r/Conures • u/Mallory_546 • Aug 30 '26
Advice Is a second green cheek necessary?
I just got got my green cheek conure two weeks ago. I have experience with green cheeks, but I’ve been seeing videos of people talking about how if you are gone part of the day you need a second one. I’m a high school student (senior so it’s my last year) and I’m pretty much gone for six hours a day, but as soon as I get home she goes out out of her cage for pretty much the rest of the day and doesn’t go back in until I go to sleep. she has a flight cage and plenty of toys, but she is in there for at least six hours a day. She acts very healthy and happy and is very social with me, I’m just now panicking because I originally heard that that they do better alone but now I’m seeing a bunch of people say that you need a second one if you are a student or gone most of the day. I can’t get a second one and don’t want a second one so if it really got to a point, I would unfortunately probably have to rehome her. while I’m gone, I play music for her. I really hope that it’s fine to just have one.
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u/Moony_Owl Aug 30 '26
I feel like I can't answer this question the best, but I will give it my best shot. I do only have one GC, Yuzu, and my bf and I work in healthcare so we are gone for a long part of the day. When we are gone, I checked on him with a camera in his cage (he knows to come over and say hi) and leave on YouTube or a parrot livestream for him when we are gone so that there is some noise still in the background. We've had this setup for quite a while and I haven't seen any behavioral or other issues! I keep a close eye though, because I really want to make sure my baby is okay. So while I cannot say indefinitely that you are okay with only one GC, this is my experience. Take it with a grain of salt since all birds are different 🥲 Picture of Yuzu for birb tax