Hey guys,
Not sure if any of you are bird-owners as well but I recently had a rescue Quaker parrot brought to me. Her previous owner kept her in an outside enclosure with his canaries and budgies but whether because of stress or diet (or other reasons) she began feather plucking and he decided not to keep her. I already had pretty much everything she needed- just had to buy some premium parrot food and schedule a vet appointment.

My questions are 1. I had to put her (I’m calling her Mirabel since her previous owner didn’t tell me her name) in my bedroom because it’s the only room where my brother, who works nights and sleeps during the day, can’t hear her screeches and vocalizations during the day. She seems to be adapting well despite being in a new environment and I’d like to start letting her outside of the cage for exercise. However, my room is also where I keep my neuro Cleo, who consistently has free run of the room. It’s squirrel-proof and Cleo has ataxia and mobility issues so she’s limited to the floor, my bed (she uses a ramp to get up and down from the bed) and her cage, which sits on the floor so she can enter or leave it when she pleases. Do I have any reason to worry about Mirabel attacking Cleo?
She watches Cleo through the cage bars and seems curious about her and she isn’t well hand-trained yet so even with supervised outings, I worry that it would only take a second for her to hurt Cleo regardless of whether I’m close by or not. I’ve heard birds will generally leave an adult squirrel alone but wondered if any of you had experience with a similar situation. For the record, Mirabel thus far has not bitten anyone so I don’t believe she’s especially aggressive.

Question2. Are there any mites or parasites that I should be concerned about passing to Cleo through the shared environment? The parrot goes to the vet next Mon so I don’t actually know if she has anything yet but being that she was kept outside, I think the chances are reasonably high.

Thanks everyone!