Does anyone know if I should or shouldn't get another parakeet to put with the one I already have?

Question

I have a parakeet already, but I am afraid that he is lonely. I continue to debate getting another one, but I am concerned that they will not like each other?? I don't know enough about Parakeets to know if I should take the chance. Any ideas??

Answer 1

Get another cadge and put the other parakeet in it, then put it next to yours. They might or might not like each other. Males have blue noses, so if you have a male, most likely get a female, but if you have a female, it's okay to get a female or a male, but my two males don't get along so I have to seperate them, but the females r fine.

Answer 2

I had the same situation where I had one very lonely parakeet and I did get another one. They are two males. They are best friends. But since they have each other they don't have much time for humans although I haven't really tried to train them a lot. They are very happy to have each other. But, if you want to spend a lot of time with your bird and have it bond with you I recommend you don't get another budgie. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

If you put a new bird into your old bird's cage, they will fight horribly.  Don't do it.

Birds must be either brought home together at a young age and put in the same cage from the start, or kept in separate cages.  Your bird has already established that cage and your home as HIS territory- he does not want any intruders.

Answer 4

Yes. Lonely is the bird that is alone. Parakeets by nature are flock animals - they are not solitary by nature. Unless you are a stay-at-home parent or are otherwise always home and able to spend a LOT of time with your parakeet, you should get another one to keep it company. The only bad thing about this is that if you haven't developed a relationship with your bird, it will care mostly about the other parakeet and not pay much attention to you. If you already have a relationship with your budgie, it will not change much once you get another bird.

I would recommend working with the new bird before putting it together with your other keet, or else the newcomer may not grow attached to you. If you can, keep it separated in a different cage, as far away as possible from the other keet, and work with the bird often. After a few weeks or months (whenever you think it's ready), you can put them together.

Answer 5

Here's the pros & cons -

con-if you get another one be prepared for you budgies to need you less and cuddle to each other. Sometimes they can get down right protective of their territory if they are breeding.

pro-if he/she is lonely because you don't have enough time to spend then a companion will make everybody happy.

Be sure to get a bird of the opposite s*x to your current one. The way to tell is by the coloring of the nose. If it's blue it's a boy, if brown it's a girl. If your still not sure take it with you to the pet place and compare. You'll see the difference easily. If you get them a spouse they will be HappYYY!!

Please be sure when picking your bird her feathers are smooth, no fluffing. Her wings are even with no protruding feathers or tail feathers that seem "out of place". these are all signs that the bird may be ill and you don't want to bring any sickness to your current pet.

http://www.petbudgie.com/sexing/

Answer 6

Do not get a baby budgie, as you won't know what s*x it is for up to a year, and you really don't want to deal with eggs...

I have two male budgies and a male Cockatiel all in the same cage.  We got the budgies together, and my sister gave us the cockatiel a few months later.  They are all about the same age - we kept them in separate cages (quarantined them) for about a month but they were always at the bars squawking at each other so we put them together.  

They groom each other and share food, and if you take one out of the cage to hold - the other two go ballistic.  If you don't mind a bigger bird, a cockatiel is a great companion for a budgie, and they will mimic anything you whistle.

Good luck with your choice.

Answer 7

They always say that if you cannot give your bird the adequate attention it needs, they really DO thrive on having a companion.

If you bring in another bird...buy a seperate cage, and "quarantine" it for a week to a month to make sure it doesn't have any nasties that could harm it or your existing bird...but have the cages close enough to where the birds can get to know each other.

You'll know by how they behave if they can be cage mates in the future.

I say YES to another bird if you can't give it more than 2 hours a day of attention.  They need companions, especially parakeets.