Daffu
07-16-2011, 12:27 PM
I've had Ren for a while now, and now also own a lil Fischer's lovebird, but.. I'm mostly here to ask about Ren.
His beak color started to fade a while back, and is now almost entirely bone colored, he's eating seeds, pellets and some veggies. He doesn't seem to want to go near fruit but the pellets say they have fruit in them and the vet says it's fine so I'm not particularly worried.
He's started to display a strange behavior though and I'm not entirely certain what it can mean. It usually happens early when I wake him up/uncover him and when I put him in his cage at night for sleep. Though it's been known to happen at times when I go to his cage during the day. He does the following:
When I stick my hand into his cage and approach him, he er... regurgitates and drops some seeds on my fingers. It's like he's trying to, for whatever reason... to feed my fingers. He will only do it in his cage though and does does it several times till he's sattisfied (not enough that I'm worried he's not getting enough food but yeah).
His beak is not entirely bone colored, so I figured he's not reached sexual maturity - is this normal? And if it IS normal, is it SAFE for the lovebird?
The Fischers' one doesn't do that (Granted I'm still weaning this one, since he's much younger). Riggi, as is his name, actually does something I find utterly adorable; he seems to have either figured out Riggi is his name or knows my voice. I call to them when I'm on opposite ends of the house, by name (they're in different rooms because they er don't seem to like each other at all). I call Riggi's name and the little guy will answer - a sharp call. I call out for Ren, Ren will answer. It's rather cute. Riggi also tends to JUMP to the side of the cage i'm walking by if he sees me go by the room (and has managed to figure out how to open his cage door, the brat - I need to hold it with a lil lock or risk him coming out at night/when it's not safe).
His beak color started to fade a while back, and is now almost entirely bone colored, he's eating seeds, pellets and some veggies. He doesn't seem to want to go near fruit but the pellets say they have fruit in them and the vet says it's fine so I'm not particularly worried.
He's started to display a strange behavior though and I'm not entirely certain what it can mean. It usually happens early when I wake him up/uncover him and when I put him in his cage at night for sleep. Though it's been known to happen at times when I go to his cage during the day. He does the following:
When I stick my hand into his cage and approach him, he er... regurgitates and drops some seeds on my fingers. It's like he's trying to, for whatever reason... to feed my fingers. He will only do it in his cage though and does does it several times till he's sattisfied (not enough that I'm worried he's not getting enough food but yeah).
His beak is not entirely bone colored, so I figured he's not reached sexual maturity - is this normal? And if it IS normal, is it SAFE for the lovebird?
The Fischers' one doesn't do that (Granted I'm still weaning this one, since he's much younger). Riggi, as is his name, actually does something I find utterly adorable; he seems to have either figured out Riggi is his name or knows my voice. I call to them when I'm on opposite ends of the house, by name (they're in different rooms because they er don't seem to like each other at all). I call Riggi's name and the little guy will answer - a sharp call. I call out for Ren, Ren will answer. It's rather cute. Riggi also tends to JUMP to the side of the cage i'm walking by if he sees me go by the room (and has managed to figure out how to open his cage door, the brat - I need to hold it with a lil lock or risk him coming out at night/when it's not safe).