green cheek parrots and budgies...

[mcouvaras]

Hi everyone~

We currently have a budgie, but one of our friends are giving away a green cheek parrot with it's cage etc,etc... we want to adopt it home and take care of it also... but not sure how our budgie "Pebbles" and "Larry" would get along... :confused:

Does anyone know whether if we can have these birds together in one home? And what are the characteristics of a green cheek parrot?

Your reply would be very much appreciated...! :)

[budge4ever]

green cheeked conures are the size of a cockatiel and i don't know pick on the budgies. They are very destructable destroying wooden toys in hours. people say that they have huge personalities for small birds! green cheeked conure is a very clever bird and needs several hours of a attention every day from you or a other bird. green cheeked conure: 26cm head to tail. budgie: 18cm head to tail.

[Softbill Man]

They should be fine together, but keep an eye on them if putting together. Can you not put the cages next to each other for a few days first to allow them to see each other. This way they can ge used to each other before they are put in the same cage.

John

[timmybutt]

My friend had a green cheeked conure pair, and those two could bite very hard. I really would not recommend putting parrots and parakeets in the same cage. A budgie would not be able to defend itself against a bird with a beak bigger than a budgie's head! Birds like to go for the toes, and your budgies might get maimed.

I'd say it would be alright for them to be out of the cage together, but do NOT house them together!

[Softbill Man]

Hi Timmybut, i have bred and kept these birds for over 30 years and never found any aggression to any other bird, this isnt to say that there isnt a rogue bird out there that wont attack, as in all species.

I once had a communal aviary measuring 50 feet by 25 feet by 15 feet high and i had a mixture of Large parakeets, down to Budgerigars and the most aggressive bird was the Budgerigars and in one instance a hen Budgerigar attacked a male Kakariki and ripped the top part of the beak clean off and the Kakariki is 3 times as big as a Budgerigar.

If you note i did say put the cages next to each other so they get used to each other first, but i would go further and say that allowing them out together can be as dangerous as putting them together in a cage before they are used to each other.

Always err on the side of caution is what im saying, as many small and large birds live perfectly amicably together as long as they are introuced to each other properly.

John