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Post by birdboy2013 on Jun 23, 2013 10:15:42 GMT 10
Hello Everyone,I am having trouble taming my 2 beautiful Love Birds! (Sammy and Charlie), They are not clipped, whenever we come up to the cage they both fly to the back of the cage and get scared. when we put our hand in the cage they do the same while screaming and fly around the cage. We thought of clipping the wings and trying to hand tame them then, we do not know the gender of them either. Please help us! it would be great if you could help because we would really like to get connected with them, and show our affection. WE will keep you posted on the progress!  Thank you, Birdboy2013 
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Post by avinet on Jun 23, 2013 14:34:02 GMT 10
Hi and welcome to the Forum, Do you know how old the two Lovebirds are - which incidentally look like Fisher Lovebirds. In general it is difficult to tame lovebirds once they are beyond 3 or 4 months old - the younger the taming process starts the easier it becomes. And some lovebirds just do not want to be tame birds no matter how young they are. In addition two Lovebirds kept together are less likely to want to have human contact and more likely to be happy with each others company. If you are determined to tame them I suggest firstly carefully clipping their wings - see article at scas.org.au/html/wing_clipping.html for details how to do this. A bird that can easily fly away from you is much much harder to tame. Once it has become finger tame then the wings can be allowed to grow out at the next moult if your preference is to have flighted birds. The next step is to gain the trust of the birds, usually by giving them small treats to eat initially through the bars of the cage, and then once they are happy doing that by putting your hand in the cage to give them the treat. Once they are happy to take a treat from your fingers it is only a small step to get them onto your finger to get the treat. Don't expect it to be an overnight success - it may take quite a few weeks to get that far, and if they are older birds it may never happen! Personally I don't really think it is worth the effort - I would prefer to leave them together in their cage to enjoy each others company. Which brings me to the cage!! The cage is really too small for a pair of Lovebirds. My guess is that it is about 35 cm wide. The minimum size I would recommend for a pair of Lovebirds is around 50 cm wide. Ideally 60 cm would be good. Also replace the plastic perches with natural branch perches. Plastic perches are bad for the feet of birds, and can cause sores. Branches about 2 cm thick are OK for Fishers, and can be cut from eucalypt, wattle, or grevillea. More toys would be good - and a larger cage makes room for them, while Lovebirds really enjoy a Happy Hut to sleep in at night - such as at www.ebay.com.au/itm/DICKY-BIRD-TOYS-SMALL-GREEN-HAPPY-HUT-BED-FREE-FOOT-TOY-ALL-ORDERS-OVER-25-/161019272448?pt=AU_Pet_Supplies&hash=item257d7f1d00 - your local pet shop should stock them - small size is OK for 2 Fishers. Also have a read of the article at scas.org.au/html/pet_parrot_care.html - besides general advice about keeping pet birds, it has a good section on the diet to feed a pet parrot. If you have any questions at all then don't hesitate to ask away, we are always happy to try to help cheers, Mike |
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Post by totemando on Dec 27, 2013 15:56:27 GMT 10
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