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About a year and a half ago, I adopted a lonely green cheek conure, Mango, because I saw her living a sad, lonely life in a pet store and I could not stand to see her go on anymore without a home. She (I refer to her as "she" but I am not sure about that) is not tame and does not like direct human contact. I do not know anything about her past (breeder, age, etc). She has bands on both legs so I suspect that she was a breeder bird who was not hand-tamed. I was told that she is very young. During the time that I have had her, I have tried as hard as I can to help her to trust me and we have made great progress and are good friends. She is about as comfortable around me as I think she will ever be and seems to enjoy my company as long as I don't attempt to touch her. She follows me around and sits close to me and loves to interact.
At this point, I sense that she is very lonely and longs for the companionship of another conure. I feel like she will never be content with only human companionship. It's possible that she once had a companion who she was separated from.
I am entertaining the idea of finally getting a second bird companion for her. I would love to see her truly happy with another bird. I wish I could bring another conure into my home to see how she would respond to it.
Any advice on how to do this? If I get a second conure, I would like it to be hand-raised. With green cheeks, what sexes get along the best? M-M? F-F? I would really appreciate any input based on the experience of others.
Thank you!
At this point, I sense that she is very lonely and longs for the companionship of another conure. I feel like she will never be content with only human companionship. It's possible that she once had a companion who she was separated from.
I am entertaining the idea of finally getting a second bird companion for her. I would love to see her truly happy with another bird. I wish I could bring another conure into my home to see how she would respond to it.
Any advice on how to do this? If I get a second conure, I would like it to be hand-raised. With green cheeks, what sexes get along the best? M-M? F-F? I would really appreciate any input based on the experience of others.
Thank you!