oldseoul
04-06-2015, 07:07 AM
Hi everyone! I've been a lovebird owner for a while now, but my first bird was a solo peachie back home, and I now live in Korea. About 2 months ago, I got a pair from a local pet store, and they were already bonded adults when I got them. I have them living in separate cages in the same room to help train them to be more human friendly, but it doesn't seem to do much. They are still completely terrified of humans, especially hands, and any time I have them out of the cage, they simply fly away to the other one's cage and try to be together physically.
I'm working with them slowly and have no worries about being patient, but that's not exactly the question I have. My girlfriend who lives in my neighborhood has expressed interest in having a bird as well, and my thought was that if we each take one and completely separate the birds, they may acclimate to humans better out of necessity. Since we live in the same neighborhood, we could still bring them together for play dates or something, but would being separated most of the time be too depressing for them? We're both home often enough to give them plenty of attention and care, so they wouldnt be completely lonely either, they would just be getting human interaction instead of birdie love.
So ultimately my questions are 1) would it be too cruel / depressing to seaparate them and 2) would it have any effect (positive or negative) on their training and acclimation to humans?
I appreciate any insight into this! Thanks in advance!
~Sean
I'm working with them slowly and have no worries about being patient, but that's not exactly the question I have. My girlfriend who lives in my neighborhood has expressed interest in having a bird as well, and my thought was that if we each take one and completely separate the birds, they may acclimate to humans better out of necessity. Since we live in the same neighborhood, we could still bring them together for play dates or something, but would being separated most of the time be too depressing for them? We're both home often enough to give them plenty of attention and care, so they wouldnt be completely lonely either, they would just be getting human interaction instead of birdie love.
So ultimately my questions are 1) would it be too cruel / depressing to seaparate them and 2) would it have any effect (positive or negative) on their training and acclimation to humans?
I appreciate any insight into this! Thanks in advance!
~Sean