reeisconfused
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- rescued IRN Max and Cockatiel Honey
Would they get along? Second bird and safety questions
Hello Guys!
So you may have heard about my rescued IRN Max. Iāve posted a lot of threads in the past asking questions about him. If you donāt know, We rescued Max from a person who kept him in a really cramped up cage, which was literally the size of him. His diet included a tomato a day. When I found out about him, I was absoluted devastated. So I rescued him. It took some time but we finally bought him home. Heās been with us for more than over two months now. I know it seems like a relatively less time but it feels like a lifetime with him. I honestly donāt remember a life without him.
Iāve since then come to find a few things about Max.
* Heās a bit on the old side, most probably 10+ years.
* Heās a wild caught bird.
Yes, you read that right. Wild caught bird. We found out a few days ago that the person who originally had him had bought him from someone else who had actually caught Max from the wild. We have lots of wild IRNās here.
Would I free him? Absolutely not. We donāt know how long heās been kept in captavity and I canāt take the risk. Heās a clumsy flier as well so that wouldnāt be good.
Given that, I probably think that he may never be fully tamed. And I donāt mind that. This will still be his forever home.
Now, Iāve been thinking about getting another bird for a while now and I think it would be good company for Max as well. I wouldnāt get a bird right now but maybe in 3 - 4 months. Iāll be doing lots of research and checking places to rescue till then.
* Which bird would get along with Max well, another IRN or a cockatiel?
If I get another IRN, Iām afraid that they may not get along. Max has a small injury on his beak just below his nose (donāt worry, heās fine). The vet said that it probably happened in a fight with another IRN. Plus, heās not really a fighter so Iām afraid that if a fight were to break out, he wouldnāt defend himself as much. My priority is Maxās safety and comfort here. I donāt want to stress him out.
Iāve read that cockatiels are very sweet and I think I would like that. However, Iāve also read some people saying that IRNās can be aggressive towards cockatiels, how far is it true?
If you think that either is not a good idea, please let me know! I would 100% drop the idea. Iāve been wanting another bird for sometime now and I just think it would help Max as well since he must have been part of a flock in the wild.
{NOTE: I am not planning to getting a bird FOR my bird. Thatās always a bad idea.}
Plus some other questions,
* how do you introduce two birds? They would be kept in seperate cages.
* How do you deal with feeding time outside the cage? Max always has his lunch and dinner outside. With another bird, should they have different spots / places for food to avoid fights?
* How do you break a fight if it ever starts?
Thank you for reading this.
Hello Guys!
So you may have heard about my rescued IRN Max. Iāve posted a lot of threads in the past asking questions about him. If you donāt know, We rescued Max from a person who kept him in a really cramped up cage, which was literally the size of him. His diet included a tomato a day. When I found out about him, I was absoluted devastated. So I rescued him. It took some time but we finally bought him home. Heās been with us for more than over two months now. I know it seems like a relatively less time but it feels like a lifetime with him. I honestly donāt remember a life without him.
Iāve since then come to find a few things about Max.
* Heās a bit on the old side, most probably 10+ years.
* Heās a wild caught bird.
Yes, you read that right. Wild caught bird. We found out a few days ago that the person who originally had him had bought him from someone else who had actually caught Max from the wild. We have lots of wild IRNās here.
Would I free him? Absolutely not. We donāt know how long heās been kept in captavity and I canāt take the risk. Heās a clumsy flier as well so that wouldnāt be good.
Given that, I probably think that he may never be fully tamed. And I donāt mind that. This will still be his forever home.
Now, Iāve been thinking about getting another bird for a while now and I think it would be good company for Max as well. I wouldnāt get a bird right now but maybe in 3 - 4 months. Iāll be doing lots of research and checking places to rescue till then.
* Which bird would get along with Max well, another IRN or a cockatiel?
If I get another IRN, Iām afraid that they may not get along. Max has a small injury on his beak just below his nose (donāt worry, heās fine). The vet said that it probably happened in a fight with another IRN. Plus, heās not really a fighter so Iām afraid that if a fight were to break out, he wouldnāt defend himself as much. My priority is Maxās safety and comfort here. I donāt want to stress him out.
Iāve read that cockatiels are very sweet and I think I would like that. However, Iāve also read some people saying that IRNās can be aggressive towards cockatiels, how far is it true?
If you think that either is not a good idea, please let me know! I would 100% drop the idea. Iāve been wanting another bird for sometime now and I just think it would help Max as well since he must have been part of a flock in the wild.
{NOTE: I am not planning to getting a bird FOR my bird. Thatās always a bad idea.}
Plus some other questions,
* how do you introduce two birds? They would be kept in seperate cages.
* How do you deal with feeding time outside the cage? Max always has his lunch and dinner outside. With another bird, should they have different spots / places for food to avoid fights?
* How do you break a fight if it ever starts?
Thank you for reading this.
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