So my sons lovebirds we purchased from that horrible pet store two weeks ago seem to be pretty happy…. Making all sorts of noise and one even hanging upside down the other morning which I read means they are happy… well here goes our progress and where we are at needing help… the birds stay in my 19 year old sons room… he rarely comes out of his room so he is always around the birds… well he has been letting the birds out of their cage every day for hours on end which obviously is good for them I know but he still struggles getting them to get back in the cage come night time often leading to one of the birds biting him…. Any advice for this welcome
2nd
He has a play gym for them in his closet at the top which is open n doesn’t have doors which is where they typically like to stay perched unless they come out and perch on his lamp shade which they also frequently do…. When we got the birds last month seeds were their only diet and we have worked in pellets but we aren’t 100% pellets yet…. We have also introduced them to some fruits which was initially difficult and we aren’t about to start introducing vegetables…. Because they don’t yet have everything they need in their daily diet I do give them oasis vita drops in their water…. Any tips and or tricks getting them to try new food is welcomed….
3rd
When my son got the birds I read and learned all I could to help out and to educate him as well and I read all about the toys they have to have and are supposed to love and I went toy crazy… we no lie are probably set for well over a year between toys and different perches but since we got the birds the only toy they have seemed interested in at all was one of the mats full of stuff that attaches to the cage wall… they tore everything off within the first week so I was happy they were entertained… since then when I cleaned there cage and replaced the toys to give them something new and prevent boredom my son says they don’t mess with any of their toys (I’ve been keeping around 4 in there at a time)…. I suggested my son play soft music for them during the day and when he played music that was specifically for lovebirds he said they freaked out and started flying all around the room making loud noises so he thought maybe they didn’t like it?
4th
I think the birds are getting more comfortable with my son because they don’t freak out anymore when they are in their cage and he replaces the food or water or he is close to the cage ect but they also will not purposely get close to him either… it’s like you can look but you can’t touch…. I made a small foraging box for them today and put different treats in one of their foraging balls for them to try … even stuck millet out of it and he said they were uninterested so he took some millet to sprinkle a little on their play gym where they were perches and one of the birds … the one who typically bites him about going back in the cage attacked his hand and bit him three times just for sprint the millet
…. I don’t want to give up on the birds by any means and I’m still happy and relieved we rescued them from the pet store they were in but I’m starting to feel like we are in over our heads here … I don’t know where to start or what to do…. Any help appreciated cause we need it
2nd
He has a play gym for them in his closet at the top which is open n doesn’t have doors which is where they typically like to stay perched unless they come out and perch on his lamp shade which they also frequently do…. When we got the birds last month seeds were their only diet and we have worked in pellets but we aren’t 100% pellets yet…. We have also introduced them to some fruits which was initially difficult and we aren’t about to start introducing vegetables…. Because they don’t yet have everything they need in their daily diet I do give them oasis vita drops in their water…. Any tips and or tricks getting them to try new food is welcomed….
3rd
When my son got the birds I read and learned all I could to help out and to educate him as well and I read all about the toys they have to have and are supposed to love and I went toy crazy… we no lie are probably set for well over a year between toys and different perches but since we got the birds the only toy they have seemed interested in at all was one of the mats full of stuff that attaches to the cage wall… they tore everything off within the first week so I was happy they were entertained… since then when I cleaned there cage and replaced the toys to give them something new and prevent boredom my son says they don’t mess with any of their toys (I’ve been keeping around 4 in there at a time)…. I suggested my son play soft music for them during the day and when he played music that was specifically for lovebirds he said they freaked out and started flying all around the room making loud noises so he thought maybe they didn’t like it?
4th
I think the birds are getting more comfortable with my son because they don’t freak out anymore when they are in their cage and he replaces the food or water or he is close to the cage ect but they also will not purposely get close to him either… it’s like you can look but you can’t touch…. I made a small foraging box for them today and put different treats in one of their foraging balls for them to try … even stuck millet out of it and he said they were uninterested so he took some millet to sprinkle a little on their play gym where they were perches and one of the birds … the one who typically bites him about going back in the cage attacked his hand and bit him three times just for sprint the millet
…. I don’t want to give up on the birds by any means and I’m still happy and relieved we rescued them from the pet store they were in but I’m starting to feel like we are in over our heads here … I don’t know where to start or what to do…. Any help appreciated cause we need it
