No, I got the 'tiel from someone we have known for a few years, she breeds them, and we went to go see the babies. they looked clean, healthy, and she explained their diet to use. I asked... "Would I need to quarantine? I have a lovebird at home" and she said... "No, not with our parrots at least. But if you ever get any parrots from a pet store or anywhere your unfamiliar with, then please quarantine them!" They are both in my room, Pippin has a standing cage so he is against the wall, and my cockatiel is next to me bed. She said to wait about 2-3 weeks until introducing them. And I'm not sure if Pippin has been around other birds.. If so, its probably been a long time. As I said, I have had him for 8 months and he is 7 1/2 years old, I got him from a family who didn't want him anymore. They said that they used to breed lovebirds and they kept Pippin.