oakthrees
07-10-2012, 03:03 PM
Hello Everyone,
Around 2 weeks ago I decided that I wanted to own a new lovebird, because I really enjoyed my time with my other lovebird before he passed away. I bought my new lovebird Kiko, from a man who was selling his lovebirds babies. Kiko was 8 weeks old at the time I bought him and he told me that Kiko is a male. He held Kiko in his hand, kissed his head and told me he was tame. I brought Kiko home and he seems to be enjoying his cage really well. However he isn't willing to come to my hand or anything. I know he wants to play with me because he gets all excited when I pass by the cage, but I don't want to let him out if I wont be able to catch him again. His wings aren`t clipped and he`s fully flighted. I finally managed to get him to eat a treat from my hand while he sits on his perch, but now whenever I put my hand into the cage he mistakes it for the treat and starts biting me. I`m not sure if he is now scared of hands because my father and cousin attempted to grab him from his cage within the first two days. He bit them both. I`m not sure how to get him to finally trust me. This wasn`t a problem with my first lovebird who came running to me the first day and fell asleep in my pocket for a good half hour. I know that not all birds are the same so I can`t expect the same from each one.So I`d appreciate it if anyone has any tips to help me bond better with my lovebird. Thanks so much.
Around 2 weeks ago I decided that I wanted to own a new lovebird, because I really enjoyed my time with my other lovebird before he passed away. I bought my new lovebird Kiko, from a man who was selling his lovebirds babies. Kiko was 8 weeks old at the time I bought him and he told me that Kiko is a male. He held Kiko in his hand, kissed his head and told me he was tame. I brought Kiko home and he seems to be enjoying his cage really well. However he isn't willing to come to my hand or anything. I know he wants to play with me because he gets all excited when I pass by the cage, but I don't want to let him out if I wont be able to catch him again. His wings aren`t clipped and he`s fully flighted. I finally managed to get him to eat a treat from my hand while he sits on his perch, but now whenever I put my hand into the cage he mistakes it for the treat and starts biting me. I`m not sure if he is now scared of hands because my father and cousin attempted to grab him from his cage within the first two days. He bit them both. I`m not sure how to get him to finally trust me. This wasn`t a problem with my first lovebird who came running to me the first day and fell asleep in my pocket for a good half hour. I know that not all birds are the same so I can`t expect the same from each one.So I`d appreciate it if anyone has any tips to help me bond better with my lovebird. Thanks so much.