Hope things start to settle down soon. I would expect it to be 6mo to a yr before they really start to get comfortable with each other.

Might or might not....I've seen toos whose been together for a long period of time and one day lashes out and try to kill the other one. BUT the tolerance CAN be done!

A large aviary is actually a good thing, they may end up tolerating each other within a aviary like it was mentioned prior.

 

[terry52449]

Thanks for the info. I`ll keep letting them out together and be the mediator of peace. Tonight Tasha went after Cameo and I was glad I was there to prevent blood shed. Earlier they sat on their cages calmly without any problems. I`ll just be patient and if it happens fine if not so be it.

 

[Mare Miller]

I must say, you are one BRAVE man bringing in another U2! Boy oh boy...one was more than I could handle! Are they both the same sex? Can they fly? Knowing how strong those beaks are, I know a lot of damage can happen and quickly.

My thoughts are, if they can fly and are put in an aviary, at least the one getting attacked has a chance to remove herself from the immediate danger.

Sounds like you have a pretty good handle on things.

 

[terry52449]

Last evening Cameo & Tasha both sat on my shoulder on the patio. No fighting and actually were very comfortable with each other being so close to each other. Hopefully this is a good sign.

 

[Molcan2]

Yay! Im sure they just needed a little more time to get used to each other, i think its a good sign