Owning & Caring for Lovebirds : Reinforce a Lovebird's Social Nature

[lover6025]

She said um a lot of times

[Laurencia7]

If they don't bond or like each other they attack each other ( I have two who didn't bond right) but it escalates gradually. I have never heard of a bonded pair killing each other. Though lovebirds are the most aggressive parrots to own, wish I had known that before I got mine.

[4858chris]

how much time should you spend with your parakeet, cockatiel, lovebird, etc. every day?

[theempireer]

lots of false info here guys. not a valid source of info on PF lovebirds

[LaffeyTaffey577]

i really dont kno who to believe -.-

people say expertvillage is right and others say shes an idiot! HELP!!!!!

[mgirlturtle]

can someone help me with tips on how to train my bird go to my channel

[kroy101]

Worst advices Id ever heard from a so called "expert" at caring parrots. Having a sole lovebird just for the sake of our amusement is plain cruel: they live empty, pointless lifes of boredom, and the so called "bond" to a human is their pathetic attempt to gain the attention only another member of its species can provide. This girl in blue pijamas is a complete moron. As a parrot lover, Im outraged by this piece of crap.

[Shadrake3000]

You retarded punk...Lovebirds bond with who ever there with THE MOST! It doesn't matter if its a bird or a human! If you truly spend time with the bird, play with it, and actually show you care by holding it as much as possible..then it WILL bond with you! I got my Violet Blue Lovebird for free..and He/She is very very skittish..because He/She doesn't trust me yet..But it WILL view you as its mate..your a parrot lover you idiot..you know nothing about LOVEBIRDS!!

[kroy101]

What part of "the so called "bond" to a human is their pathetic attempt to gain the attention only another member of its species can provide. " Of course they can bond with you. And if you take'em away from its parents when chicks and hand feed'em yourself the bond is very fast. To assume that that is natural, mentally healthy or good for the animal proves how thick and simple an ignorante little piece of american shit like you can be :) read about parrots, learn something and stay quiet.

[Shadrake3000]

I'm American you meanie T_T

[Spartiatai300]

Oh how cruel... I gues owning an single dog is cruel as well.

[kroy101]

lol @Spartiatai300: mammals and birds are completely different. Birds are dinosaurs with feathers, dogs are high at the evolutive scale. Dogs do form "families" with human partners, parrots do not, they simply "enjoy" their human substitute. Human/parrot communication has nothing to do with dog/human communication. Completely different animals. Leanr your pet...

[Spartiatai300]

@kroy101 I gues they told you? xD

[kroy101]

@Spartiatai300 Ive owned dogs, parakeets and large aratingas for many years....

[Spartiatai300]

@kroy101 And they just happened to told you how they feel... right...

[kroy101]

@Spartiatai300 no, you may be surprised but animals dont talk.. there are other signs you can observe and measure how "happy" they are, like how active the animal is and how does it relate to other animals. With dogs, the communication with the human is obvious. With psitacidae the signs are not that obvious and you have to know a little bit about their social life in wild state. You can play the sarcastic fool as long as you want, but your argument dogs = parrots is simply bullshit.

[Spartiatai300]

@kroy101 You own animals and suddenly your an expert on them? Dr.Doolitle?

[kroy101]

@Spartiatai300 you got a point you trying to prove or you are just trolling youtube? oO you certainly get to know some things about animals when you own and care for them everyday for years... doesnt make you a PhD, but observation and reading do teach you some stuff... I guess this is too shocking for you...

[Spartiatai300]

@kroy101 So because you happen to own animals you know best? Gues what.. others do as well. Dr.Doolitle.

[pattyv78]

my bird is scared went i take him out of the cage what can i do ????

[Domtheredhead]

it will always be like that , trust me , the only way a bird will bond with you is by hand feeding it alone with no other birds and keeping it in its own cage , ive tryed training many wild and semi tame birds and its never works with them , alot of pet store personal will tell you its posiable but they only want to sell you the bird , they have no direct expirence, when a bird is wild and jumpy its not fun,

[Shadrake3000]

Do you still have the bird?

[chrysoberyll]

It´s very simple:either you keep a single bird for your own fun,

or keep a paired set that can live a lovebird life.

It is a matter of priority.........you decide.

[MrLiiban]

mannnn i have kept a mom a dad and 6 grown babies in the same cage wtf is she talking about?

[Shadrake3000]

Your lucky as hell they didn't kill one another...

keeping birds in one cage is more dangerous then having them eat Chocolate..

[impendingrapture]

you sure say "um" way too much

[hestercoo]

ahhhhh! i dont know where to choose of ur advices. i have 2 lovebirds who are partners and had mated already but one is alone. the one that is alone, doesnt trust me that much coz he doesnt see me that often.

[robaralis]

This woman has no idea about lovebird advice. it is common knowledge that unless you are someone who is home all day (lovebirds sleep at night( then lovebirds will be starved for the attention they are missing from their partner. female lovebirds will start chewing off their own feathers if they are not in a pair.

[kiwilvrr]

robaralis, i think your the one who has no knowledge about lovebirds. i have had my single female lovebird for 5 years now, and i dont spend all my free time with her. i go to school and live my normal life, and when i come home and take her out she sits on my shoulder and preens my hair and cuddles with me. she doesnt rip her feathers out, she has her toys to keep her company during the day.

[robaralis]

You still need to be able to give a lovebird some attention in a day to fill the void of their missing partner. If you have just 1 bird with no companion whatsoever, there should be someone present to fill that void during the day sometime, period. And being home at daytime hours is better since they are most active during daylight. What is retarted is saying "it is better to own one" because it is clearly more healthy for the birds to be kept as a pair.

[robaralis]

and my lovebird pair are very bonded to one another but only took a few weeks before the male then slowly the female began to also bond to me as well. It is proven they are social animals, thus the more attention they get, the better. Whatever you may think, they are not happy being alone in a cage all day, not until you get home and she gets to pirch on your shoulder.. and yes im sure when u get home she is delighted to finally get the love and attention she is starved for.

[BrawlsMyKingeh]

i have 3 and they dont fight they do hit a white 1.tho i really like that 1 so i nned how to get him in my hand

[chrysoberyll]

I´m sorry to have to tell you that this lady has absolutely no idea about lovebirds!

Lovebirds are african parrots that live in large communities.

they choose(!!!!) a partner after they are older than one year and tend to remain with that partner for their whole life(about 20 years!)

They are very social birds and need other lovebirds to interact with.

If they have to be kept in captivity,you need at least one real pair(meaning they have chosen their partner in a swarm themselves).

[donkeyguy111]

Lovebirds by themselves like the human more, and they have a chance to learn how to talk.

[kiikat]

Im so confused i dont know who to BELIEVE!

[composingatnight]

It is not always true that a bonded pair will turn around and kill each other.

[WWEfangurlfever]

@composingatnight my lovebirds lay eggs in one time...then next day they were platted at th cage.....child abuse+child murderes!!!!!!!!

[Laurencia7]

@composingatnight if they don't bond right they attack each other, but I don't think killing is involved.