r/Lovebirds

A friend moved to another state and gave us a couple of lovebirds (and it’s my first time having birds). I live in Florida and have a shaded screened porch were I have been leaving their cage for these first months but it has been getting warmer since we’re approaching summer. What temperature is ok for them to stay outside? I always leave the fans on and there is a light breeze most part of the day. Also at night I cover them with a light cage cover I got from Amazon. Thank you for any tips

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I've had two aviary lovebirds for about 2 years now, they've always been together since I got them (Except for about a week or two where the male got sick and had to be quarantined) Just today I had my male euthanasized due to a neurological issue that caused him to have zero quality of life. Now I'm left with a female with very little human tolerance.

Given the above context does anyone have advice on what to attempt to do with the female?

My only thought process at the moment is to:

- Try interacting with her more so she has SOMETHING

- Think of re-pairing her

- Putting her around my current birds in an attempt to give her bird "interaction" (I don't mean let her OUT with my others but put her cage around my other birds cages)

I apologise if none of this makes sense I'm still a tad shaken up on what to do.

Each pair would have their own cage, but kept in the same room and allowed out into the same room together while I'm in the room. Would this work or would it cause them distress?

My cockatiel and lovebird have been in the same room together for four years to this point, not the same cage. I realize that cockatiels and lovebirds aren't particularly compatible. I do regret not doing more research prior, I wanted company for my cockatiel but couldn't handle the dust of another cockatiel in the room.

They'd gotten along well with supervised time outside of the cage for years, but recently it seems like our cockatiel has had enough and starts to pick at his leg and is clearly stressed whenever the lovebird is too loud or too pushy even when he's in his cage.

It pains me to say that rehoming might be the best option since I can't handle another lovebird. But is seperating them a good idea when the lovebird is mature and has an unrequited bond? I'm considering keeping the lovebird in my room since I wfh and he's very fond of me, but I doubt that solution will work given the bond. Frankly, I'm just desperate to keep him, but I also really need advice on what's best for him.

My lovebird has a partner, a big cage, I rotate between toys frequently and a diet mostly consisted of pellets, I include chop for her daily, and I also spend a good amount time with her

She recently turned one year old

She bites everything, it could be my remote controller, my hand if I’m using my mouse and keyboard or just anything she sets her eyes on, why?

at the same time she’s attached to me and wants to follow me everywhere, so I don’t think she hates me or anything

I’m tired of the biting problem, any solutions?

I got my lovebird (9 month old female) 2 months ago when she was 7 months, the first few weeks/month ive had her cage near me to get used to me and the enviornment.

the past month ive been trying to bond with her by giving her treats by hand, but all she does is bite me, i try this a few times a day but i feel like im making no progress whatsoever. i really want to bond with her and have her get used to me but im at a loss and dont know what to do.

does anyone have advice as to what i can do?

I'm from a country where birds as pets are not really taken seriously. There are no petstore with bird toys or things in general, big cages are not easy to find and most of the time you have to make them yourself. This also means every bird from a "petstore" will be afraid of hands and humans, and are super hard to bond with humans.

So I was gifted 2 lovebirds and 3 budgies that were living in the same small cage, i already had 3 budgies (not tamed, but they are not afraid of me and my hands so that helped the other to settle in the new home) in a big cage that i drove 4 hours to find so the budgies are getting along well, and a bigger cage is in the making so the lovebirds can be in the smaller cage.

The thing is, I am trying to find a recipe i can feed both the budgies and the lovebirds. I give them chopped veggies like broccoli, red pepper, carrot, cauliflower, peas and celery. Food like millet spray, pellets and seed mixes are not available here and i'm trying to look for seeds to make a homemade seedmix.

I've been watching a lot of videos and reading about lovebirds but i would appreciate some tips.

Finally i know it's not the best option to have pet birds if these are the obstacles in my country, but right now there is no other people that will give them a good life as pets, so I'm trying my best to give them a good life. My first languaje is spanish so sorry if my grammar is weird, any tip is welcome!

Hello, our 2 month old baby lovebird flew away from my shoulder to our neighbor's roof about 2 days ago at my place. He was originally from my girlfriend's place like 3-4 miles away from ours. I just want to bring him to my place but unfortunately, he jumped off my shoulder and flew up my neighbors roof.

We tried to call him the moment he flew up but he didn't chirp back, I also climbed up the roof to check but he wasn't there anymore. Later that night the same day he flew away, we heard his sleeping chirp on a different roof in the neighborhood but unlike the previous roof, I can't climb the roof he was at.

The next morning, I wake up early at 5 am since that is his time to eat. I went back to the place where we last heard him and stayed there playing sounds that are familiar to him and kept on calling his name but I didn't hear nor saw him. I can't keep on searching for him since I still have class for like a whole day.

We live in a subdivision and behind us is a church with a bunch of big trees. I posted a missing bird on our homeowners association Facebook page and I'm going to paste some missing posters of him outside our subdivision and also at the church behind us. In the subdivision, we also have a neighbor who has caged, budgies, lovebirds, and cockatiels where I hope might lure him to them since he also has a cockatiel and budgie companion at my girlfriend's place.

We miss our baby so much and we are worried for him since he is very dependent on us. We don't want to just replace him since we already bonded with him for more than a month now.

Do you guys have any idea on what is the best thing that I can do?

Was just about to go on a walk with my dog and spotted a tropical bird skipping around my driveway. I live in Portland, OR--so, that was immediately out of any sort of norm. I got the crows to buzz off that were definitely harassing the little fella, then gently relocated the beautiful peach-faced lovebird in a spare critter keeper I use for herpetology. He took to the water I provided and was definitely in a state of shock from what had likely been a very eventful day . . .

I'm scrambling to get something with more air flow, and upon returning with a proper cage, I see he is still increasingly lethargic. I place him a small box, with a heating pad set to low beneath it with a towel gently covering part of the box flaps. Within an hour from that point, he passed away . . . I barely got to know the little fella, but my heart is broken . . . I really just hope I didn't do anything wrong during his time of need . . . Thanks for reading and much love to this community.

I got my love like a month ago and the pet shop owner said he’s a male
I slowly got him to get used he. to be but after 2 weeks when he started to come to me himself (fly towards me) he bites me soooo hard that like my skin breaks he Litr only flies on me to bite me one time he even drew blood he bites everything idk his age but this needs to stop I love him he’s playful b he bites way too hard my hand is filled w bite marks.
I don’t react very prominently I try to ignore it but now it’s getting to bad I say ow or ouch subconsciously

hi guys I got my lovebird about 3 months ago from this shop he was 7 months old at the time for the first month or so he was fine he barely plucked and it got worse and worse I tried everything his diet is 70% veggies and 30% pellets I got him a bunch of toys including foraging toys, I try my best to stay home all day and give him company I love him so much but he just does not stop plucking and I think it’s selfish of me to keep him this way I think he is lonely and needs to be with other lovebirds I feel awful I don’t know what to do I just want this little bird to be happy and stop plucking I tried my best i’m out of options and I think should just re house him to somebody who has other lovebirds.

He’s making a grumble or kinda honk sound? Just randomly in his cage or when he’s chillin with me. Is this just him being relaxed or is something up?

Hi,

My bird is currently at the vet. She was having trouble breathing so I took her in on Friday. The vet said she was very sick, and is keeping her there to keep her stable.

Unfortunately she is not stable enough to do an xray, and has been eating and drinking very little. Currently she is being given antibiotics by the vet. It seems like there may be some sort of blockage as she is not pooing. However it is not a hard egg, from feeling her tummy.

I was wondering if anyone ever had a positive outcome in such circumstances. Am I being too hopeful?

Hi, I have a male peach faced lovebird and lately he keeps making this really fast clicking/growling noise and fluffing up right before he head bobs and makes this panting sound. I’m absolutely sick of it and I feel like I’ve tried everything to get it to stop.
He has never had a mirror in his cage, no bells, no cozy huts, no petting his body, and I rotate the positions of his toys and perches quite often. Sometimes I shoo him or tell him to quit it when he starts the regurgitation head bob. He gets 12 hours of covered cage time as well.
He doesn’t actually grind against anything or get territorial, he just keeps doing that damn growl and head bob sporadically. He doesn’t have something stuck in his crop either, this is clearly some kind of mating thing. I house him in a room by himself. There are no female birds in the house either.

hello.

Ive got a female rosy cheeked lovebird shes about 4 years old.

recently as of march she had began overpreening and drawing blood.

ive tried to intervene countless times but to no avail.

the vet simply prescribed antibiotics but they didn’t help.

a bird expert trimmed her beak and recommended mite spray.

The beak trimming helped heal the wound but just as she was able to regrow her beak and sharpen it she went back to overpreening.

i keep cleaning her cage in case of mites but still she keep injuring herself.

ive tried to put on a cone but she eouldnt let me and caught on quickly and started avoiding it.

what could be the possible cases ?

and what should I do?