I just got a lovebird and she is very untame. When we let her out of cage she flies around the house and bites

Question

We just got her yesterday. Her name is Kiwi. She is a female Peach-faced lovebird. She is young, she is pretty much still a baby, but she is weaned off her mother now. We got her from a nice breeder down the street. She was not hand-fed, and I know that hand-fed birds are way easier to tame than birds raised by their parents. When we finally get her out of her cage and let her in the house she flies around and doesn't let us touch her. She just flies from furniture to furniture. It takes a while to finally get her back in her cage. Whenever we do get her she bites us and makes us bleed.

What can we do to help her warm up to us and let us touch her ?? Please help us! What should we do to tame her?

Answer 1

you should tried to tame it first before you let it out of the cage first you should but your hand in the bottom of the cage so she gets use to your hand being around then she probally wont be as scared

Answer 2

Your best bet for the present situation is to keep her cage with her in it close to you while you watch t.v. and your sitting still for a while. After you do this for a few days start putting you hand in the cage while your sitting down relaxing with her and if she hops on your finger thats a good sign if she still tries to peck at you give her more time if you don't have a male it might be a good idea, she might be lonely their not called lovebirds for nothing : ) I hope my answer helped...

Answer 3

Patience and perseverance is the top-most thing here. Age also matters; a younger bird will generally tame quicker, and so consider yourself in luck. The first thing you need to determine is the bird's personality. If the bird is passive (introverted), you need to initially approach it less directly and take the environment extra seriously; noise or jumpiness stresses out a passive bird. A passive bird will also take a little more time getting used to direct contact, and hence may require a little more patience to tame. If the bird is active (extroverted), it will take much more easily to direct contact and enjoy the interaction it gets without much caution. On the flipside, an active bird may also be more demanding of attention than a passive bird.

Whatever the bird's personality, active or passive, it needs to be approached and tamed gradually under any circumstances (drastic change is stressful), but only with different techniques, depending on the personality. And any bird that is to be tamed needs to be healthy and calm; this means enough fruit, veggies and freshwater in diet, and a quiet, relaxed environment to live in. An unhealthy or stressed bird would rarely want to learn anything. Another factor of critical importance is to have the bird's wings clipped; it will make it bounds and leaps easier to tame her and will also drastically improve her own safety.

There's a great book on taming parrots called "Guide to a Well-behaved Parrot" by Mattie Sue Athan. It's a great book for all kinds of parrots -- big or small, young or old -- and contains some wondrous techniques, from simple step-up training to intricate and complex techniques that few parrot training books I've come across had. The Internet also contains some great info, although you might have to scan a bit hard to get to it. So keep researching, don't give up, have patience and perseverance, and get the book. Hope that helps...