Can a cockateil baby once weened be put in the same cage as an adult parakeet?

Question

i know some one had a simalar question, to mine but if the cockatiel is introduced as a baby to adult parakeets would they get along? i am hand feeding a cockateil baby and it will be a matter of weeks before it is weened. i have layed it in the bottom of the parakeets cage and they just look at it but dont do any thing to it.

Answer 1

There is a very slim cage that everything would work out fine, but i wouldn't recommend it at all.

They may have ignored it as they might not have perceived it as a threat, but if you put it in there permanently (as in longer than 1/2 an hour or so), the parakeets, who have no doubt been in the cage for some time, will likely see the cockatiel as an intruder into their territory and attack it. They may not do this straight away, but there is a very good chance they will whether you see it happen or not!

If you had a large (as in quite big!) spare cage, that the parakeets had never been in, you MAY be able to put them all in there together right from the word go, because it would be no-ones territory.

But I still wouldn't recommend it!

If you had a proper aviary that was at least say 10ft long,  then there should'nt be too many problems as there is enough space for everyone, and room for a persecuted bird to escape.

But in any situation like this, the most important thing is to PAY ATTENTION and WATCH, WATCH, WATCH! Just because no one has a go at anyone else in the first half an hour of being together doesn't mean that there won't be any fighting.

I think your best bet is to put your new little guy in a cage by himself, set up near your parakeets cage, as he will still benefit from having other birds to 'talk to', even with his seperate quarters.

Hope I've helped!

Answer 2

You have already been given a very good answer. I just want to add that an adult parakeet can and has killed a cockatiel. I wouldnt take the chance.