Hi Everyone,
I have adopted 2 blue and gold macaws. The male (Ryker) is approx. 40 years old and I was told that he may be wild caught (from the last owners research, who also adopted them from someone else). She said she worked a lot so she wanted to get him a friend and adopted a female (age unknown). She said once she adopted the female, all the work that she did with Ryker, pretty much went out the window and as they became bonded, their aggression got worse. I have just recently adopted them and started working with them and I have realize that Ryker makes an attempt to step up and receive treats for doing well, as does the female BUT when I work with Ryker, she gets VERY upset and bites him...and me. At first, it looked like she was trying to protect him but now I'm wondering if she is getting jealous...?
Do you think I should separate them into 2 cages that are next to each other or will that stress them out? If I have one on the "step up" perch and they think I am going to separate them, they both start screaming and flipping out. The last thing I want to do is stress them out and make things worse.
Thank you for any suggestions, in advance!
I have adopted 2 blue and gold macaws. The male (Ryker) is approx. 40 years old and I was told that he may be wild caught (from the last owners research, who also adopted them from someone else). She said she worked a lot so she wanted to get him a friend and adopted a female (age unknown). She said once she adopted the female, all the work that she did with Ryker, pretty much went out the window and as they became bonded, their aggression got worse. I have just recently adopted them and started working with them and I have realize that Ryker makes an attempt to step up and receive treats for doing well, as does the female BUT when I work with Ryker, she gets VERY upset and bites him...and me. At first, it looked like she was trying to protect him but now I'm wondering if she is getting jealous...?
Do you think I should separate them into 2 cages that are next to each other or will that stress them out? If I have one on the "step up" perch and they think I am going to separate them, they both start screaming and flipping out. The last thing I want to do is stress them out and make things worse.
Thank you for any suggestions, in advance!