help with the loss of a mate

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help with the loss of a mate; parrotlet feather picking
Topic Started: Sep 20 2009, 10:14 PM (134 Views)
gidgett17	Sep 20 2009, 10:14 PM Post #1
Newbie Posts: 3 Group: Full Members Member #3,145 Joined: September 20, 2009 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types spectacled What colours green and blue Other Birds ? parakeet I live in house My name is Nancy	Hi I have a 6 year old male parrotlet that has bonded with my 11 year old parakeet who has cancer and is not doing well. He has been picking his feathers lately due to stress and now can't fly the vet said maybe I should get another bird. What should I do get a male or female or just start moving the parakeet away and spending more time with him alone . We have had alot of different sugestions from breeders so we are unsure what is best. Please help we need advice from people who own parrotlets.



LauraR	Sep 21 2009, 04:22 AM Post #2
Staff Member Posts: 4,891 Group: Staff Member #78 Joined: April 7, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Pied Other Birds ? 2 Conures I live in California, USA	Hi and welcome to the forum wave Sorry to hear about your parakeet. If your parrotlet is tame, you could gradually move him away from the parakeet and spend more time with him. He might call for his 'mate' but this is to be expected. He really needs a new 'mate' so it could be you or another parrotlet. Parrotlets don't necessarily get along with other parrotlets, so you could end up getting a new bird only to find they don't get along, in which case you could just keep them in separate cages. Is your parrotlet in the same cage as your parakeet now?



kevinp	Sep 21 2009, 06:11 PM Post #3
Administrator Posts: 6,047 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 7, 2006 How many Parrotlets do you have I have one Parrotlet What types Celestials What colours One green Other Birds ? Budgeries four off I live in a mess of my own making !!! My name is I'll give you a clue	The loss of a mate although is sad for us and for the parrot, but I have found that after a couple of days they seem over it they might well go and look for the other bird, and call for the first couple of days but they get over it very quickly. They have to as in the wild they couldn't sit around and moop they have to find another mate and get on with breeding.On the other hand the loss of a bird stays with us a lot longer.



gidgett17	Sep 24 2009, 08:06 PM Post #4
Newbie Posts: 3 Group: Full Members Member #3,145 Joined: September 20, 2009 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types spectacled What colours green and blue Other Birds ? parakeet I live in house My name is Nancy	Hi I have each bird in it's own cage but they get out everyday and play on the gym. I had the parrotlet raised with parakeets so they would get along and they have been together for six years. Peepers is my parakeet and I found her 11 years ago at my bird feeder in November on a cold day and it was love at first sight she is the smartest animal I have ever known. So she could be even older, my parrotlet is named Yogi and I raised him as a baby. Thank you all for your help.



bonnie	Sep 27 2009, 07:06 PM Post #5
Co Admin Posts: 14,044 Group: Co Admin Member #73 Joined: March 10, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 0 Other Birds ? YNA GCC. Cockatiel I live in Pennsylvania My name is Bonnie	I think this is a question only you are going to be able to answer, if they don't live together now and your parrotlet is tame it may be best to just keep him as your pet. There are no guarantees the next partner will be accepted.



gidgett17	Nov 15 2009, 03:37 AM Post #6
Newbie Posts: 3 Group: Full Members Member #3,145 Joined: September 20, 2009 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types spectacled What colours green and blue Other Birds ? parakeet I live in house My name is Nancy	Hi and thank you to everyone who looked at this post. Peepers my parakeet of 11 years passed away 11/12/09 she was the best friend I have ever had she was found at my bird feeder in Michigan in Nov. 11 years ago a forever changed my life. So far Yogi my Parrotlet who was in love with her is doing ok. We let him see her after she died and he tried to groom her and feed her and wake her up but he did leave the cage and I think he knew she was gone.



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