Should I house a female cockatiel in the same cage with my male budgie?

Question

I'm thinking of getting a female cockatiel because I used to have one. I've already got a budgie which I'm sure is a male due to the way he behaves, and was wondering if putting her in the same cage with the budgie would cause any problems, or if the two birds will become friends.

Answer 1

a lot of people think mixing bugies and cocktiels are a good ideal but no this ideal is not good because the budgies are so positive and proud they pick on the tiels if you put a tiel and a budgie together the budgie might start picking at the cocktiels feet  this happen 2 my cocktiel i put a budgie in with it and  one day came to check up on it the cocktiel had a missing toe sadly

the budgie could kill the cocktiel if you would like to have both birds buy a cage that has separated sections in it so on one side cocktiels and on the other budgies

please dont put them togther because there may be a number of problems  most of the time  

Answer 2

It's never recommended that you put 2 birds of different species in the same cage, specially without proper introductions. If you just throw them together and for some reason they do not like each other, they will end up fighting and the bigger bird will usually win whether it ends up in death or injury. Plus a cockatiel needs a significantly larger cage then a budgie. Just get another cage, it will make life so much easier.

Answer 3

Are you trying to start UFC bird division?

Strange birds should never be caged together.  When you want to introduce birds to each other they should be in separate cages until they're used to each other.

Answer 4

First of all, you should never put a new bird in the same cage, or even the same room, as your other birds. Keep the new bird isolated for four to seven days (the longer the better) so that you can watch for any signs of illnesses; during this time, when you go to interact with the birds, interact with your first bird before you interact with the newcomer, and after you do that wash your hands thoroughly. This way, if the new bird is carrying something, you can spot it and get it treated, and your first bird hasn't already been exposed.

Second, it is never advisable to put two birds who don't know each other into the same cage, regardless of health. A bird sees its cage like its territory, and will defend it as such; the two will fight and hate each other. Even birds who have known each other for years and get along great may draw the line at having to share a cage. It is the worst possible way to start their relationship, and one bird might even kill the other--after all, with a territorial dispute, unlike dominance, submission doesn't just mean rolling over to show one's belly, it means leaving, and when both birds are locked together in a cage, that isn't an option.

Thirdly, it is also never advisable to house two birds of different species together, no matter how much they like each other or how long they've known each other, because if for some reason they do decide to fight some day, the smaller bird will be at a serious disadvantage, and once again, there's nowhere it can go to get away from its cagemate.

Answer 5

you should put them in separate cages at first in the same room to make sure they can get along in the same room then if all is going well then gradually move there cages closer to each other and if they seem to be getting along then it's safe to put them in the same cage. (: