Hello. I'm unfortunately really struggling with my painted conure Griffin, who is 8, and my crimson bellied conure Pandora who is almost 5. I've had them both since they were babies, and since I brought Pandora home, the two birds have been good friends. I eventually caged them together a few years ago, and they have had zero issues together.
Pandora recently started to lay eggs for the first time this year, and this started a whole myriad of problems. Griffin usually gets very hormonal every winter/spring, and I do everything I can to reduce those urges. His hormonal urges are usually directed at me, as he sees me as his mate. But now that Pandora has laid eggs, his daddy instincts are kicking in, and he is determined to be near her 24/7 and sit next to her and help her tend to the eggs. So unfortunately, Pandora laid her eggs in a large round chair that I have. I know I cannot remove the eggs, as she will may more- she's up to 4 with a 5th on the way. So I was letting her sit on the chair with the eggs and Griffin was sitting with her. I would move the eggs into their cage at night, but she almost didn't recognize that they were her eggs, and she would just fly back to the chair in the morning.
The two of them were doing their nesty thing until they started to fight a few days ago in the nest. I've seen them play fight, and I wasn't sure how "real" this fighting was. I broke them up a few times. It did look different from the type of fighting they've done before. They would grab each other by the feet and roll around and flap their wings. Now I know that this is incredibly aggressive fighting, and I regret not separating them sooner. Yesterday Griffin started to attack Pandora, and I could tell that this was vicious fighting. I physically got in between the two and pulled them apart. Pandora was severely hurt and was bleeding from her foot and later on I found out she was bleeding from her head as well. Took her to an emergency avian vet and they treated her and gave her meds. They weren't that concerned about her wounds, but I am absolutely devastated that my babies got into a fight and one of them got hurt.
I am beside myself and so distraught. I now have them separated and won't put them back together. I am wondering if they can even ever be out together again. Griffin gets very hormonal every spring, and when he does, he can get vicious for months on end. Previously he was vicious towards my ex, and it didn't end until my ex left the home. He had a few calm years, and now that Pandora has laid eggs, he wants to murder her. I'm not sure where to go from here. My avian vet suggested clipping both their wings and giving them Lupron shots, but this has never done anything for Griffin in the past. When he gets like this, he is a ball of cute little feathered fury. If anyone has any suggestions, please share. I'm contemplating keeping one of them at my parent's for a week or two for now, but I have no long term plan. Thanks in advance!
Pandora recently started to lay eggs for the first time this year, and this started a whole myriad of problems. Griffin usually gets very hormonal every winter/spring, and I do everything I can to reduce those urges. His hormonal urges are usually directed at me, as he sees me as his mate. But now that Pandora has laid eggs, his daddy instincts are kicking in, and he is determined to be near her 24/7 and sit next to her and help her tend to the eggs. So unfortunately, Pandora laid her eggs in a large round chair that I have. I know I cannot remove the eggs, as she will may more- she's up to 4 with a 5th on the way. So I was letting her sit on the chair with the eggs and Griffin was sitting with her. I would move the eggs into their cage at night, but she almost didn't recognize that they were her eggs, and she would just fly back to the chair in the morning.
The two of them were doing their nesty thing until they started to fight a few days ago in the nest. I've seen them play fight, and I wasn't sure how "real" this fighting was. I broke them up a few times. It did look different from the type of fighting they've done before. They would grab each other by the feet and roll around and flap their wings. Now I know that this is incredibly aggressive fighting, and I regret not separating them sooner. Yesterday Griffin started to attack Pandora, and I could tell that this was vicious fighting. I physically got in between the two and pulled them apart. Pandora was severely hurt and was bleeding from her foot and later on I found out she was bleeding from her head as well. Took her to an emergency avian vet and they treated her and gave her meds. They weren't that concerned about her wounds, but I am absolutely devastated that my babies got into a fight and one of them got hurt.
I am beside myself and so distraught. I now have them separated and won't put them back together. I am wondering if they can even ever be out together again. Griffin gets very hormonal every spring, and when he does, he can get vicious for months on end. Previously he was vicious towards my ex, and it didn't end until my ex left the home. He had a few calm years, and now that Pandora has laid eggs, he wants to murder her. I'm not sure where to go from here. My avian vet suggested clipping both their wings and giving them Lupron shots, but this has never done anything for Griffin in the past. When he gets like this, he is a ball of cute little feathered fury. If anyone has any suggestions, please share. I'm contemplating keeping one of them at my parent's for a week or two for now, but I have no long term plan. Thanks in advance!
