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CaptMicha
03-13-2007, 10:00 PM
I realize that it's probably not in lovebird's nature to just chill but is there a way to "encourage" them to just stay in one place and act calm so it wouldn't be such a task to take them downstairs where they can't run around? (Daisy and Clover live in my bedroom.)

sdgilley
03-13-2007, 10:59 PM
Hi,
It's just my opinion, but I think asking your birds NOT to be birds is a little absurd. You can't go against nature and come out happy. A cat (I love my cats) is a predator. If I let my cats play with my birds, they'll eat them. Your best bet for happiness with your lovebirds is to embrace and respect their nature, not try to change it. Lovies are wild animals and deserve the regard for their natural instincts.

Anyway, no offense intended. I don't expect my animals not to be what they are, and we work around that. I knew that when I added birds to my life.

CaptMicha
03-13-2007, 11:05 PM
No, I know that. But occasionally they do just slow down and talk quietly to each other. I was wondering if there's a way to initiate that.

Janie
03-14-2007, 12:27 AM
I realize that it's probably not in lovebird's nature to just chill but is there a way to "encourage" them to just stay in one place and act calm so it wouldn't be such a task to take them downstairs where they can't run around? (Daisy and Clover live in my bedroom.)

No.

DebSpace
03-14-2007, 12:55 AM
You can try avoiding the peak active times, such as early morning, mid-afternoon and early evening. Otherwise, they are what they are.

Christine9
03-14-2007, 08:09 PM
Only time my lovies stay still for more than a few minutes when out is if I give them millet. But of course, once the millet is gone...