by Pajarita » Wed Mar 22, 2017 3:04 pm
Thank you so much, Kala, for the update! We love to hear how 'our' birds are doing and love it even more when we hear that they are doing great and eating fresh food!
The getting of a companion for a single bird is one of those subjects that creates a bit of a debate because it is true that some birds don't bond with other birds so people end up with two birds that need attention instead of just one. Personally, I like my birds to have companions of their own. I have a number of birds so it's not as if any of them are 'only' birds but I try to emulate their life in the wild as much as I can and that implies their having a mate or, at the very least, a close companion of their own. What I have found is that some species bond easier than others. I never had trouble with the little ones though... budgies, cockatiels, lovebirds, GCCs, plets, etc seem to bond real easy while larger species are harder -with the exception of amazons, in my own experience. But even the ones that appear not to want to bond, if you wait long enough, they end up bonding, too. I now have an 11 year old female sun conure that is on her own and I would love to get her a mate but, unfortunately, she suffers from hemochromatosis and requires a special diet and special vitamin/mineral supplement so I don't know how it would work out if she was living with a normal, healthy male (because they would have to share their food). But, if I see a male jenday, sunday or sun conure that needs a home in CL, I will, most likely, risk it because I think that the enrichment that having a companion brings to their quality of life is worth the wait and even the potential extra work if they don't bond.