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RealKitkat</NOBR>

Sent: 12/19/2006 9:10 PM

hi this is my second lovie ....his name is kiwi ...bright peach face ...chirps to his name when called ...he seems aggressive while in his cage but l do let him out ..l put this towel over my head l dont trust him yet the bites hurt ........so he will look over the towel to get my attention ...then try to bite my forhead dont hurt but humm only if l frown lol dang bird lol ...........well he also didnt like landing on anything but my head l was like oh come on ...leave my head alone ..so he got to the point to land on other things good luck with that now ..hes all over the place lol ............loves what ever mirror l have up .....hes on his own ..l know u should have two but hummm hes so cool chirps pretty good ..at times chirps pretty loud but l just know what to do ..he wants out or his bath time .......to funny who has who trained l say ........loves his corn on the cob ..as well as greens ...not sure if l can feed him hot stuff like the parrots but humm he is a small parrot ..have to read up on them again who knows ....hes just my lovie dovie kiwii ...flys around the house ...so funny

oh one day l took a shower put kiwii in the bathroom with me ..he didnt come to the shower for a bit then got brave cause l was calling him ...he wanted to find out whats the noise or who was calling him ....he stood on the curtain railing ..so funny cause l was splashing him ....he would chirp then fly away but then come back lol ..so cute ..hes my lovie bird .......just have to get over him biting yikes ....l wish l could just say No ......but humm well hope to hear back from you kit

Sorry to hear that you lost your first lovebird, RealKitkat. What happened to him/her?

Your little guy is actually better off without another lovebird around, in my opinion. It makes it about twice as hard to train and socialize them when they have another bird to bond to.

From your description, I would say that your little guy has not been trained to the Step Up command, etc. A wing trim by your avian vet (free flight is dangerous and hampers training) and working with him for 2 15-minutes sessions each day, every day from now on, will help curb that propensity to bite. Birds bite for two reasons: survival (includes fear and horomones and pain etc.) and control. I have a hunch that your lovebird may have started out biting from fear. If you've had him long, it will progress to biting for control. Putting a towel over your head is not training. A copy of Mattie Sue Athan's little book Guide to a Well Behaved Parrot would probably be an immense help to you.

Your little guys diet should include pellets, a few seeds, veggies, fruit, and any people food that doesn't contain sugar, fat, or salt.

Good luck with the training, etc. Keep us posted on Kiwi's progress. We do care.

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