One more question...

[anasona]

Hi! I've already posted another thread.. but i have one more question about my lovie and my budgie.
I have seperated the two, and they have never met before because of reasons such as:

-quarantining the new lovebird so budgie doesn't get sick
-not letting them bond together, or the lovebird won't bond with humans as much
-if the lovebird meets the budgie, it might harm it.

The few days of quarantining the lovie have been successful, but because i live in a small house, the birds can often hear each other chirping, which seems to aggravate them because they can't see each other. I've tried to stop my budgie from chirping by saying "Shh" (sometimes she listens). But both birds go crazy when they can hear the other chirping. When i try to play with my budgie, she will go crazy and continuing chirping with the lovebird. What do I do? I can't move the budgie or lovebird to another room without the other one hearing :(

[momo]

Just want to clarify.. a few days as in a week? Were you able to take the new lovie to a vet for a check out. I personally recommend that, i brought home a new lovie and he had psittacosis, birds and humans can contract it.

I am going through QT now, yep my birds chirp and chirp to one another. I think its the OMG its another bird. I know mine are like that. I live in an apartment and its very hard for me to have them not hear one another. I just grin and bear it. I find it cute they are communicating.

In regards to a lovie and a budgie; I have read it's a bit iffy. lovies are extremely aggressive and budgies can be too. How old are they both?

[anasona]

The lovebird is 3 months and the budgie is 7 months (give or take 1 month). I wasn't able to take him to an avian vet yet, because I have been so busy - but this week i will probably get him checked out.

[Pips mom]

They could become friends, you never know. Each bird is his own unique personality and won't always follow the trend of how things usually go or are supposed to be. Just introduce them slowly.....put their cages next to each other for a while and let them get used to each other for a while....take it slow! Watch them and see how interested in each other they are. Eventually you can let them out together and see how they do.....but make sure when you do this that you make sure neither is near or on top of their cage, because sometimes they can be territorial about their cage and be aggressive. Good luck! and all the best wishes that they become friends!

[LovelySydney]

When I brought Oslo home Gus went crazy screaming and chirping and they both did this and it was like a jungle in my house, literally. I had no way of stopping them and my little sneak Gus actually went and found Oslo on his own. I kept them in quarantine though and just had to deal with the talking back and forth, I wanted them both to be healthy. WHen all was said and done they fell in love!! = )