Hi fellow members

[thelittleone]

Welcome to the forum, Jimmy!!! Your lovebirds are beautiful!!!! Nice cage too!!! Can't wait to see it filled with toys!

You might want to remove that nest box though (at least I think that's what it looks like) unless you want babies lol

not sure if theirs a female there... but yea i wanted babies ASAP.... i heard babies are easy to tame.... with my situation got kids that always run around... the 2 adult one always seems get scared a lot.... making them to get comfortable will be hard

 

[getwozzy]

I hear you! I have a 2 year old who is always running around, throwing stuff, banging stuff, screeching, squealing- you name it! Lol

If your lovies are fairly new to your home, it could just take some more time for them to adjust to the busy-ness of your household [emoji4]. I would also encourage you to spend as much time with them as you can- because even if they were babies, you'd still have to spend quite a fair amount of time with them to get them to be socialized how you'd like them to be.

Where is their cage located? That could also make a difference- maybe the current location is too busy for them, maybe an area with less foot traffic?

 

[thelittleone]

I hear you! I have a 2 year old who is always running around, throwing stuff, banging stuff, screeching, squealing- you name it! Lol

If your lovies are fairly new to your home, it could just take some more time for them to adjust to the busy-ness of your household [emoji4]. I would also encourage you to spend as much time with them as you can- because even if they were babies, you'd still have to spend quite a fair amount of time with them to get them to be socialized how you'd like them to be.

Where is their cage located? That could also make a difference- maybe the current location is too busy for them, maybe an area with less foot traffic?

first it was located in the toy room place,,,, but i was like damn I'm dumb... so i relocated it in the study room... less foot sound but still kids go there and sometimes round around.... but i think its rally the best place in out apartment.

 

[RavensGryf]

Beautiful birds! The one is such a bright pretty yellow-green! Welcome to the forum.

 

[MikeyTN]

Welcome to the forum!!!

Unless you understand the meaning of breeding, please do not attempt it! There's a possibility where you might have to take over to hand feed. There might be complications and such. There's ways to sex them depending on their age. So I would really advice you to remove the nest box for the time being until you understand how to breed. It is a full time commitment just so that you know....

 

[thelittleone]

Welcome to the forum!!!

Unless you understand the meaning of breeding, please do not attempt it! There's a possibility where you might have to take over to hand feed. There might be complications and such. There's ways to sex them depending on their age. So I would really advice you to remove the nest box for the time being until you understand how to breed. It is a full time commitment just so that you know....

i used to have lots off parakeets back in philippines but only difference is they are not tamed ... it started with just a pair and they nest made eggs and those grew up and made eggs until it end up with like 30 something birds... so i end up asking my uncle to make me a walk in cage.... i have a soft hands so i think I'm capable of hand feeding thats why i would like to give it a try.... but yea i remove the nest box since I'm still doing research and they just always hide still not used to me

 

[MikeyTN]

Hand feeding have nothing to do with soft hands. Just one little mistake can cause a baby's life. There's temperature issue, types of syringes, formula/formula temperature/thickness to make the formula, the technique to hand feed, cleanliness, times to feed, amount to feed, crop sac needs to be fully emptied before feeding, etc. There's many issues you may encounter such as crop burn, crop stasis, yeast infection, etc. So there's many things involved! I've been doing it for over 17 years.

 

[thelittleone]

Hand feeding have nothing to do with soft hands. Just one little mistake can cause a baby's life. There's temperature issue, types of syringes, formula/formula temperature/thickness to make the formula, the technique to hand feed, cleanliness, times to feed, amount to feed, crop sac needs to be fully emptied before feeding, etc. There's many issues you may encounter such as crop burn, crop stasis, yeast infection, etc. So there's many things involved! I've been doing it for over 17 years.

I see.... thanks for making it clear... mentioning those will make my research more easier

 

[thelittleone]

Re: Time to tame?

Any idea whats a good type of pellet to start with my lovebirds?

 

[Sheryl]

What Adorables!!

 

[Lovie]

Re: Time to tame?

Some use Kaytee's, but I personally use Harrison's High Potency Fine. Harrison's is organic, and it has a lot of nutrients. If you can't find Harrison's, Kaytee's is fine as well.

 

[thelittleone]

Re: Time to tame?

Some use Kaytee's, but I personally use Harrison's High Potency Fine. Harrison's is organic, and it has a lot of nutrients. If you can't find Harrison's, Kaytee's is fine as well.

Harrison it is.. thanks

 

[thelittleone]

Re: Time to tame?

Does mixing it with tamed parakeets and tamed love birds will make it easy for the others to also be tamed?

 

[Lovie]

Re: Time to tame?

Not necessarily. Lovebirds and parakeets probably won't get along. Parakeets are more docile, and lovebirds can be aggressive, especially since they love being the center(s) of attention.

Lovebirds may not always get along either. They might, but it's always better to get lovebirds that are already bonded. That doesn't mean lovebirds will never get along, but it might not be worth the risk. Interaction may lead to attacks.

Overall, if you are able to monitor the birds closely, perhaps tamed lovebirds will help tamed lovebirds, but tamed parakeets may not help lovebirds or vice versa.

 

[thelittleone]

Re: Time to tame?

Not necessarily. Lovebirds and parakeets probably won't get along. Parakeets are more docile, and lovebirds can be aggressive, especially since they love being the center(s) of attention.

Lovebirds may not always get along either. They might, but it's always better to get lovebirds that are already bonded. That doesn't mean lovebirds will never get along, but it might not be worth the risk. Interaction may lead to attacks.

Overall, if you are able to monitor the birds closely, perhaps tamed lovebirds will help tamed lovebirds, but tamed parakeets may not help lovebirds or vice versa.

ok thanks for the info