Okay now that the lovies are adjusted the boy seems to not like the girl...

[mewant1]

These are the 2 I rescued a while back. The ones that were so closely bonded but weren't supposed to be together since ones a fischer and ones a peachface. Anyway now that they are getting used to be spoiled little birdies getting treats and lots of love and plenty of freedom the boy seems to be ignoring the girl almost entirely except at bedtime he'll still snuggle with her. But during the day he has decided he will follow my boy tiel around checking out what he's up to....and trying to not get caught by Coco (the boy tiel). He's pretty funny to watch cuz he tries really hard to not let Coco see him but Coco knows darn well who's behind him and will stop and look back and then rainbow's gotta quick turn around like he wasn't doing anything! She doesn't seem to mind being ignored in fact she'd prefer to sit on someones shoulder than chase Coco around....she's gotten extremely friendly! But I'm just wondering what everyones thoughts were about it and if you think it will pass....think maybe it's partly cuz she's been hanging out with us more? He's still pretty unsure about us. He'll climb up on you but usually never on your shoulder...he stays further away than that....and usually doesn't hang around for too long either.

[Ducky]

Does it really matter to you if they don't like each other. Despite what a lot of people say, lovies do NOT have to be with other lovies as long as they get plenty of attention from you! So for now I would let them be, they'll figure it out. If it's easier for now, you could continue to cage them together, but be prepared in case they decide that they do not want to be together anymore! I would get another cage, at least a small one just in case that could hold you over. Then if you need to permanently house them separately you could get a bigger one.

[BarbieH]

As long as they are not hurting each other, I would just let them adjust on their own. They might just be getting used to the surroundings and the other birds. Watch out for aggression between lovies and tiels, too, especially if some birds get jealous.

Best wishes,

[mewant1]

well it seems like the boy lovie likes the boy tiel more than the girl :confused: he follows him around ALL day and squaks at the girl if she tries to follow. really I don't care if they are "together" or not but I just didn't want the girl to get a complex about it especially since the girl tiel laid and egg and the girl lovie is being real nosey about it. I have extra cages if they need to be seperated but I really prefer to have them "cagefree" babies...able to come and go out of their cages as they please. Noone seems to be aggressive so I see no reason to lock them up. I do have the quakers downstairs though as the one is tempermental or just mental depending on who you ask LOL....he's MY baby and in my eyes he's the sweetest thing buuuut momma's always think the best of their babies! :p wait....I just had to pry his foot from my ear...he's loving me again....shhhh don't tell anyone...he's still a good baby :omg:

[BarbieH]

I really prefer to have them "cagefree" babies...able to come and go out of their cages as they please.

It's a pleasant thought, but not necessarily the safest arrangement for smaller birds like lovies. They can get into trouble in the wink of an eye unless they are closely supervised, and the female lovie would have no qualms about attacking another bird if she gets it into her head.

I was going to recommend keeping these birds apart if you want to discourage the lovie male from following the tiel. Letting him do this at will is not a good idea. Please reconsider this caging situation. Putting them into separate cages won't do a bit of good if the doors are left open for them to move around at will.

Best wishes,

[linda040899]

If the male and female Tiel are a good bonded pair and the female is laying eggs, you don't need the lovebird having access to the male or potentially the area where the female has her eggs. That's a recipe for disaster just waiting to happen. The female Tiel will defend her eggs and she's no match for a lovebird beak! I had this happen to me and I will never forget it. One of my male lovebirds let himself into my Tiels' cage. The Tiel pair had chicks and were definitely not up for visitors! The Tiel hen ended up with a badly broken foot, courtesy of the lovebird and I ended up hand feeding 3 baby Tiels, as their parents were out of commission due to the accident.

Are you very sure that you have a male and female lovebird or is it possible that you have 2 hens?????

[mewant1]

well, I guess I'll need to keep them seperated. I have 2 girl tiels and 1 male tiel...the boy lovie follows the boy tiel like he is the king. He doesn't show any signs of actually being attracted to him but he seems to really "idolize" him. But none of them have shown any signs of aggression to eachother...they've been hanging out for a couple weeks now. But I would hate to see something happen so I'll keep them seperate from now on. Maybe the boy lovie will respond better to the girl lovie that way anyway...I just fel bad for her even though she doesn't seem to mind...I'd feel terrible though >: