I have 3 conures that are pets. I never let them near the breeders. Two of them are in separate cages in the office and the other is in the family room. The office birds are Nibbles my pineapple green cheek, and Jackie, the rescued blue crown. I never leave them out of their cage unsupervised. If I leave the room for more than a few minutes, they both go back in their cages. Nibbles really wants to get onto Jackie's cage, but Jackie is bigger and I'm afraid Nibbles will get bit. Nibbles has a play stand on top of her cage, so sometimes I will put Nibbles back in the cage and let Jackie get on the play stand. The only reason I do this is because Nibbles can't see what's going on from inside the cage, otherwise there would be jealousy and screaming. I'm already dealing with jealousy issues between them. Nibbles was my first bird and is still my baby. She's also very independent and can spend hours amusing herself without any interaction from me. Jackie has had a rough life, and has some medical issues right now so he needs a lot more attention. Mostly it is positive reinforcement that he can step onto me without fear of being hurt. Taking food from me, and being touched without flinching or screaming. We're making good progress, but Nibbles is jealous. If Jackie is on me, Nibble will fly down and try to get on my other shoulder. If I could trust them together, it wouldn't be an issue. Maybe someday, but not right now. Wasabi, the blue crown in the family room, is unhappy with me at the moment because he's on a diet. We tried to put him and Jackie close together and that was a nightmare. Nothing but screaming. If he sees another bird on me, he has a fit. I tell him that if his attitude improved he might be a finger bird again, but that never helps. So, at the moment, I have three birds with very different personalities and I won't let any of them get close enough for direct physical contact. Maybe someday, and right now I'm enjoying getting to spend a little bit of time with each of them one on one.