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should I get my bird a friend?

So I have one conure and he is mostly friendly.I was thinking of getting another friendly bird to keep my conure company while I am at work.Would my bird learn and copy the friendly behavior? Or will it stop being friendly all together?

Hi,

Birds do tend to enjoy having another bird in the house. If you get another bird, it should have its own cage and it should be as a pet for you, not as a friend for your bird. Your bird may or may not care about having another bird around.  If you put a new bird in the same cage as your bird, and they bond, you will lose your bird as a pet. Another bird may or may not have any effect on your bird’s behavior.

Thank you for asking Lafeber,

Brenda