Got my new lovebird yesterday! And now i have questions!

[nikiwildman]

No, it doesn't mean anything is wrong. It just means Antari likes you and likes playing in your shirt. I know some lovebirds that like to sleep under their owners shirts. It's very cute.

Antari slept for a bit under my shirt the other day, it is very cute! He was playing in Pauls shirt the other day as well and i got some really cute pictures of Antari sitting with his head poking out! Its so cute, it just amazes me how much bolder they are than tiels, and has made me realise just how nervous they are! Antari doesnt seem to be scared of anything when Kensei and Luna are scared of everything! And he never stops doing things! He's constantly on the move checking everything out, he makes it difficult just to send a text message because he tries to 'help'.

I think as well he is confused as to who he likes the most out of me and Paul at the moment, and he was playing the game of Fly to paul, fly to me, fly to paul, fly to me..ect...which is very cute - he's not a brilliant flyer (compared to the tiels that is) is this normal for them to be not so strong at flying than tiels?



Quarantine is IDEALLY 90 days, minimum being 30 days. After the quarantine period is done, then you can place Antari's cage by the other birds cage(s) and let them interact and talk to each other. You may be able to notice that they're either curious about each other, or sometimes a bird will pretty much try to attack the other through the cage bars. Birds getting along are always an iffy thing. One of the main things you need to watch when letting them out to play together is that a lovebird can do so much damage to a cockatiel. Some people start out by giving 5-10 minutes of supervised playtime together. If things go well, they extend the time. If things don't go well, they get separated and you try again the next day. But Antari will always need to be watched if he/she is out of the cage and by the cockatiels, as lovebirds are aggressive and cockatiels are generally not.

This was basically my plan! They will be heavily supervised!
I think Kensei would probably hold his own as he actually appears to like fighting and will always choose FIGHT before flight! Which is just crazy seeing as tiels arent normally like that (although i dont think he knows he's a tiel, i think he think he's a person!) However he will be supervised as i dont want them fighting at all because i know ultimatly they could seriously injure each other, and thats the last thing i want. I think Luna will be very scared and jealous of the lovebird because shes a proper little mummies bird! But she has no agression in her at all, well not too me, she never bites me but she does sometimes bite Paul if he does something she doesnt like, but she rarely does!
I think the problem with Luna is going to be that she has very pink feet and black toes, so im worried Antari will bite at them and hurt my baby girl! Thats what Kensei did when they were introduced, but he never hurt her and i have a feeling that if the lovebird did this he will cause serious damage. I will just need to keep an extremely close eye on them as i would hate for any of my babies to get hurt!

I have kept birds (cockatiels mainly) all my life and it never gets boring or easy! Theres alway something going on!

ps, thanks for all the help, and advice everyone, it really is very much appreciated!