Love bird shredding paper@!!!

[Fersie]

Hi. i have a new two lovebirds. they shred paper and put it into water container. they dont put it into nest box and they dnt put it in their feather. so can anyone tell me whats the prob.. are they both males? cox i have never seen them mating

 

[MikeyTN]

Lovebirds loves to shred paper and put crap into their water dishes, that's something normal for them to do anyways. Do you not have a grate to prevent them from getting to the paper??? Are you trying to breed them?

 

[Julianna]

Most birds love shedding paper! My caique loves hopping around with a paper ball and tearing paper up. A lot of birds also love sticking stuff in their water bowls. Fun for them...but not so fun for the people in charge of keeping their water clean (us). You'll have to get them DNA tested to see if they're males or females. Just because you've never seen them mating it doesn't mean they're the same gender.

 

[bartRN]

That's normal, lovebirds love to shred papers. I gave my lovies moringga stem and they love to strip it. How old is your lovebirds by the way? Maybe their still young that's why they were not able to put it in their nest box

 

[MonicaMc]

What species of lovebirds are we talking?

Only peachface lovebirds tuck nesting materials in their rump, and females are more successful at doing so than males.

The other species of lovebirds carry the nesting materials in their beaks.



I wouldn't suggest breeding right now until you make sure that you are experienced in hand raising the chicks and you know for a fact that you have a male and female.... plus all the necessarily supplies to hand raise in case the need/desire arises.

 

[walterbyrd]

My lovebird loves to shred paper, or whatever else she can get her beak on. I buy shredable toys so as not to encourage her nesting behavior. She likes these shredable perches I buy at walmart for about $4. I usually buy them about four at a time.

 

[cdnbirdlover]

Basil loves shredding newspaper, especially if I am trying to read it. He goes to the bottom of his cage every day to do some shredding. We call it "Basil going to work". Then he loses interest. He doesn't usually put it anywhere. He rarely manages to tuck anything at his rump and if he does, it never stays there. I hope that means he is a male!

 

[Birdman666]

It's a toy. They're having fun.

I give my birds phone books, and they turn them into confetti by the time I get home.