Littlelovebird
Strolling the yard
Hi everyone!
I have a beautiful baby lovebird of nearly 3 months now. I got her about a month ago when she was about 7 weeks or so. Yes this was young. And yes she is not entirely weaned yet. Still on formula 1X a day. We went from 2-3 times a day to one. She has been going back to 2X and begging and we managed to do a full week at 1X recently. We want to cut a bit and try to do 1X every two days be every time we open the cage she begs on cue! As if she knows! Same when we go in the kitchen where we usually give the formula. She is about 10-11 weeks now and we would like to know if you have some tips on:
1. How to get her to wean!
2. How to make the triggers disappear!
we would like to be able to go to the kitchen with her hihi. I try to offee millet, seeds and pellets! There is plenty in her cage and wherever we go with her. She eats some with us and now a bit in her cage too. She is out from 11:00 am to 3Pm and then from 5:00 to 9:30. My boyfriend works night shift so he is at home a lot!If he leaves her in her cage she does the hunger sound eventually. I wonder if we should leave her there longer so she eats in her cage more and eventually wean or if we should keep on taking her out and trying with the pelleta and seeds even though taking her out triggers her?
My second problem is BITING! She used to be scared of us the first couple weeks but she was ok with stepping up and perching on our Shoulders! She likes to be outside the cage too. She became really really agressive and nippy out of nowhere. If she sees my hands she will charge! I cant touch my face if sheis in my shoulder and it can be really tricky to try to get her off. Ive had a lovebird before and he had a biting phase but not as hard and not as agressive! I know about tricker training but the book I have mention Not training when the bird is not completely weaned? I try to take her off my shoulder and leave the room when she bites hard. And I alsomove my hands in a safe distance to get her used to it! I wonder if you would have other tricks?
3. Can I start the clicker training even if not weaned?
4. other tricks to get her to bite less and not has hard?
5. Should I put her back in her cage when she does so and leave her there more often until she is weaned?
thanks for your help everyone!
I have a beautiful baby lovebird of nearly 3 months now. I got her about a month ago when she was about 7 weeks or so. Yes this was young. And yes she is not entirely weaned yet. Still on formula 1X a day. We went from 2-3 times a day to one. She has been going back to 2X and begging and we managed to do a full week at 1X recently. We want to cut a bit and try to do 1X every two days be every time we open the cage she begs on cue! As if she knows! Same when we go in the kitchen where we usually give the formula. She is about 10-11 weeks now and we would like to know if you have some tips on:
1. How to get her to wean!
2. How to make the triggers disappear!
we would like to be able to go to the kitchen with her hihi. I try to offee millet, seeds and pellets! There is plenty in her cage and wherever we go with her. She eats some with us and now a bit in her cage too. She is out from 11:00 am to 3Pm and then from 5:00 to 9:30. My boyfriend works night shift so he is at home a lot!If he leaves her in her cage she does the hunger sound eventually. I wonder if we should leave her there longer so she eats in her cage more and eventually wean or if we should keep on taking her out and trying with the pelleta and seeds even though taking her out triggers her?
My second problem is BITING! She used to be scared of us the first couple weeks but she was ok with stepping up and perching on our Shoulders! She likes to be outside the cage too. She became really really agressive and nippy out of nowhere. If she sees my hands she will charge! I cant touch my face if sheis in my shoulder and it can be really tricky to try to get her off. Ive had a lovebird before and he had a biting phase but not as hard and not as agressive! I know about tricker training but the book I have mention Not training when the bird is not completely weaned? I try to take her off my shoulder and leave the room when she bites hard. And I alsomove my hands in a safe distance to get her used to it! I wonder if you would have other tricks?
3. Can I start the clicker training even if not weaned?
4. other tricks to get her to bite less and not has hard?
5. Should I put her back in her cage when she does so and leave her there more often until she is weaned?
thanks for your help everyone!