This is "Alex" (on the left) and "Lexus" (on the right. This picture was taken when I first brought them home. Since then, I have discovered, that having two Quakers is very different from having just one.
When I previously owned a Quaker, she was very affectionate and easy to handle. She was always willing to cuddle and although she would give me an occasional nip, she never hurt me.
When I first got "Alex" and "Lexus", I was able to get "Alex" to "step up" and he would let him hold and cuddle him.
Over the last few weeks, "Alex" has become increasingly aggressive. He would never really let me near "Lexus" but I was okay with that. She is really shy and I was not sure how much she had been worked with. I was content to just be able to handle "Alex".
Well, things have changed dramatically. "Alex" bites me every chance he gets. Not a nip, a painful hard bite, that usually draws blood. So, I made a difficult decision. I am separating "Alex" and "Lexus". I moved "Lexus" into a separate cage this evening. I have her in the living room, where she and "Alex" can still see each other, but tomorrow, I will move her into a different room. I am hoping that this separation will allow me to work with each Quaker individually. I know "Lexus" will be a little more accepting of my attention without "Alex" close by and getting upset. And I believe, it will allow me to handle "Alex" a little safer if he doesn't feel like he has to "protect" "Lexus".
In a couple of weeks, "Lexus" will be moving to Shreveport to live with my Mom, my little sister, Beth and my Step-dad, Eddie. I am confident that she will adjust well to life without "Alex". As a matter of fact, I think she will probably be happier without his overpowering personality preventing her from getting any attention. I am in hopes that I will be able to accustom her to being handled befor we go to Shreveport. Mom and Beth are both exteremely excited about there new parrot. Jerry thinks they are going to be very suprised when they realize exactly what they have gotten themselves into.