Post by perchyandblu on Nov 4, 2022 23:33:33 GMT -5
Hello All, I’m new here and new to Quaker parrots. I bought two just weaned blues from the same breeder one week ago. Unfortunately avian vet options are limited in my area and they won’t have their first vet visit where they’ll be DNA sexed and well checked until next week.
My daughter wanted a bird but had to wait until her birthday. This gave us a few months of lots of research. In the process I found I wanted one for myself as well. We’re almost parrot experts 😄. But there is one thing I find very conflicting, and that is with regards to keeping more than one, more specifically in my case, two Quakers. I understand that they will likely like each other more than they will like humans, but what I am most concerned about is whether they will still remain tame. If they end up being opposite sex will I lose them as pets if I do not allow them to breed? I have no interest in breeding them and they do have their own separate cages. As of now the cages are in the same room.
I’m truly hoping we didn’t make a mistake buying two without knowing their sex, but believe me when I tell you I searched tirelessly for a breeder within 250 miles of me that not only appeared trustworthy, but also sexed their birds. I couldn’t find any. So when we went to the bird fair, I just took the plunge and got me one too without knowing the sexes. The more I see how well they get along, the more concerned I get that I will eventually lose them as tame. I see photos and videos all the time of Quakers together and tame so I’m thinking it’s possible. I have searched the internet for specific info and am coming up short of truly understanding whether two Quakers can be in the same household and remain tame…especially if they are opposite sex. I would really appreciate hearing from those of you with first hand experience on owning multiple Quakers. If they do end up being opposite sex, does that mean they’ll have to be kept separate all the time? I would really hate that because that would mean my daughter’s wouldn’t get nearly the attention as mine would since she’s got school and I’m home for work.
A little more info…
I work from home so they are out of the cage the majority of the day. They get along great from what I can tell as of one week and stay on their shared large play gym beside my desk while I work.
Thank you in advance,
Tara
My daughter wanted a bird but had to wait until her birthday. This gave us a few months of lots of research. In the process I found I wanted one for myself as well. We’re almost parrot experts 😄. But there is one thing I find very conflicting, and that is with regards to keeping more than one, more specifically in my case, two Quakers. I understand that they will likely like each other more than they will like humans, but what I am most concerned about is whether they will still remain tame. If they end up being opposite sex will I lose them as pets if I do not allow them to breed? I have no interest in breeding them and they do have their own separate cages. As of now the cages are in the same room.
I’m truly hoping we didn’t make a mistake buying two without knowing their sex, but believe me when I tell you I searched tirelessly for a breeder within 250 miles of me that not only appeared trustworthy, but also sexed their birds. I couldn’t find any. So when we went to the bird fair, I just took the plunge and got me one too without knowing the sexes. The more I see how well they get along, the more concerned I get that I will eventually lose them as tame. I see photos and videos all the time of Quakers together and tame so I’m thinking it’s possible. I have searched the internet for specific info and am coming up short of truly understanding whether two Quakers can be in the same household and remain tame…especially if they are opposite sex. I would really appreciate hearing from those of you with first hand experience on owning multiple Quakers. If they do end up being opposite sex, does that mean they’ll have to be kept separate all the time? I would really hate that because that would mean my daughter’s wouldn’t get nearly the attention as mine would since she’s got school and I’m home for work.
A little more info…
I work from home so they are out of the cage the majority of the day. They get along great from what I can tell as of one week and stay on their shared large play gym beside my desk while I work.
Thank you in advance,
Tara
