Help I'm still having behavior problems >.<

[Ashy]

I've tried mostly all the advice people have given me on this fourm. So I've had my lovebird for about 5-8 months now. I also realised I made a big mistake. I found out the lovebird I bought was not a baby she was 1 year+ and Im inexperienced. I've tried consistantly routines and have made no progress. She chirp constantly through out the day and I don't know what to do because she will not come out. It stresses me out a little because she wasn't handtamed. When I first got her we had so much fun and she'd come out and play but one day she just turned on me. I used to let her out for as long as I could (2-4 hours) like our routine. I put my hand inside for her to step up and one day she bit me and took off. Ever since then I would try coaxing her with treats but she refused to have contact with me. Now I don't know what to do I heard it very unlikely to tame her now as an adult and I think she is unhappy since she chirps, screams, and she recently tried tipping over her bowl. Help please.. =( EDIT: ive read a post saying lovebirds can be the 'non-social' like never able to be tamed but I wanted to have a companion like a best friend who would chill, let me give scritches, and to play with. I kinda got to the point of seeing if I should find a new home for her or what I really don't know what to do anymore ;n;

[Bernadette N]

Hi Ashy.

These DVDs saved my life:

http://www.goodbirdinc.com/parrot-store-dvds.html

I've gone from having a bird that would panic and run from hands, to a little friend who will do tricks. It took us about 4 months. We are still taking it day by day. We have a long way to go, but we noticed changes in him every day. Please don't give up!

Best of luck :-) Inbox me if you want to know anything more.

From Bernie

[Ashy]

ah thank you DX anymore ideas anyone?

[lalalittlelovebird]

I was in the same boat as you, I was actually told my lovebird was only about eight months old when I got it, but after reading his leg band a few weeks later I found out he was actually over twelve years old. I've had my lovie for a year and things are not exactly where I'd want them to be but they are getting better slowly. It just takes a lot of time and trust building, I've been slowly getting him to trust me more by using millet. But you have to do these things every single day. Echo was my first lovebird as well, and would scream and panic whenever I approached his cage. I am pretty inexperienced as well, Echo being my first bird and all, but I think it just takes a lot of patience and hard work to gain a lovie's trust. You may very well be able to "tame" her now. Like I said with Echo he was twelve when I got him and he has gone from that freaking out whenever anyone approached the cage to a bird that will not run from his perch when you approach his cage and loves to talk to me, he even does contact calls whenever I leave the room. When he is out of his cage I and after a long while of following him around I can tell him to "step up" and he will step up on my hand so he can go back to his cage. He's not really ready for anything more hands on than that. I know how frustrating it is when your lovie seems to want nothing to do with you, but eventually it does start to change. I wish you the best of luck, and just remember patience is key.

[Ashy]

I was in the same boat as you, I was actually told my lovebird was only about eight months old when I got it, but after reading his leg band a few weeks later I found out he was actually over twelve years old. I've had my lovie for a year and things are not exactly where I'd want them to be but they are getting better slowly. It just takes a lot of time and trust building, I've been slowly getting him to trust me more by using millet. But you have to do these things every single day. Echo was my first lovebird as well, and would scream and panic whenever I approached his cage. I am pretty inexperienced as well, Echo being my first bird and all, but I think it just takes a lot of patience and hard work to gain a lovie's trust. You may very well be able to "tame" her now. Like I said with Echo he was twelve when I got him and he has gone from that freaking out whenever anyone approached the cage to a bird that will not run from his perch when you approach his cage and loves to talk to me, he even does contact calls whenever I leave the room. When he is out of his cage I and after a long while of following him around I can tell him to "step up" and he will step up on my hand so he can go back to his cage. He's not really ready for anything more hands on than that. I know how frustrating it is when your lovie seems to want nothing to do with you, but eventually it does start to change. I wish you the best of luck, and just remember patience is key.

Thank you very much ^-^ i will keep trying