On 12/04/06, Pamela wrote:
> Need some help or ideas. Mumbes and Papa are both DYH
> Amazons. Mumbles is 12 and a female, Pap is 45+/- and a
> male. We have had Mumbles 8 years next month, Papa 3
> Christmas Eve.
> I have been hoping and praying (no success) that they
> at least tolerate each other but no such luck.
> The other day Papa fell off his cage before I got home
> work, hubby spent 15 minutes trying to get him back on
> (Papa doesn't know what to think of men). The whole time
> he was trying to get Papa back on his cage Mumbles was
> trying everything she could think of to get off her cage
> and go after Papa.
> Hubby said you need to do something before one of them
> really gets hurt. I have started putting their cages side
> by side at night and all day. So far all they do is say
> nasty stuff back and forth, although Papa does dance his
> heart out for her.
> If I can't get them to at least be nice and not try and
> attack each other I am going to have to find a home for
> of them per husband. Which I know he is right if either
> them got seriouly hurt it would tear me up.
> Any ideas on what to do?
amazons are very territorial , what you can try is diff
room and diff cages.
Howard vorens says, once they decide they dont like each
other rarely they will change their minds.