Hi all,

I know that many of you have sun conures so i thought i'd throw this out to you guys. I have a sun conure, 4 yrs old, Kizmet who I am thinking about getting a mate for. Why? I hate leaving her alone at home when im at work all day and although she has tons of toys, etc I still feel lik she's benefit from having one of her own kind as a friend. Maybe I am reading too much into this, but I feel like she must feel sad that Lilo and Nemo (my quakers) are together and she has no one.

Kizmet has bonded with myself and even more with my boyfriend. She loves boys! So, I know that every bird is different, and that there is a high likelihood that she won't want to bond with another bird. But, what do you guys think? Have any of you adopted a bird (sun conure) and brought it home to a bird you already had? What experiences can you share?

Thanks in advance for your help. We are looking at adoption places in NY but are stlll wondering if this would be a good thing for Kizmet or if she would see the new sun as a threat.

patty

To begin with, Welcome to the forum! This is a great place where anyone can ask questions and get answers.

Next, I have a Sun who is almost 10 years old that just recently came home (a little over a month ago) and is doing great!

Click Here for our introduction and conditions when we met him. One of the things I think I forgot to mention in that thread was that he had never been around birds other than his clutchmates as a baby. Since then he has not only adjusted, but has started talking more, sings, dances, hangs upside down from my finger, and generally is a clown. He and Pooder do not play together, but that not because of Mango. However, they do talk to one another and can sit on the same person at the same time. Mango is a big loverbird and I am amazed daily that this bird is the same bird that was described to me 6 weeks ago.

Mango has adjusted not only well, but extraordinarily well, in my opinion since he moved from a one person flock to a full-fledged family (kids and fids). He is learning new words (says "love you" now), eating people food (insists upon it where before he wouldn't touch it other than apples), and is even quieter than what I was warned about (which is good because I am in a duplex). Mango has even done the impossible in that he has become a member of the extended family as well. Well, Pooder actually paved the way, but Mango has cemented the deal. My inlaws come from farming backgrounds and believe that birds should be outside. They did not understand at all why we would have birds in the house. Now, they will actually ask how the fids are doing as well as pass on their stories as if they were grandchildren! He told my MIL "Love You" this morning on the phone and she responded with, "Love you too, Mango".

My best advice would be to make sure you quarantine the new fid and then SLOWLY introduce him/her to the rest of the birds in the house. You can do that in many ways. What I have found worked best is to have their cages in the same room so they can talk back and forth from the safety of their own cages (unless you have one or more fully flighted). Then, if all goes well, some supervised play time.

Some people are really lucky to have birds of different species being best of friends, (Michelle, who is owned by Nico, Jola, and Girlie Girl come to mind) but not everyone's fids will react the same way. I have pretty much accepted that Pooder and Mango will not be that way, but that's okay...it just means that I get all their lovin's.

Good luck and keep us updated on your decision.

Tari

I think your little sunconure would love another ..they are a very accepting type of fid as you can see here in this link they are excellent mixers with all types of breeds..I say go for it and give a nice home to a lonely conure, birds are meant to live in flocks and if we humans can`t possibly be with them all the time ..you won`t loose her love especially if you interact with them daily.. as my birds love each other and are great company preening partners but are still jealous over who gets to sit on their favorite human of the flock too..

http://www.birdhealth.com.au/bird/parrot/aspets.html#conure

Are you really looking for a companion or a mate to reproduce? Normally pairs develope such a stong bond that the humans are left out in the cold and much of the pet value disipates. If you do get a companion, you may want to cosider housing them side by side or in sight of one another, but I wouldn't house them together unless you plan on breeding them, breeders do not make good pets (except maybe cockatiels and eclectus).

Maybe you could get another of the same sex for a buddy ..My 2 male fids get along just fine and NO EGGS...lol