can a senegal parrot and a maroon bellied conure live in the same cage?

January 11th, 2009 | by Adrian |
David W asked:


i want to get a maroon bellied conure will it take to a senegal parrot in the same cage

  1. 3 Responses to “can a senegal parrot and a maroon bellied conure live in the same cage?”

  2. By Palace Parrot Cage on Jan 15, 2009 | Reply

    No guarantees, unfortunately. It’s just trial and error. When you bring home the conure you need to have a cage ready in case they don’t get along. Senegals are pretty mellow but conures are not. Look on Craig’s List or something to find an inexpensive cage. They could injure or even kill each other if they don’t get along well.

  3. By The Tower Parrot Cage on Jan 17, 2009 | Reply

    They should not live in the same cage. How would you like it if your parents had brought a strange child home to share your room with you? It’s going to be difficult enough making sure your senegal is not jealous of the new bird, but to expect him to share his little bit of space with a new sibling is going too far.
    They might bond over a few years where they are able to share the same cage, but it’s best they have separate cages for a long time after bringing a new bird home.

  4. By Penthouse Parrot Cage on Jan 19, 2009 | Reply

    No body will be able to answer this question for you. I have tons of birds of several different species (I rescue, and I breed quaker and parrotlet mutations). One thing I have learned from what I do is birds are highly unpredictable. Your best bet would be to get two seperate cages and then slowly introduce the two birds and see how they react. Birds are very territorial, their cages are their homes and alot of times they want the space all to themselves.
    About 5 years ago I brought home a rescued quaker parrot, I already had a sunday conure at the time. The conure lives in a huge macaw cage, he had it to himself. I put “Lucky” the new quaker next to “Pita” the sunday conure’s cage. They immediatly took an intrest in each other. I would bring them out together for playtime on a stand in a different room away from their cages. After months of this I was able to trust them and leave the cage doors open. They would climb into each others cage and roost together. I would split them up at night and put them in their designated cages and they would be upset. I started allowing them to spend the nights together and in seperate cages while I was away. After about 6 or 7 months they were finally officially moved in together. They do have a humongous cage, and they are the same sized bird. They have been bonded and shared a cage ever since. Never put two birds right in the same cage together. If they decide they want to bond and room together, let them decide and take it slowly. Birds can fight to the death or severley injure each other. From my experience with breeders, sometimes it’s hard putting two of the same species in a cage together. You just never know what is going to happen.

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