Cara Ternak Lovebird

Cara Ternak Lovebird

Cara Ternak Lovebird - Baby love birds are ready to go to their new homes when they are six to ten weeks old and eating on their own. When you acquire your baby it will look much like a adult love bird, just a little smaller with softer colors. The color of the face will not appear until he goes throught his first molt at 3 or 4 months of age.

Your baby is a very young bird and needs special care and attention for a while. Baby love birds are not mean--rather they may be frightened. They use aggression as their defense. No handfed baby leaves me unless he is completely tame--this does not mean he is trained. We handle every baby individually four or five times a day. Each baby is cuddled, kissed, scratched, petted, and turned upside down. Every one sits on our shoulders and fingers everyday until he goes to his new home.

It is your responsibility to handle him everyday for at least 15 minutes until the baby is six months old. The more you handle him, the more he will want to be with you. Left alone in a cage even for a few days can cancel out all the work up to this point. After the bird is six months old he should remain tame without daily attention.

I will refer to all the birds as male because it is tedious to insert "he/she" into a script. There appears to be no difference between the males and females in their ability to be good pets. Females can be more aggressive but this is not a rule.

In the wild, the love birds "pair bond" for life. They will spend many years with one mate and only obtain a new mate if one of the birds dies. This is an disadvantage to breeders and pet owners. A breeder would like to switch pairs to produce the best color combinations. A lost mate is not easily replaced. For the pet owner the disadvantage is greater. Like Amazons and many other birds that mate for life, the love bird may pick out one person in the household and only be nice to that one person. It takes special attention from different members of the family to condition a love bird to be loving to everyone.

Love birds can enjoy being a pet for the whole family. He will go person to person seeking attention from everyone if he gets continuous socialization. After a few minutes the well raised love bird will usually accept new friends. Depending on the bird's personality there will be an occasional person the bird may not care for.

Two love birds together in a cage will bond with each other regardless of their sex. If you want your pet to be a buddy, keep him by himself and give him lots of attention.