Someone else made a similar post titled Heart vs mind (I think).
Should I buy the RLA at the pet shop as a companion for Luna?
I have had Luna for almost a year now and I know she wants company of the feathered verity. Bingo is not suitable he would kill her and I think Luna knows this.
Whenever I show Luna videos of other Amazons she gets so excited and happy. She starts displaying her feathers (tail flared, wings partial spread, and whistling).
Luna is not depressed without a partner. She is very playful. She talks and whistles and imitates Bingo.
The RLA (tentative name of Maya).
I had a RLA named Pacho (female) that died back in September of last year. Even though Maya is the same type of bird she is quite a bit larger than my Pacho was. She is friendly with both my Son and myself. She regurgitates food for both of us. She allows both of us to scratch her on the neck/head. She also has the same quick reversal of mood, you can be scratching her neck and in an instant she will turn and try to chomp on you. I did learn how to anticipate this with my Pacho and expect I can become observant enough to catch the subtle clues to avoid the bite.
The background of Maya is as unknown as is the background of Luna. Someone found her in their backyard. They gave it to the pet shop. After checking around and waiting 3 months were unable to find the original owners. I find it ridicules that the pet shop wants to sell the bird at a price you would expect to buy a young bird of the same type ($1,200.00). Greedy so and so’s but they are the same people that sold me Bella for $2000.00 even though she had been abused and looked like He!l. And they are in the business to make money.
If the two birds (Luna & Maya) don’t get along (able to live happily in the same cage) I really don’t have the room for another large cage. I think the only way I would attempt this is if they would give me a week to try it out and bring her back (for a full refund) if it was unworkable.
I am fully aware that it’s not a good idea (in general) to buy a bird for the reasons of companionship of another bird but I think I have coverd the reasoning for this and why I can’t get it out of my mind.
I would like to hear your thoughts on this.
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Should I buy the RLA at the pet shop as a companion for Luna?
I have had Luna for almost a year now and I know she wants company of the feathered verity. Bingo is not suitable he would kill her and I think Luna knows this.
Whenever I show Luna videos of other Amazons she gets so excited and happy. She starts displaying her feathers (tail flared, wings partial spread, and whistling).
Luna is not depressed without a partner. She is very playful. She talks and whistles and imitates Bingo.
The RLA (tentative name of Maya).
I had a RLA named Pacho (female) that died back in September of last year. Even though Maya is the same type of bird she is quite a bit larger than my Pacho was. She is friendly with both my Son and myself. She regurgitates food for both of us. She allows both of us to scratch her on the neck/head. She also has the same quick reversal of mood, you can be scratching her neck and in an instant she will turn and try to chomp on you. I did learn how to anticipate this with my Pacho and expect I can become observant enough to catch the subtle clues to avoid the bite.
The background of Maya is as unknown as is the background of Luna. Someone found her in their backyard. They gave it to the pet shop. After checking around and waiting 3 months were unable to find the original owners. I find it ridicules that the pet shop wants to sell the bird at a price you would expect to buy a young bird of the same type ($1,200.00). Greedy so and so’s but they are the same people that sold me Bella for $2000.00 even though she had been abused and looked like He!l. And they are in the business to make money.
If the two birds (Luna & Maya) don’t get along (able to live happily in the same cage) I really don’t have the room for another large cage. I think the only way I would attempt this is if they would give me a week to try it out and bring her back (for a full refund) if it was unworkable.
I am fully aware that it’s not a good idea (in general) to buy a bird for the reasons of companionship of another bird but I think I have coverd the reasoning for this and why I can’t get it out of my mind.
I would like to hear your thoughts on this.
Texsize