Question for people with 2 lovies or more

[joeydgraffix]

I absolutely love my bird Kiwi. And I really want to get another lovebird after winter time. My question is ,for people that have 2 lovebirds or more, how is your relationship with your lovebirds? I don't want to get another lovebird and not have them want to be around me now that they got another buddy around.

I know some people say that when ever you get 2 birds they usually ditch the owner. But is that true for well tamed birds that you spend alot of time with?

[LovelySydney]

I had Gus before I had Oslo and he was always a little more independent anyway, but he knew who mommy was. Once we brought Oslo home Gus obviously was very happy and interested in him but, oddly enough, he got jealous when Oslo would try to come over to me. Over time he became more content hanging with O but never made it hard for me to spend time with him. I think that was because we built our bond before Oslo came along therefore even though he was an addition to the flock, I was still included.

Things to look out for when bringing in another lovebird though are making sure that you have another cage to begin with. DO NOT house them together right off the bat. You must do a quarantine (minimum 30 days) and then you can place them cage by cage and let them get used to one another. After that time you can do supervised out of cage play time but you still need to watch them very carefully. Lovebirds can become very aggressive with another bird if they happen to not like them - they can even be violent to the point of killing, so watching them is the key.


I LOVED having two lovebirds. Watching them play together (I was lucky to have a pair that hit it off almost instantly) and snuggle together was too cute for words. It also took the pressure off of me a little to be a full time parront to Gus. Dont get me wrong, I love my birdies, but its nice to have a break every now and then! I wouldnt worry about breaking the bond you have with Kiwi. As long as you still spend time with her and make time for her you should be fine. Bringing in a new lovebird will change the dynamic for sure, but you should be fine with Kiwi long as you keep things the same as they were before the new bird came in.


Also be aware that it IS possible a new bird and Kiwi may NEVER get along. While we all wish for happy birds playing together, sometimes it doesnt always happen. Even in this case, you will still be in lovebird heaven. I just love them!! = ) Good luck.

[Jally]

I have 3 lovebirds, but before I got my second one, it was about a year and a half after getting my first. My first lovebird is so tame and so bonded to me but I wanted him to have a buddy to play with. Sadly, he wants nothing to do with the second one. Then I was poking around on CL and saw an ad for a female lovebird, but again, Peanut wants nothing to do with her. Except to bite her on the foot :(

If I had to do it again, I would not have gotten the second nor the third, obviously.

[TooDusty]

I love my lovebird flock. I have two that are free flighted in a room (well three, but one is getting over a cold, so he's in quarantine) and four that live as pairs(they're a bit aggressive, so they stay in their cages until I can hang out and supervise them). Each of them adds something to the flock. Harley greets everyone, and humps everything; Sky can cough and laugh and loves to snuggle and lay eggs; Romeo is the strong silent type-he's bonded to my cockatoo but she doesn't seem to notice him; Indigo and Violet are the mature pair-they can go anywhere, anytime and often try to take over other bird's cages; and Summer and Rio are a very young pair-both of them are less than three months old but they're already bonding very nicely.

Watching them fly and their group dynamics is just amazing.

[joeydgraffix]

Thanks guys for the info!

Yeah Kiwi is a female, so I want to get another female for her to ahng out with. So far we got Kiwi pretty tame, and the only time she really bites is when you try to take her off of someones shoulder. But besides that we got her pretty much tame that even though she can fly we can take her outside no problem at all.

I even took her to the local pet store to get her nails clipped and she was so eager to see the other birds and didn't show any type of negative vibes towards any of the birds I put her near to see.

Its definately a hard thing wether to get another lovie or what, cause I really really would love to have 2 of them since they bring so much joy to me :) I still got another 6 months or so to decide , since thats when my breeder is going to be having some more lovies...