sharky
Sitting on the front steps
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Hello! We have a 3yo female peach face lovebird and are adding a pionus to our flock soon. Have had the lovie since she was weaned.
Lovie has historically been extremely hormonal - she laid a clutch of 4 eggs every 3 months when she turned 2. We have tamed the egg laying with lupron and the standard behavior dampening techniques (longer nights, cage rearrangement, toy cycling, always keeping her on her toes a bit) but she still goes crazy for cavities and is undeterred by anything, and unmotivated to do anything else (not even her favorite treats can tempt her to stop!). She's also got a huge ego, thinks she owns everything and gets very embarrassed when she's knocked down a peg.
Since we are adding the new bird soon, I've gotten the cage and playstand for it, and lovie is DESPERATELY trying to claim them as her own. I've covered the cage with a blanket and she has made it her mission to get under the blanket every time she's let out of her cage. She got under it once and immediately started beak banging/rubbing all over it. While she seems pretty content in her own cage, I do want to make sure she has a good amount of outside time. Aside from going the whole entire separation route (which I am prepared to do as a last resort) what else can I do to deter her from claiming this new bird's stuff as her territory?
Lovie has historically been extremely hormonal - she laid a clutch of 4 eggs every 3 months when she turned 2. We have tamed the egg laying with lupron and the standard behavior dampening techniques (longer nights, cage rearrangement, toy cycling, always keeping her on her toes a bit) but she still goes crazy for cavities and is undeterred by anything, and unmotivated to do anything else (not even her favorite treats can tempt her to stop!). She's also got a huge ego, thinks she owns everything and gets very embarrassed when she's knocked down a peg.
Since we are adding the new bird soon, I've gotten the cage and playstand for it, and lovie is DESPERATELY trying to claim them as her own. I've covered the cage with a blanket and she has made it her mission to get under the blanket every time she's let out of her cage. She got under it once and immediately started beak banging/rubbing all over it. While she seems pretty content in her own cage, I do want to make sure she has a good amount of outside time. Aside from going the whole entire separation route (which I am prepared to do as a last resort) what else can I do to deter her from claiming this new bird's stuff as her territory?
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