tara
Hatchling
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Post by tara on Sept 12, 2017 13:04:25 GMT -5
Hello All,
In 8 weeks I will be bringing home my Quaker baby. I currently have a cockatiel and two budgies. They have their cages in my living room since it is the center of the house and they love human interaction. Now, for the Quaker. I have read they can be territorial. Would it be better to have his cage in the bedroom separate from the other cages? We would then get a play tree and play set for the Quaker to be on during the day and when we are home. Or, do we put his cage next to the others from the start?
What do you guys think?
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Post by julianna on Sept 12, 2017 14:57:06 GMT -5
Well.... I would not put your Quaker in a place where he cannot see what is going on. Or he just might let you know with all the squawking. They love to see everything... and are eager.
Personally I would first isolate the Quaker only to be sure that he is not carrying any disease that might affect your other birds. Then I would place him/her in an area where the other birds can see him and he can see them. I would suggest something on top of the cage as the other birds will want to land there... but yes... Quakers are possessive of "their" stuff. I wouldn't want to see any of the birds hurt.
Best of luck.
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tara
Hatchling
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Post by tara on Sept 12, 2017 16:26:44 GMT -5
I should have mentioned that, yes, we will be quarantining him and our avian vet suggested the same thing.
After the quarantine is over, that is what I would like to plan. If the Quaker were to have his cage in our bedroom, he would be there while we were all asleep, out of the house, or during dinner.
So, cage in the bedroom and then neutral trees in the front room? Do you think that would help the territory problem since "his" cage wouldn't be bothered by anyone else?
Our birds are generally out about 8 hours a day.
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Post by julianna on Sept 17, 2017 14:03:49 GMT -5
This is difficult for me to answer... perhaps the others will help as well. I have never had my Quaker away from his cage for long periods of time. It is his comfort and safe zone. Where are the other birds cages? If they are in the front room then your Quaker might just want to take over one of them.
If I left my Quaker in the bedroom while I was making dinner or eating dinner I would never hear the end of it. They want to watch you cook and sample little bites of whatever you are making. I allow my quaker to take food from my plate but never to stand on it. They have such a wide variety of foods that they like... it is really cute to see them sample different things. If I have something with noodles... he will take one piece... boiled potatoes... he will take a few bites. Veggies in my salad... he will try most of them.
I can understand your not wanting him around during dinner... and I am sure he will adjust to it. They learn fairly quickly what is allowed and what is not.
Wonderful that the birds get to be out 8 hours a day... that will keep them active and healthy.
Take care.
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Post by easttex on Sept 17, 2017 17:47:16 GMT -5
I certainly can understand the concern about the territorial potential, and it's hard to predict how your individual Quaker is going to feel about it, but mine was like Oscar. If Peppy wasn't velcroed to me, he wanted to be on or in his cage. He didn't like to be out exposed. Like a lot of people do, I set up a day cage and a sleep cage for him. During the day, when he wasn't on me, he liked to hang out at the cage door, and I put a shelf just below it, and called it his lanai.
How old will your Quaker be?
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Post by pidgesmum on Jan 5, 2018 19:32:15 GMT -5
I'm with Julianna. He will call for you every time you are out of the room! I'd put his cage in the same room as the others.
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