Some advice

[magenta93]

Hello everyone,

I'm new to the whole lovebird experience. I recently acquired 2 lovebirds one is said to be a male and one female, they seem quite shy and hide out in there nest box almost all the time.

I would like to get them to be more social with us humans and It was suggested that maybe I should take away there nest box and I was wondering if that was a good idea or would that be pushing it and having them be resentful?. Any advice would be much appreciated it. Thank you.

[Monica]

The nestbox is meant for breeding porpuses, and lovebirds under the age of 1 should never be givin then chance to breed. It would help to remove the nestbox, and anything else that could resemble a nest, and nesting material. Since you have two, it may be harder to tame them, but it is still possible. Lovebirds usually do well with the *Intensive Love Method* (<--- click name) as they tend to be very cuddly birds.

[magenta93]

Ah thank you very much. I was just wondering as the person who gave them to me said that was like there little home. I will go ahead and remove the nest box then. Also do you think I should get them each there own blanket or towel to try the intensive love method?. Thank you once again.

[Monica]

A normal dish towel would be fine, if you want you can have one for each, especially if you and someone else may be working with them at the same time. I myself just use any white dish towel for my birds. We do have other ones, though I just prefer to use the regular white towels... So it's your choice if you'd like to get them their own special towels or not...