I'm thinking of getting my black capped conure a companion. I don't know its sex and don't want to breed so don't really want to risk getting another conure. Are there any other species that could potentially get along with a conure?
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There are many other conures you could get but I'd really think long and hard before getting a second bird to add with your conure. If it has been single for awhile, it could resent a new bird and not be happy sharing it's cage and life with a newcomer. They could end up hating each other and then you would have two cages and birds. But if you still want a new one, I'd just choose a difference conure than yours, maybe a sun, for some great color:-)
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It is possible for even a different conure species to try & breed. You can have the bird DNA sexed at the vet to check the sex. As said above, think long & hard before deciding, your conure may not accept another bird as a companion at all. If you're certain about doing this then you should have a separate cage available for the new bird so they're not housed together. This will stop the possibility of breeding, stop fights & simply by having the cages close together will give both birds some company.
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