Lovebirds Biting Paper

[joerocks107]

how do you get love birds to stop biting mine never stop

[sushi121206]

if u mean bitting as in bitting ur hands my lovebird has the same problem but what i do is when i take her out of the cage i put a rubber glove on(just in case she bites thru the other stuff) then i put a winter glove on(not the big ones) and then i put a sock over my hand i know it sounds weird. but i put myhand in the cage and when she bites the sock i bring her out and then hold her on the sock hand for a little bit. then let her fly and i take the sock and stuff off and

[sushi121206]

put my hand under her belly and let her sit there for alittle bit then i pick her up in m yhand and rb her head and sides of her beak and she doesnt bite.

[SpiritShadows]

he is peach faced

[SpiritShadows]

i got 1 lovebird named Floyd

[guitarmastaasd]

haha me to!!The girl is named pink and the boy is named Floyd

[shinunohasha6234]

i got 4 ! but they're parakeets cept we dont let them go out cause we didnt clipped them yet and its gonna be sad if we did it

[unicorntangy]

Your babies are gorgous! I love how they compete with each other & copy each other. Even though they are coupled they seem very confident and tame. I have one. He's over 2 years old now, Ernie. P.S. be careful they don't nibble on your pencils.

[sekisetsuryou]

Hahaha they've done that a lot when they sit my arm while I do homework!

[coppermoth]

I love your little cuties. They look really happy with all the shredding. They are like little clowns most of the time huh?

[sekisetsuryou]

Yes they are. XD Sometimes they fly to rooms in my house they're not supposed to, and I have to whistle to find them.

[shinunohasha6234]

lol

[cmndrfatty]

ha ha they are making nests ^^

[shellshell123]

they really noe how to share by tearing the strip of paper equally...

[RedFox506]

my love bird died of eating newspaper..

[quotagirl]

Your birds are great! Mine are young, but act and look like yours. And yes, feather plucking is a problem here as well, but in a much smaller form.

[abrcrombe72]

omg so cute! i have a peach-faced lovebird named twizzler and he does the xact same thing!!!!

~KayleeLynn or abrcrombe72~

[kalwaju]

they're biting paper cuz they make nest out of it my lovebirds use to do that i asked vet and he said they rip strips of paper then they put in the feathers on body then they go to nest and keep repeting until nest fully build.

[lizzykai]

Woah, it's like..... a type writer! Kinda...

They must go through an entire magazine pretty fast XD

Peter and Wendy, we <3 you!

[shinunohasha6234]

hehehe :}we never let them out cause we dont want them to give up on flying so they never get out !

[jtwburger]

You should try pluck no more - don't spray it on, put it in the water. Start with a cap full then decrease over a few months...

[sekisetsuryou]

hmm.. I've never tried the water type, I've tried vitamins... hmm... that's a good tip.

[jtwburger]

Believe me its worth a try. My lovebird was totally bare under his wings and on his rump - he was even breaking off the blood feathers - and now he doesn't pluck at all. Just try it, it can't hurt. Also, I believe it is the same kind that you spray or put in water.

[1morejump]

Honestly, they look like happy little lovebirds to me. Everyone thinks feather plucking is a bad owner but sometimes the birds just do it and there isn't a whole lot you can do about it, they can still be perfectly normal.

[taltigolt]

look at this makes me sad look at them on the body

[djstamper1]

I agree to watch what they chew. Make sure the papers are made of soy inks and not poinonous to them. Shiny magazines are not good.

[sekisetsuryou]

Oh okay, How do you tell if they're soy inks? I've been worried about what they chew on, but they get into everything.

[Philnz1965]

I think feather plucking isn't just because of Stress or Bordom but maybe some nutriant missing in their diet. Lovebirds and Cockatiel are some of the birds that can be prone to feather plucking. Some of my Lovebirds and Cockatiels also Feather Plucked.

Great Video

[Bruschi5414]

Many people also beleive it can be passed on through the parents genes

[kristanova]

your birds look like they've been plucking :/ thats a sign of stress... where do they stay? is there something in the house that could scare them a lot?

[sekisetsuryou]

I think it's habit from boredom, they stay in the kitchen, since it's near the most people at the most time (and they like being near people).

[Ride4Ever331]

What happened to their backs? But any way they are sooo cute i have a peached face lovebirf too. her name is Kiwi.

[sekisetsuryou]

They like to pluck their feathers, I think they got the habit from boredom, but it's been difficult to get them to stop. Many domesticated birds like to do it, esp. tame ones (since they are more emotionally dependant on humans)

[grooveman248]

they are building their nest toiletofdoom just to let u know

[toiletofdoom]

dont let them eat it because it is ink which is poison

[toiletofdoom]

thats horrible i dont want mine to die ever but they have to one day

[toiletofdoom]

my lovebirds love chewing the wallpaper but they dont make cute little noises like that they make ear-splitting noises

[sekisetsuryou]

My birds are very noisy too, but only when they are inside the cage. Wait, they're noisy when they don't have paper. XD

[bfoaliali]

haha thats so cool...my lovebirds fight over paper...u have really tamed birds...

[sekisetsuryou]

Haha, my birds fight/argue a lot too, but usually when the piece of paper is smaller.

[AnimeWatcher2006]

There peeling themselves >:l be sure to give them toys and alot of room or theyll keep doing it until they die. I SWEAR ON MY LIFE Thats how my died on saturday not enough toys :'(

[sekisetsuryou]

I let them out almost every day, but they're terrified of toys in their cage. I've tried. They don't seem to be the toy type of birds.

However, one of them has been doing it ever since I got him about 13 years ago...

[rmhand]

They are so cute. Wow...12-13 years old and they move around like baby birds.

[djstamper1]

So it is not only my lovies that love to chew paper, lol

Deb

[Malikusa2006]

I used them as an excuse for my homework :)

[sashalebanana]

omg when they both ripped the paper at the same time! Just like animated birds!

[harpca]

they are so cute and "hard working" :o)

[jpkp7392]

you have beautiful lovies :)