I also have one tamed male and wild female, wild female is 1.5 year old and the tamed male is 8 month old and now they are in same cage, will they mate or i have to bring wild male for breeding.Staying in the box and not coming out for food would be worse! Most breeders will prefer their own cage, unless they are in a flock of their own like parakeets. My Cockatiels all had their own cages, and they would not let another bird go in their cage or eat from their dish. They would go back into their cage if there was a stranger in the house.