Hi there, sorry if this is in the wrong catergory i wan't sure where to put it as this is my first post (on any forum website)
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2 Black masked lovebirds.
Pet store we got them from said they were about 8 months (don't know if true or not)
Both male and are bonded to one another.
I have had them for just over a month and have had little to no progress with them coming near me or letting me come near them.
If i come near their cage, they will move to the other end.
These are my first birds and i don't know what im doing wrong, or how i should be getting them to be adjusted with me.
I don't know what to do, i have searched up alot of different things and nothing seems to be working (tried using millet spray but they are scared of it, i have tried slowing moving my hand towards them over the course of about 2 weeks with no change in the distance i move towards them before they fly away, moving their cage closer to where i am most of the time in my room, and more but i have forgotten.)
I let them out of their cage about once a day for varying amounts. (sometimes only for a couple hours to almost the entire day.) But when i need to get them back inside, i have to catch them which does stress them out (i think) as i have to either throw a cloth of something over it then pick it up and place it inside the cage or wait for them to get tired out from flying away from me then i pick them up and place them inside.
I only ever put my hands inside the cage to change their food.
I am feeding them a mix of seeds from the pet store we got them from. (it wasn't in a pre-packaged bag so i don't really know what was inside. I can tell there are sunflower seeds which they like alot and millet seeds? Once again im not sure. It was a mix specifically for livebirds so it should be fine i assume.)
They have a swing, bell toy, multiple perches, 2 seperate food bowls? (are the the hanging ones you put on the side of the cage still called bowls?), a mirror (with a perch attachted to it).
They sit on the furthest perch away from me almost the entire time they are in there, only moving for food/water and to climb around the cage every now and then.
I have a cat that spends most of her time in my room, she is "good" with the birds (meaning the only thing she'll do towards them is stare at them every now and then, no pawing at the cage, sniffing,etc.) she is in my room when i am asleep so im not sure what she does in the night bit i cover the bords cage with a blanket when i sleep.
Please let me know any helpful information or things I can do to make them tame and want to interact with me.
They just started eating the millet spray i put in their cage to get them used to it.
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Details:
2 Black masked lovebirds.
Pet store we got them from said they were about 8 months (don't know if true or not)
Both male and are bonded to one another.
I have had them for just over a month and have had little to no progress with them coming near me or letting me come near them.
If i come near their cage, they will move to the other end.
These are my first birds and i don't know what im doing wrong, or how i should be getting them to be adjusted with me.
I don't know what to do, i have searched up alot of different things and nothing seems to be working (tried using millet spray but they are scared of it, i have tried slowing moving my hand towards them over the course of about 2 weeks with no change in the distance i move towards them before they fly away, moving their cage closer to where i am most of the time in my room, and more but i have forgotten.)
I let them out of their cage about once a day for varying amounts. (sometimes only for a couple hours to almost the entire day.) But when i need to get them back inside, i have to catch them which does stress them out (i think) as i have to either throw a cloth of something over it then pick it up and place it inside the cage or wait for them to get tired out from flying away from me then i pick them up and place them inside.
I only ever put my hands inside the cage to change their food.
I am feeding them a mix of seeds from the pet store we got them from. (it wasn't in a pre-packaged bag so i don't really know what was inside. I can tell there are sunflower seeds which they like alot and millet seeds? Once again im not sure. It was a mix specifically for livebirds so it should be fine i assume.)
They have a swing, bell toy, multiple perches, 2 seperate food bowls? (are the the hanging ones you put on the side of the cage still called bowls?), a mirror (with a perch attachted to it).
They sit on the furthest perch away from me almost the entire time they are in there, only moving for food/water and to climb around the cage every now and then.
I have a cat that spends most of her time in my room, she is "good" with the birds (meaning the only thing she'll do towards them is stare at them every now and then, no pawing at the cage, sniffing,etc.) she is in my room when i am asleep so im not sure what she does in the night bit i cover the bords cage with a blanket when i sleep.
Please let me know any helpful information or things I can do to make them tame and want to interact with me.
They just started eating the millet spray i put in their cage to get them used to it.
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