Can I put a parakeet in with a love bird?

Question

I was told that I could oput a parakeet in with a love bird. I would like to know if that's true... We have put their cages next to eachother and they seem to like eachother but I am afraid to put them in together... I would like to know if they can be put in the same cage together.... I was told they could be but I don't want to do anything that's going to harm either bird... Thank you

Answer 1

I have a parakeet and a lovebird as well. They love each other, but at some points they have had enough of one another. I still keep them in separate cages. The only time I let them interact is out of the cage time, which is most of the day.

Just try it for a while with supervision and see how they act with one another. Make sure you are there and can intervene if there is a conflict. Lovebirds are very aggressive, however I find my parakeet more aggressive to my lovebird. My birds are both males also. They preen one another and play with toys together.

I suggest just trying it. It is just all about personality. All you can do it try it with supervision. I would not leave them alone until you have had several trials. There will always be a chance as there is when you put any two birds together. If you have two cages I really do not see the point of putting them together. When you get them out at the same time just let them play on the playgym together or sit on your shoulder at the same time. They will love it.

Answer 2

You can do it....if you want a dead parakeet. Lovebirds are very aggressive and do not do well with other species- they harass them constantly. If your cage is huge and the parakeet has some room to escape, it may be fine, but it is very risky in a normal sized cage.
There are a few exceptions where they may work out well together, if you are willing to take the risk, What you can do is give them both supervised outside of the cage time. If the lovebird does not beat up the parakeet, you could introduce them into the parakeets cage together for a couple hours a day.

Answer 3

It depends on the birds. I have two keets and one love bird living together (love bird moved in with the keets on her own) and they get along fine. They tend to sleep on the same perch and have not fought other then the first day. They have been living together for allmost a year now. I have moved the love bird out into her own cage a few times but she allways goes back to the keets when ever she gets out so I gave up..

However a few years a diffrent love bird I had went into my keets (diffrent bird as well) cage when they were out and the keet attacked the love bird severly. So again it depends on the bird and the space.

As its been said you can try it on a trial basis and if it doesn't work out then keep them in their own cage. I would stay in the room with them and watch them because if they do not get along someone could loose a toe or worse. You can start off with introducing them in the same cage for a few minutes at a time and then seperating them over moving them in the same cage and calling it good. If your there in the room with them you can sepreate them quickly before either gets badly hurt. Also make shure there is plenty of room in your cage for the two birds to co-live in and plenty of food and toys.

Answer 4

I've got a lovebird and he's very defensive of his cage, but he's good when he's out and on neutral ground. I wouldn't recommend them in the same cage together, even if they seem to like each other when they are out.
If you'd like them to be friends, try letting them out at the same time and see how they get along. Keep the cage doors open. Don't leave them alone together, even if they seem to be getting along. Lovebirds have VERY strong beaks and it wouldn't take much to seriously injure or kill your budgie.
Good luck... :)

Answer 5

it isn't commonly a reliable theory. Love birds, from my personal journey are quite aggressive and don't like blending with different birds that are literally not of an identical type. i tried putting mine with cockatiels in an aviary and, the love birds bit off the cockatiels feet. So it isn't truly efficient, get yet another love chook

Answer 6

Absolutely not!

Lovebirds can be little terrors, and attack (or try to bully) lots of other birds around.

Buddy used to terrorize Scampy (a lutino cockatiel I had to leave behind when I moved cross country)

I once saw a lovevird attack a conure. They are big birds in tiny bodies.

Answer 7

the love bird is much larger and may harm your littler bird. i wouldn't recommend it.