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Post by txcowgirl on Dec 24, 2015 13:06:39 GMT -5
Can a Quaker be housed with the macaw? The macaw is not a lot bigger. They seem very interested in each other when the macaw is on top of the Quacker's cage.
Gwen
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Post by julianna on Dec 24, 2015 14:24:10 GMT -5
I am not sure about that txcowgirl. I think it depends a lot on the birds.. age.. size... aggression... etc. Have they met outside the cage and get along??
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Post by wsteinhoff on Dec 24, 2015 15:38:21 GMT -5
I think I'd be a little nervous housing a quaker with a macaw. Even if hahns macaws are smaller than other macaws it's still a larger bird than the quaker so it still could cause serious injury. I keep a pigeon and a sparrow in the same cage because they like each other but they aren't hookbills, the worst they will do to each other is a little peck while the macaw could tear some toes off and same goes for the quaker if he were more the aggressive one.
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Post by easttex on Dec 24, 2015 17:38:32 GMT -5
This is an interesting question to me, because when my Quaker Peppy was hospitalized for several days recently, he got his bariatric oxygen treatments with a Hahn's macaw, and they seemed to be somewhat friendly toward each other. Still, I wouldn't take a chance on housing them together, especially if they are both already adults.
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Post by aaron on Dec 24, 2015 18:29:32 GMT -5
Yeah, it could work out... but just think about how wrong it could go in an instant if things didn't go well. Suddenly the Quaker is missing a leg... eek.
I'd start with a lot of supervised interaction... but I'm not sure I'd ever consider housing them together even if they seemed like the best of friends.
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Post by cnyguy on Dec 24, 2015 21:06:17 GMT -5
I always recommend separate cages for two parrots of any type, unless they're already a bonded pair or a breeding pair. Parrots appreciate having their own space, and it's safer to house two parrots separately. Even though a Hahn's Macaw is close in size to a Quaker, there could still be nasty squabbles between them, even if they're usually tolerant of each other.
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