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<blockquote data-quote="Rugby_Cymru" data-source="post: 91094"><p>Parrots are complicated creatures.</p><p>If you get 2 you have to make sure that you get them at the same time and make sure that they are from the same family, because if they are not established with ohter parrots they will not like each other.</p><p>They need a big cage as it is, and with 2 parrots they are really gonna need a massive cage.</p><p>If the two parrots are not from the same family (i.e brother/sister or brothers etc.) then it will cause huge fights between them.</p><p>They fight for dominance (as does every single animal) and they'll do it to the death if necessary.</p><p>So there are two things to take into mind when regarding parrots: -</p><p></p><p>- They'll fight for dominance and territory in their cage.</p><p>- They'll fight for your favour.</p><p></p><p>They want to be centre of attention and if you favour one over the other in any way, the least favoured one will let the other one know about it with a painful bite.</p><p>Remember, parrots can crack a walnut with their beaks.</p><p>I used to tease a parrot in work when he was in his cage by putting my finger in and carefully (you could feel he was doing it carefully) he'd nibble at it. I'd then gently grip his beak between my index finger and thumb and move his head around gently (slightly cruel but it was fun to watch his roll his head around in weird way which i can't do it.) But if it annoyed him to much the next time i'd put my finger in for him to nibble he would bite...and quite hard. Making me learn my lesson.</p><p></p><p>Never feed them chocolates.</p><p></p><p>But if you get siblings then either one should have already established its dominance or they both should be laid back about each others presence and will feel no competition.</p><p></p><p>I can't really lecture too much about having 2 parrots at the same time because i never had to deal with that situation and i'm just going on the basic training i once had.</p><p>You'd be better off asking a "parrot person" what the deal with two parrots would be.</p><p>But for certain if you get a parrot and then a few weeks later get another one and introduce it they will fight. I believe they will fight regardless of whether or not they are male and female together.</p><p></p><p>Think of the prices tho.</p><p>We sold parrots in our shop for around the £1000 mark and those were just for the african greys which stand about a foot in height.</p><p>If you're looking at the amazingly coloured Richie's (a nickname i always gave to the McCaw's) which are bright blue, red, yellow and green (one's you traditionally find in amazonian forrests) then you could be looking at anything up to £10,000!!!</p><p></p><p>They are not cheap.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rugby_Cymru, post: 91094"] Parrots are complicated creatures. If you get 2 you have to make sure that you get them at the same time and make sure that they are from the same family, because if they are not established with ohter parrots they will not like each other. They need a big cage as it is, and with 2 parrots they are really gonna need a massive cage. If the two parrots are not from the same family (i.e brother/sister or brothers etc.) then it will cause huge fights between them. They fight for dominance (as does every single animal) and they'll do it to the death if necessary. So there are two things to take into mind when regarding parrots: - - They'll fight for dominance and territory in their cage. - They'll fight for your favour. They want to be centre of attention and if you favour one over the other in any way, the least favoured one will let the other one know about it with a painful bite. Remember, parrots can crack a walnut with their beaks. I used to tease a parrot in work when he was in his cage by putting my finger in and carefully (you could feel he was doing it carefully) he'd nibble at it. I'd then gently grip his beak between my index finger and thumb and move his head around gently (slightly cruel but it was fun to watch his roll his head around in weird way which i can't do it.) But if it annoyed him to much the next time i'd put my finger in for him to nibble he would bite...and quite hard. Making me learn my lesson. Never feed them chocolates. But if you get siblings then either one should have already established its dominance or they both should be laid back about each others presence and will feel no competition. I can't really lecture too much about having 2 parrots at the same time because i never had to deal with that situation and i'm just going on the basic training i once had. You'd be better off asking a "parrot person" what the deal with two parrots would be. But for certain if you get a parrot and then a few weeks later get another one and introduce it they will fight. I believe they will fight regardless of whether or not they are male and female together. Think of the prices tho. We sold parrots in our shop for around the £1000 mark and those were just for the african greys which stand about a foot in height. If you're looking at the amazingly coloured Richie's (a nickname i always gave to the McCaw's) which are bright blue, red, yellow and green (one's you traditionally find in amazonian forrests) then you could be looking at anything up to £10,000!!! They are not cheap. [/QUOTE]
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