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Re: Peach Face Lovebird Regurgitating
Posted by Jo-Ann on 11/02/06

On 11/02/06, Andie wrote:
> It is never a good idea to put one bird into another one's
cage.
> They will be territorial no matter what the sex. Is your bird
> tame? If he is then it won't be a good idea to introduce them
at
> all. Your bird will bond to the other and not be tame anymore,
> and the other bird will be very hard to try and tame. If he's
> not tame you can introduce a new set of problems with
introducing
> another bird such as breeding behavior. There are a couple of
> options. If you want to keep them both then they can be housed
> next to each other in separate cages. That way they each have
> their own space but the company of each other. If you really
> want them to be in the same cage then let them sit next to each
> other for a couple of weeks, then rearrange the largest cage
> (they need very large cages, especially introducing 2) and put
> all new toys and perches in it, then put both birds in at the
> same time. Make sure there is at least 1 feed and water station
> for each bird, preferably an extra of each. Make sure you watch
> closely for aggression as it can happen quickly. If you have
any
> other questions just ask. Good luck!
>
> Andie
>
> On 10/30/06, victoria wrote:
>> Thank you! I had already removed the bell on Sunday. I washed
>> it off again and the bird was so upset and immediately started
>> regurgitating on it again. Common sense told me that it could
>> not be healthy for my bird. He wasn't too happy that the bell
>> dissappeared. (he has plenty of other toys) I thought it odd
>> that he didn't become bonded to this bell until the day I put
>> him into the bigger cage. Yesterday I bought a "companion" on a
>> trial bases... I'm keeping them in separate cages until I see
>> whether my bird will be territorial to the other. If mine is a
>> male, I'm told it will not allow another male into his domain
>> gracefully, so I am going to wait a day or two before trying to
>> put them together in the same cage. Do you agree? I am open to
>> any and all advise! THANKS
>>
>>
>> On 10/30/06, Andie wrote:
>>> Your lovebird is "feeding" it's "mate." It has bonded to
>>> this bell and is trying to show it it will be a good parent.
>>> If the bird is doing this excessivly I would remove the
>>> bell. If the bird does this too much for too long it can rob
>>> him from his own nutrients. It's always a good idea to
>>> rotate toys so they don't get attached to any one toy, and so
>>> they don't get bored. Good luck.
>>>
>>> Andie
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/27/06, Victoria Gamache wrote:
>>>> My bird is regurgitating on it's bell. Covering the entire
>>>> bell with food. If I wash it off, it covers it again. This
>>>> started when I bought it a new much larger cage. Is it
>>>> happier? Upset? It has loved always playing with his bells.
>>>> This is the larger bell out of six. The pet store thought
>>>> that it was showing affection to the bell. Not sure what to
>>>> do, if anything.


Maybe it started with the bigger cage because it felt like it was
a better house to raise a family!

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Peach Face Lovebird Regurgitating , 10/27/06, by Victoria Gamache.
• Re: Peach Face Lovebird Regurgitating , 10/30/06, by Andie.
• Re: Peach Face Lovebird Regurgitating , 10/30/06, by victoria .
• Re: Peach Face Lovebird Regurgitating , 11/02/06, by Andie.
• Re: Peach Face Lovebird Regurgitating , 11/02/06, by Jo-Ann.
• Re: Peach Face Lovebird Regurgitating , 5/18/07, by CJ.
• Re: Peach Face Lovebird Regurgitating , 5/18/07, by CJ.
• Re: Peach Face Lovebird Regurgitating , 5/19/07, by Jessica.
• Re: Male or Female, 5/19/07, by CJ.
• Re: Peach Face Lovebird Regurgitating , 5/19/07, by CJ.
• Re: Male or Female, 6/17/07, by Jen.