Hey guys! I was wondering if I could get your opinion on something I have been thinking about for a while now. In a couple of months I will be starting vet school (DVM) and though my husband and I still plan to have "cuddle" time with Fumbles I worry that she would be lonely while I am at school and my husband is at work. We also will be moving to a new house soon where we are going to be building Fumbles her own indoor structure/room ( which will be air conditioned, have an air filter, etc) in the backyard, and attached will be an outdoor aviary.
That being said there would be enough room to add another macaw but I am just not sure on everything else. One of the things I am dealing with is that Fumbles is flighted and trains outside for free flight. Do you think that adding another macaw would interfere with her training if I train both of them to free fly? In addition, would it ruin her relationship with my husband and I where she would turn against us? To be honest I just want her to be happy and comfortable while I'm away and I felt that a companion would be able to provide that.
We are looking to adopt if we do get another macaw since we have a local bird store that only does adoptions. Would the macaw have to be of a different sex or is it possible to keep females together?
Things to be aware of:
1. Fumbles had siblings and was surrounded by birds in the bird store until about 3 months of age but for the past year and 9 months, she has been raised with us as our only bird and rarely met other birds from the stores.
2. She turns 2 next month.
3. She is Female DNA tested
What do you guys think? Would it be better to get her a companion or to just leave her alone while I am gone?
That being said there would be enough room to add another macaw but I am just not sure on everything else. One of the things I am dealing with is that Fumbles is flighted and trains outside for free flight. Do you think that adding another macaw would interfere with her training if I train both of them to free fly? In addition, would it ruin her relationship with my husband and I where she would turn against us? To be honest I just want her to be happy and comfortable while I'm away and I felt that a companion would be able to provide that.
We are looking to adopt if we do get another macaw since we have a local bird store that only does adoptions. Would the macaw have to be of a different sex or is it possible to keep females together?
Things to be aware of:
1. Fumbles had siblings and was surrounded by birds in the bird store until about 3 months of age but for the past year and 9 months, she has been raised with us as our only bird and rarely met other birds from the stores.
2. She turns 2 next month.
3. She is Female DNA tested
What do you guys think? Would it be better to get her a companion or to just leave her alone while I am gone?