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African Ringnecks and Indian Ringnecks caged together
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 11:55 pm
by metodst
Can Indian Ringnecks and African Ringnecks be caged together?
I have a green 8 month old male Indian Ringneck and I plan to buy a yellow 8 month old female African Ringneck from a breeder and am wondering if they can be caged together as they get used to each others presence. The African Ringneck will come with a cage and toys, so if caging them will be a problem I'll be able to keep them separate.
Re: African Ringnecks and Indian Ringnecks caged together
Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 12:20 am
by Ring0Neck
Yes you can
Re: African Ringnecks and Indian Ringnecks caged together
Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 12:24 am
by metodst
Thanks for responding
I'll just hope that Panchito (my green IRN's name, name given by person I bought him from) will like the company of another bird.
Re: African Ringnecks and Indian Ringnecks caged together
Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 2:24 pm
by Skyes_crew
You may want to give them a quarantine time apart from one another. Let panchito get used to his new neighbor before his territory is breached.
Re: African Ringnecks and Indian Ringnecks caged together
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 8:18 am
by MissK
Before you merge those birds........... Do you have a Hybrid Prevention Plan? Sooner or later you may need one.
Think ahead now.
-MissK
Re: African Ringnecks and Indian Ringnecks caged together
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 9:37 am
by Skyes_crew
I didn't think of that one....good point MissK.
Re: African Ringnecks and Indian Ringnecks caged together
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 10:55 am
by metodst
I heard that the breeding season for Ringnecks in California is during September-March, so if I need to separate them I could take the precaution of separating them during that time
Re: African Ringnecks and Indian Ringnecks caged together
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 11:31 am
by Skyes_crew
Northern California is more like January through may. Southern California may be a bit earlier.
Re: African Ringnecks and Indian Ringnecks caged together
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 12:13 pm
by Skyes_crew
And money talks unfortunately...
Re: African Ringnecks and Indian Ringnecks caged together
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 9:58 pm
by MissK
Yes, I did read something about mutation colour Africans all being hybrid suspects somewhere along the line. I stand by it - even if the African is already "tainted", there's no call to pass that on.
-MissK
Re: African Ringnecks and Indian Ringnecks caged together
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 1:27 am
by metodst
I decided on getting a 3 month old Blue IRN instead which I'll be naming Miku
if it is a female, that way it would be better for Panchito to get an IRN buddy instead.
I'll be getting him/her in a week
How long until I can cage my now 10 month old IRN Panchito with my 3 month old IRN Miku?
should I wait until Miku is at a certain age?