How to strengthen bond between two green cheek conures?

[lexx510]

About three months ago, we adopted a 2 year-old green cheek from a family who no longer had time to care for her. She's a rather anxious bird as is and it certainly doesn't help that our first green cheek has been bullying her. We keep them in separate cages. However, as soon as we let them out, the first one jumps over to the newcomer's cage, chases her away, and eats her food. We supervise to make sure nobody gets hurt but is there anything we can do to encourage a bond? We realize they may always need to be housed separately. But is there anything we can do to help them get along or bond?

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

 

[GreyG]

Sounds like your bird is establishing the fact that he is number 1. Unfortunately, there isn't much you can do. Perhaps in time your bird will accept the newcomer, but then again, they might never get along.

 

[lexx510]

That's too bad. Wish there were some way to help them bond. Thanks.

 

[Pajarita]

You need to let them both out at the same time (with supervision, of course) and take away the cages so there is no 'personal nest or territory' to defend.

 

[lexx510]

You need to let them both out at the same time (with supervision, of course) and take away the cages so there is no 'personal nest or territory' to defend.

What would you suggest doing then?

 

[nicolee003]

You could take them both to a different room without their cages and see how they react. Maybe purchase a play stand so that you have something that is new to both of them.

 

[ACEPHONECHIC]

perhaps try to offer something to eat to both of them at the same time so there is no rivarlry over food etc. if both birds will let you handle them try as someone said letting them out together and have one on each hand. Make sure you try to show them a similar amount of attention, I have 5 conures and they get quite jealous.
A playstand or even lots of things to hang upside down swings similar from as conures love to be acrobats.
Give it time and hopefully they will find the pecking order and get on ok

 

[Featheredsamurai]

I agree, take them both out away from their cages. It's mean to let the first conure invade the seconds conures cage and eat its was food.

 

[baron1282]

This may apply, it may not. I had other animals that wouldn't get along, so what I did was put them in separate rooms (In your case cages) and switched them once a week. They would get to know the smell of the other and once put together they ended up liking one another. I did this for about four weeks!

This was with cats.

 

[lexx510]

Thanks all for the feedback!