My partner and I have recently gotten 2 Eclectus parrots after doing months of research and consideration. We initially just wanted to go for 1 Eclectus for bonding reasons, but since we both work we went for 2 so they can keep each other company during most days. Yet there have been some doubts to that decision lately... We really do notice they are bound to each other instead of us, and there seems to be no foreseeable change in the future.
Our situation is that 3 days of the week, one of us is always home. The other 4 days of the week, the birds are alone/together for about 10 hours a day. Would it be a bad idea to sell off one parrot and only continue with a single one for bonding purposes, or can they not be kept alone under such circumstances?
Our situation is that 3 days of the week, one of us is always home. The other 4 days of the week, the birds are alone/together for about 10 hours a day. Would it be a bad idea to sell off one parrot and only continue with a single one for bonding purposes, or can they not be kept alone under such circumstances?