I planned on letting my cockatiel and my quaker parrot share a cage on returning with my quaker today! however i want advice! They seem ok,mainly avoiding one another but my cockatiel did have a go at my quaker when they were both on me soooo what should i do? let them go together or keep them apart?
My cockatiel may have been possesive of me as i am the only human he has bonded too..
please help!!

I would not house a quaker with a tiel... Even though the quaker is younger under no circumstances would i houae them together ,already knowing that quakers are very territorial... BUT that is just my opinion.....

I agree with bird-man-iac. One small disagreement and a foot or a mandible could be gone.

I would not cage them together! One could kill the other!

I would definately seperate them..

Because the QP is just a baby I believe they will grow to be friends outside the cage BUT I agre do not house together as the cockatiel might be the agresser now but when the Q.P grows bigger he will be the agresser and your little cockatiel will have NO CHANCE if they are housed together ..seperate cages a must supervised play times and ALWAYS attend to your first bird first as he will get jealouse and resent the new fid he is top bird and won`t like being put out of place ....
Good Luck..

Congrats ony our new baby, that's so exciting!!!

They definitely need separate cages. Whenever you bring a new baby home they should be quarantined for ~30 days to ensure that they are healthy and won't make your other bird(s) sick, but since yours have already been together, it wouldn't really make a difference now. After this quarantine period they should be introduced in a neutral area to see how they react... Quakers can be bossy little guys so you'll need to be careful. Considering he's a baby now he'll probably be okay with it even if the 'tiel isn't but as he grows bigger problems could arise. I highly recommend separate cages and if they get along, that's fantastic they'll be able to play together, but they need their own private space to go home to each night.

Congrats on your new baby!!!

I have to agree with the others......I had a cockateil before I got my baby quaker and my baby quaker flew on my cockateils cage and it could of been disasterous.. I would not house them together until you know they defintely will get a long, if you do, you might be minus a cockateil or quaker. JMHO

Tiel's little beaks are so sharp and I'd be afraid he might get an eye. That could be even worse than a toe or a beak.

My cockatiel was only one month older than my quaker, and I got them both as babies about 3 months apart. I had done a lot of research, and all that I was advised, and read said keep them apart. As stated before, they do need to be quarantined so that alone doesn't allow them to be caged apart. After the quarantine, I gradually introduced them to each other, and I have to say that my female cockatiel was quite smitten with Tiki. But all he saw in her was a very long tail, and these funny feathers sticking out of the top of her head that required immediate plucking. The only time that he wasn't interested in chasing her was when food was on the table, and then he was a perfect gentleman. I actually introduced some new foods to her this way, as she loved to clean off his beak, and then realized that she actually liked that mushy stuff. To this day the only time I will trust Tiki around her is when there is food on the table for them, and they are away from their cages. Remember Quakers are extremely cage territorial, and may not tolerate anyone other than their chosen one to even put their hand in the cage. Your cockatiel may be able to holds its own right now, but that definitely will not last.
One interesting note though,, is that my cockatiel, is absolutely fine, in with out canary. We often put her in with him, when we take the birds outside in their cages, that way I can use her smaller, more portable cage for Tiki. It was actually quite cute the first day that Skittle kept getting a little closer, and closer, until he was perched right next to her. She was fine, until he tried to preen her, then she hissed, and indignantly jumped to another perch. I guess she likes her man larger than her.

Thanks everyone
I caged them seperate last night anyways as my cockatiel just isnt happy at all! Only one of my cages is a playtop cage (corner one) This is actually bought for my quaker,i have a smaller cage forspike my cockatiel which he isnt happy about going into after trying out the bigger one lol I just assumed they would get on! Wont make that mistake again haha! The quaker isnt at all bothered by the cockatiel but i understand that will prob change once they get bigger and stronger! They are sharing the playgym ontop of the quakers cage (for now) and i am not leaving them alone! My cockatiel has officially fell out with me but i am sure he will come round! He always has been a moody so and so!! I think he thinks i am his mate :S would buying another cockatiel and upgrading to a bigger cage,maybe settle him a bit more and stop him thinking i am a mate?
Out of all birds i struggle to understand my cockatiel more than any other! he really is a one and only haha!!

Yeah, he'll get over it. It's just new to him right now.

If you get another tiel and cage them together, they'll most likely bond with each other and you'll be demoted to chief cook and bottle washer.