Introducing a new bird

[JamieRow89]

Currently have Rory, a 6 month old GCC, and I want to get him a fellow bird friend, thinking of getting a similar aged Sun Conure or another GCC.

How easy is it to get them become friends or will they be aggressive towards one another? I'm planning on keeping them eventually in seperate cages in the same room (after a few weeks on quarantining).

Just looking for some general advice on whether having 2 birds is a good idea and how to go about the introduction process..

Thanks

 

[Mekaisto]

As long as you have the time, money and patience to keep two birds - twice the mess, twice the food, twice the vet bills.

Whether or not they'll get along together - I'm afraid that depends completely on each bird. Some birds will get along fabulously, to a point where you'll be ignored. Some will hate each other, and won't even tolerate each other being in the same room.

 

[WhirlyBirdy]

You really can't buy another bird with the expectation that it will be best of buddies with your existing bird. Coming from someone who has both a sun conure and a green cheeck conure in the same household, I can attest that if we had ever anticipated that they would be able to ever share the same space, we wpupd have been sorely disappointed.the sun conure, who we had first, does not like the green cheek at all, you can npt leave them on the same room unattended or you will have one bird left. Unfortunately, the green cheek absolutely adores the sun conure, to the point where we often find him in the morning flapping around outside the sun conures cage, which is two flights of stairs away from his own.

 

[thermodynamic]

WhirlyBirdy is right...

I've four fids. Two were bought at the same time (within a period and they were cagemates at a Petco). The other two were rescues (abandonment, abuse).

Rusty + Scooter = cagemates.
Rosie (Roseanne) and Tybbi = rescues.

The combinations that work without territorial or violent incidents:
Rusty+Scooter
Rosie+Scooter

Every other combination has led to problems.

I wish they'd all get along, but - for whatever reason - they don't. Even introducing them to a neutral environment has no effect.

There truly is no guarantee, and it is not recommended to - for example - bring a bird into an area (pet store, bird club, etc) where strange birds exist and to see if the birds get along - due to the potential of spreading disease between them.

I also had two parrotlets, rescues. I rescued Piri and she clung to me due to being abandoned and having no toys. She never would play with toys, any new ones, she would remain catatonic until I got home. So I sought out a companion: Piers. They took to each other immediately, though Piers hated my guts. But after 6 months all they did was bicker and Piri started to pluck herself. Meanwhile, Scooter and Rusty were highly jealous every time I tried to spend time with the parrotlets. I couldn't figure out how to resolve the problems, so I gave them up for adoption. I don't know how people with half a dozen fids of different species, ages, and temperaments can keep everyone happy at the same time... I still miss Piri (and Piers, even though she hated me...) I know both parrotlets were female...