We have had our, presumably male, IRN for over 3 and a half years. He was rescued from an dirty house that was overcrowded with many birds. When we rescued him we were told he was 6 months old. After all this time, he has yet to get his ring - making me believe he might in fact be a she. Regardless, we have never been able to hold him and he has always been very panicked and afraid of us. After many years of attempting to handle we are only able to get a few inches away when giving him treats. His cage has always been kept open and he has many options for perches. He has free reign to fly and it has never been an issue until recently.
We also have a sun conure in the same room. The two have been together for almost three years and neither have really cared for each other until lately. The sun conure is very friendly and has been handled since we got him as a baby. Every night the sun conure comes out of his cage and lays/plays with me on the couch and recently the IRN has been swooping down and trying to attack us.
Basically I am unsure what to do. Im so afraid my ringneck is going to kill my conure. I feel bad changing their entire lives and leaving them locked up. (I admit we were very inexperienced bird owners when getting both birds and didnt know much about both breeds until after owning them, but until now they seemed to live harmoniously in the same room.) I feel very sad for my ringneck because I he doesnt want to be handled or bothered much and in return I feel like he feels ignored. We still try to interact with him as much as possible but still it is never as much attention as the sun conure gets. I feel one of the only options is getting my ringnecks wings clipped, but I am so worried this will further make him feel isolated from us. Does anyone have any experience with this? Also is my ringneck swooping down and landing near me and the conure to get close and maybe its his attempt at wanting to be more involved or is it just a territorial thing???
I feel very inexperienced, even after these years, so any advice is greatly appreciated. We love both birds and want to make sure they are both loving their best lives with us. :orange::yellow2:
We also have a sun conure in the same room. The two have been together for almost three years and neither have really cared for each other until lately. The sun conure is very friendly and has been handled since we got him as a baby. Every night the sun conure comes out of his cage and lays/plays with me on the couch and recently the IRN has been swooping down and trying to attack us.
Basically I am unsure what to do. Im so afraid my ringneck is going to kill my conure. I feel bad changing their entire lives and leaving them locked up. (I admit we were very inexperienced bird owners when getting both birds and didnt know much about both breeds until after owning them, but until now they seemed to live harmoniously in the same room.) I feel very sad for my ringneck because I he doesnt want to be handled or bothered much and in return I feel like he feels ignored. We still try to interact with him as much as possible but still it is never as much attention as the sun conure gets. I feel one of the only options is getting my ringnecks wings clipped, but I am so worried this will further make him feel isolated from us. Does anyone have any experience with this? Also is my ringneck swooping down and landing near me and the conure to get close and maybe its his attempt at wanting to be more involved or is it just a territorial thing???
I feel very inexperienced, even after these years, so any advice is greatly appreciated. We love both birds and want to make sure they are both loving their best lives with us. :orange::yellow2: