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I brought 3 month old Lovebird Sherbet (Sherbie) home this Sunday. 1st day was good... he was nervous but OK. Yesterday and today, not so much. He has a huge flight cage but we let him out a lot. In his previous home, I understand that he might've been out pretty much all the time.
1st problem is that he really doesn't know what to do with toys. I can show him a little bit of how to play but he largely ignores or runs away from whatever I show him.
This leads us to problem #2-- if he's in his cage for anything other than eating/sleeping, he turns in to a complete and utter maniac. He uses anything to get attention. Flips that nearly get him injured (wings, feet), PACING back and forth on the cage bottom, poor flying... you name it. (his wings are clipped and it's obvious that he wants to fly!) I'd have no problem with him flying but he's a danger to himself.
Now when he's out of the cage, he'll be a good boy (ie; no trouble) for about a minute or two. Then he decides he wants nothing more than to be on the floor. (Again, clipped wings so poor landing) We do not want him on the floor. We're tall people, so there's a chance we'd accidentally step on him. There's also stuff he could ingest if he found something he thought edible, and there's tons of ways he could get stuck under furniture/etc. We cannot dissuade this behavior. It's an absolute mad dash to get to the floor for him. I cannot do anything to distract him. While I don't have a play area outside of the cage, I don't think it would make a bit of difference.
I'm absolutely wracking my brain and I'm stuck. I can't figure out what to do about all of this. I need help if anyone can offer some solutions. I also know that he's still adjusting, but I can't just keep him in his cage all day, but outside of his cage he's a danger to himself as well. I'm feeling like I can't win.
1st problem is that he really doesn't know what to do with toys. I can show him a little bit of how to play but he largely ignores or runs away from whatever I show him.
This leads us to problem #2-- if he's in his cage for anything other than eating/sleeping, he turns in to a complete and utter maniac. He uses anything to get attention. Flips that nearly get him injured (wings, feet), PACING back and forth on the cage bottom, poor flying... you name it. (his wings are clipped and it's obvious that he wants to fly!) I'd have no problem with him flying but he's a danger to himself.
Now when he's out of the cage, he'll be a good boy (ie; no trouble) for about a minute or two. Then he decides he wants nothing more than to be on the floor. (Again, clipped wings so poor landing) We do not want him on the floor. We're tall people, so there's a chance we'd accidentally step on him. There's also stuff he could ingest if he found something he thought edible, and there's tons of ways he could get stuck under furniture/etc. We cannot dissuade this behavior. It's an absolute mad dash to get to the floor for him. I cannot do anything to distract him. While I don't have a play area outside of the cage, I don't think it would make a bit of difference.
I'm absolutely wracking my brain and I'm stuck. I can't figure out what to do about all of this. I need help if anyone can offer some solutions. I also know that he's still adjusting, but I can't just keep him in his cage all day, but outside of his cage he's a danger to himself as well. I'm feeling like I can't win.
Good luck!
