We love our IRN, Pesto - he's great to have around, fully tame, and has no real behavioural issues, besides the one I'm asking about today. The problem is, he's a real company bird, and squawks like mad if you leave him alone at all. That's not an issue a lot of the time, as we love having him with us, but even the most passionate bird-lover would like the occasional alone-time!
This has lead to our family talking about maybe getting another IRN as company for Pesto, who we're pretty sure is a male, as he does the heart shape when flirting, and is getting a dark-ish ring already. I've attached a photo of his cage, which is a pretty standard one - would that be big enough for two birds? We don't want to get a second cage, so that would rule out the idea straight away (although we might consider buying a bigger one - we just wouldn't want two cages in the house).
If the cage is big enough, what are the potential problems with getting another bird of either gender? Pesto is about a year old, from memory.
Has anyone successfully bought a second IRN a year after the first, and do they get on well?
Cheers!
Watto
