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recently my female ringneck flew away, so i decided to give my other female ringneck a male partner, but when i brought him from pet shop to introduce him, the female became really aggresive, it has been a week and i have to keep the female separate because she goes for him any chance she has, and even the other day she bit the feet of the male and drew blood, im very scared and dont know how to make her accept him. I would like some advice on what to do.

can you put them in cages side by side? I really wouldn't advise just getting a new bird and chucking it in with another. They need time to adjust to each other. Is it a cage or aviary that you put them both in at first? When I have to put a bird in a cage that is already occupied I take the one out that was there first and put them both in at the same time, that way they have both been shook up and one isn't going for the other straight away.

I have read articles written by breeders, that Indian Ringneck females have been known to badly injure or even kill males introduced to them for breeding. So they clip the females wings and leave the males wings unclipped, so he can get away from the female if she goes after him. This is in an aviery. But even if done this way, they are very fast, and have strong jaws for there size. So the aggressive one can still bite toes off very easily and fast. They will go for toes, or try to bite the beak off and take out the eyes during a conflict. IRNs are one parrot species that are very independant and territorial. Especially the females.

thank you all for your replies, and yeah i have them in separate cages but one on top of the other so perphaps i will put them side by side so they can see each other, they are just house pets, so i dont intent or want them as breeding partners, also i tend to take them both out and put them near each other during the day under supervision just in case.

Im so sorry your girl flew away! Its heartbreaking to loose a friend.
Females are the dominant sex in IRNs. They are the boss and can injure or kill a male if shes not happy with him.
I would definately keep them separate for a while. They do need time to adjust. But keep in mind, females will dominate and this will almost certainly always be.
If you are keeping a male and a female, be prepared for them to breed. As I recently found out, 2 years ago, I intended on getting my tame 8yo male a 'friend'.. who turned out to be female, they are now happily making babies for the first time. She has always bossed my male around. Never hurt him though.. just puts him back in his place with body language sometimes a lunge. I was aware our new bird could be a female though, and I could end up loosing my tame pets as this usually happens when IRNs start to breed. I did think this through. So please respect that your female might want to breed, if she accepts him. During breeding season you might loose any bonds you might have with them.
Give them time, however long they need, and keep an eye on them at all times when they are interacting without the safety of the cage. Do have the cages side by side not ontop of each other.
Clipping your females wings will help your male out if he needs to escape from her.
I hope it all works out for your male and female.

Thanx so much,
i am now putting them side by side, when they are in their cages, hopefullly it will be soon when they can both enjoy being wiht each other and the female doesnt try to get him.