lovebirb
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hello, this is my first time posting here and i was hoping to get some quick advice about lovebird behavior!
i have a young lovebird around 10 months old, assumed male as he's not very territorial nor does he know how to shred paper, but i don't actually know for sure yet. he wasn't hand-raised and i've only had him for around 5 months but he's target trained and already knows a few tricks!
he was obviously afraid of hands and a little bitey towards ears and things but i've been working with him every day and now i can usually ask him to be gentle if he bites too hard.
lately though (he's been going through a molt and i'm sure spring hormones are a factor) he's started this strange behavior of aggressively asking to be pet/preened? he's never let me pet him before, but now he'll perch on my thumb and force his head and face into my other fingers and start nibbling and pulling my fingers down into him. he'll bite harder and harder until i scritch and rub his head and cheeks but then gets flustered after a while and will bite because i'm touching him, so i'll stop and he'll get mad because i stopped lol.
he'll also drag and rub his whole face and back against the undersides of my fingers and nibble and pull them against him so he's being cupped in my hand almost but I try to avoid petting any part of him other than his head and cheeks which seems to be frustrating him. he just seems confused and like he doesn't know what he wants lmao. he'll fall asleep getting his little face rubbed he enjoys it so much.
i haven't been able to find anything about this behavior specifically so i was hoping my fellow lovie enthusiasts might be able to shed some light.
i have a young lovebird around 10 months old, assumed male as he's not very territorial nor does he know how to shred paper, but i don't actually know for sure yet. he wasn't hand-raised and i've only had him for around 5 months but he's target trained and already knows a few tricks!
he was obviously afraid of hands and a little bitey towards ears and things but i've been working with him every day and now i can usually ask him to be gentle if he bites too hard.
lately though (he's been going through a molt and i'm sure spring hormones are a factor) he's started this strange behavior of aggressively asking to be pet/preened? he's never let me pet him before, but now he'll perch on my thumb and force his head and face into my other fingers and start nibbling and pulling my fingers down into him. he'll bite harder and harder until i scritch and rub his head and cheeks but then gets flustered after a while and will bite because i'm touching him, so i'll stop and he'll get mad because i stopped lol.
he'll also drag and rub his whole face and back against the undersides of my fingers and nibble and pull them against him so he's being cupped in my hand almost but I try to avoid petting any part of him other than his head and cheeks which seems to be frustrating him. he just seems confused and like he doesn't know what he wants lmao. he'll fall asleep getting his little face rubbed he enjoys it so much.
i haven't been able to find anything about this behavior specifically so i was hoping my fellow lovie enthusiasts might be able to shed some light.