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Are there any bird friends I can get for my African Grey?
Category: African Grey Forum
Question by angelikfiona: Are there any bird friends I can get for my African Grey?
What would be the best bird friend for ym African grey Parrot?
Do other types of birds get along with greys?
Such as cockateils for instance?
Would my grey eb upset if his friend dies before him, cause cheaper birds dont live as long and I dont want to dish out another thousands fo dollars for another grey or parrot.
Is there any cheaper bird that lives as long as grey’s do?
Would they get along?
I want a bird friend for my grey!!!
Would I need to get my new bird a new cage or can the two share the cage?
My grey currently has a cage big enough for two or three greys.
It’s really long.
Best answer:
Answer by kim
You can’t mix 2 completely different size birds together.
A general size of the AG is a good size. If you intend on housing them together then ONLY another AG. If they aren’t housed together another similar size parrot may be fine.
Since you want them housed together, please don’t mix parrot species.
Getting along depends on the 2 birds. They’re no different to you & I. If we don’t like someone, we won’t want to be around them.
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An African Grey gets along with only another mate. However if your bird has already ‘bonded’ itself to you or another member of the family, (it’s very easy to tell because it’ll LOVE that person to bits) then it will not bond with any other person or bird.
An African cannot live with another species of bird or parrot indefinitely and even during brief encounters, must be supervised.
It feels the cage belongs to it. Putting in another bird will most surely result in bloody fights amongst the two birds.
Parrot owners who have multiple birds ensure they havea cage for each bird, unless the birds were raised as chicks together and have shown no signs of aggression.
You want a friend for you grey. But what does your grey really need? What it really needs is an owner who will devote more time and attention to it. Putting another bird into that cage is not going to stop his bad habits from developing.
This sounds like you want a pet for your pet. I don’t think it’s a good idea. If the grey likes the new bird, it will most likely stop liking you, but if it doesn’t like the new bird, he may kill it. Also, if you get another bird, do NOT put them in the same cage, that’s the worst thing to do because neither bird will have it’s own territory and will end up fighting over the same one.