Hi everyone,
I'm new to this discussion board.
sorry but I have a question immediately and sorry it's so long-winded.
I bought two lovebirds recently (no idea what gender, but not from same parents), I was told they were weened 4 weeks ago, but now I think that perhaps the man wasn't being quite honest as they have no downy feathers and their beaks are fully coloured etc etc.
I got two so that they can be good company for one another, but I really want to tame them to be friends with me too. I normally work from home, so when tame they can be free and safe with me upstairs in my attic room. The man suggested I seperate them for a while. I tried this, yet they yelled so loudly to one another that I felt cruel and so put them facing one another. One day I thought I'd let them free to fly around for a while, and they both flew directly into one cage together, so I guess they made that choice for me and they are now still together.
I've made a little headway - I can now stand by their cage without them flying to the farthest corner, but otherwise they show little interest.
How can I tame them and is it likely that this is ever possible? Everyone talks about step ups and this kind of training, but the birds are terrified if I even open their door or just put my finger by the cage. Is it best to try to handle them anyway or will this just break any trust I've since established?
I did try letting them out a couple of times so they could play and so they knew that I only meant well, but of course they were completely unruly, chewed up all my papers and refused to come back to the cage. I was terrified I'd never get them back, but they eventually did when starving.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. And appologies again for the length.
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