D.Chu
Meeting neighbors
- Joined
- 10/7/21
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Hello Aviaries!
It's been too long since my last post. About 3 weeks ago, a 2-3 month old lovebird visited my house. There was a tag on it, so it belonged to someone. I tried posting it online to find the owner but no response so I decided to take care of it.
I already have a female lovebird named Mango that is about 1 and a half years old. I am trying to get them to be friends.
The first week, I kept the two lovebirds in seperate rooms and they are able to hear each other. After about a week and a half, i put them in the same room, both in cages just to get them aquainted.
After about another week, i put the cages close to each other. And today i decided to let them out of their cages and meet each other and boy it did not go as planned. Mango got angry and kept on pecking the new lovebird named Peri.
So i decided to try putting some millet on a large tray and let them have at it and it was fine. They ate together, minding their own business but sometimes Mango would peck a bit here and there when they are eating.
I am not sure what my next steps are to make them become friends but i can see the progress being made since day 1. It has been getting better but I just dont know what to do next if they continue on fighting.
Should I continue putting them in seperate cages next to each other? Or should I let them out of the cage and try to let them get aquainted? With supervision of course.
Mango will always chase after Peri like for example, if Peri lands on my head, Mango would then land on my head and assert its dominance. When I try to let them be together alone with me peeking behind the door, Mango would occasionally chase Peri and peck it, and then i have to intervene their fight.
What should I do?
It's been too long since my last post. About 3 weeks ago, a 2-3 month old lovebird visited my house. There was a tag on it, so it belonged to someone. I tried posting it online to find the owner but no response so I decided to take care of it.
I already have a female lovebird named Mango that is about 1 and a half years old. I am trying to get them to be friends.
The first week, I kept the two lovebirds in seperate rooms and they are able to hear each other. After about a week and a half, i put them in the same room, both in cages just to get them aquainted.
After about another week, i put the cages close to each other. And today i decided to let them out of their cages and meet each other and boy it did not go as planned. Mango got angry and kept on pecking the new lovebird named Peri.
So i decided to try putting some millet on a large tray and let them have at it and it was fine. They ate together, minding their own business but sometimes Mango would peck a bit here and there when they are eating.
I am not sure what my next steps are to make them become friends but i can see the progress being made since day 1. It has been getting better but I just dont know what to do next if they continue on fighting.
Should I continue putting them in seperate cages next to each other? Or should I let them out of the cage and try to let them get aquainted? With supervision of course.
Mango will always chase after Peri like for example, if Peri lands on my head, Mango would then land on my head and assert its dominance. When I try to let them be together alone with me peeking behind the door, Mango would occasionally chase Peri and peck it, and then i have to intervene their fight.
What should I do?