...
At least that is what three vets who have examined her have said. They
take into consideration the bird's behavior and anatomy to decide.You can't
"really" know a lovebird's gender without doing a blood test. The male
and female lovebirds look exactly alike.
| PERSONALITY: | Tame, affectionate,
active
She makes a variety of sweet chirps, whistles and noises. When we get home or when she hears us in another room, she calls out to us in the same bird call each time. We call back to her using the same call/whistle. Like most parrots,
she has been taught to give us a kiss. It's a natural behavior for lovebirds
to touch beaks.
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| LIKES: | Riding on
your shoulder or on your shirt collar.
Flying off your shoulder to her cage. Having her head scratched. Having her feathers preened by you. Putting her head under your chin. Rope perches Chewing on any type of paper. Broccoli, apples,
oats, pasta, pole green beans, rice
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| DISLIKES:
We know she dislikes something, because she will either fly away from it or give you a little bite on your finger. |
When a favorite
toy is played with by you.
When a favorite toy is removed from her cage. Being fed food from your hand - she will fly away Grapes, any frozen vegetables (thawed of course) Getting a bath.
She does not bathe on her own even when a dish of water is placed in or
out of her cage. She only seems interested occasionally when the water
faucet is running. She will climb down our arm and but her beak in the
water and flap her wings briefly.
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| DIET:
She's
a good eater but it takes persistence to get her to try new foods.
|
Roudybush
pellets
Seed/dried vegetable mix Fresh fruits and vegetables Crazy corn pasta and bean mix |
| FAVORITE
TOYS:
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Swings of
all types
Anything with a bell Strings with beads Ladders |
| LIVING QUARTERS: | Tiki lives
in an 18" X 18" white cage with 5/8" bar spacing. We provide a variety
of perches and toys for her.
She also spends
a great deal of time out of her cage. We purchased a bird "playpen" for
her to play on. It has a swing, ladder, climbing posts and bells with beads
hanging on it.
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OTHER
CHARACTERISTICS OF TIKI LOVEBIRD
Hand Tamed:
She was hand fed and hand tamed when we got her. She responds to the commands "up" to get on our finger, "down" to get off our finger and "no bite". She was a little nippy and bit us during her four to six month development but now rarely bites.
Potty Trained:
She
is also "potty trained" in which she will relieve herself on command. In
order to potty train a lovebird, you have to be alert. When they're being
active after being calm/quiet or become calm/quiet after being active,
it's time for them to go - atleast that's the behavior I've seen with my
bird.