Too young to mate?

[StormyMom]

At what age would you guys say lovies "mature"? Stormy was about 2 months old when i got him in December..so hes gota be almost 4 months now? Lizzy is guessed to be the same age.

Today was the first day i noticed it. Theyd be running around the bottom of their cage, and Lizzy would get in a "position" like my female tiel would when she was ready to go, and Stormy would hop on. Poor thing, he would hop on and look around like..what now? :whistle:

Then shed get so angry at him..like it was his fault he had no idea what to do >: she would chase him around the cage with him screaming like she was trying to kill him.

It got better later on when they "snapped" out of it..but i was almost to he point of putting a divider in their cage (its meant for it). Are they too young to be doing this?

[Mummieeva]

Yes, they are to young. Most breeders want them at the least one year old. I would suggest rearranging the inside of the cage and hopefully it will put them off.



Steph

[linda040899]

I agree that they are too young but they are experimenting, none the less. Neither is too far from sexual maturity so this is something you will need to be watching.

[LauraO]

I agree that they are too young but they are experimenting, none the less. Neither is too far from sexual maturity so this is something you will need to be watching.

I agree they are mostly experimenting and it will take some time for them to get right. I would just keep an eye out for nesting behavior and adjust accordingly. I have noticed this behavior on more than one occasion with two young males where they take turns being on top or on bottom:omg:.