Does anyone know if its right to introduce a new bird to a cage when one who used to be there has died? For context, a couple of days ago I woke up to find one of my budgies dead on the cage floor, previously I had noticed that there was a bit of blood around his beak and under his feathers but I thought that it has been something to do with them grooming each other seeing as I got bit a couple of times by them and noticed how sharp their beaks are and thought that it was unintentional cuts during their grooming sessions. Much later the bird had gotten a big energy boost, he started to fly at anyone in the home and sit on their heads and shoulders, he also started to eat quite a lot. Now that the bird has passed and we buried him, the other budgie has gotten really sad, normally it was the other bird that left the cage first and tried things first, she was always quite scared to try thing first, which has led to my female budgie to not want to leave the cage and avoid any kind of social contact from us. Unfortunately as much as I would like to spend all day by her side and comfort her as much as possible, I work most of the day and can't give her the attention she needs as much as I try. Also the thought of her being alone home whilst me and all other house people being at work when she used to always have a friend saddens me greatly. So ive decided to get her a new friend to help her deal with the loneliness whilst I'm not there for her, however does there need to be extra precautions when introducing them? And what do I do exactly when introducing birds together, it is the first time for me owning birds and don't know much about introducing birds together since I got them when they had already been introduced to each other from a work friend who wanted birds but couldn't keep them due to also owning cats.
I thank in advance for any advice on the matter.
I thank in advance for any advice on the matter.