How to Care for a Lovebird

1 How to Care for a Lovebird

First prepare a cage – a sturdy metal one – to prevent damage. Also prepare ample feed with balanced nutrition. Read on for lovebird care and notes.

Lovebird Care and Notes

1. A roomy, sturdy metal cage: best is a solid metal cage; avoid wood or bamboo because the beak is sharp and they love to chew wood, so a wooden cage gets destroyed and they may escape. Keep it clean and clear droppings; line the bottom with wood shavings or sand to cut bacteria, viruses, and parasites.

2. Suitable feed: they eat many things and prefer hulled grains, but grain alone causes deficiency. Use special pelleted feed to meet all needs, plus grains, fruit, vegetables – rice, hemp seed, millet, sorghum, etc. Many fruits and veggies are safe, but some aren’t, like avocado – learn the dietary taboos. Avoid high-fat, high-sugar human food; don’t feed them your food. Feed by age and adjust as they grow.

3. Control feeding frequency: methods and frequency differ by age. Newborns every 1-2 hours with parrot formula; 1-2 weeks every 3-4 hours; 2-4 weeks every 4-6 hours; adults once daily – fill the food and water cups each morning and refill next day. Change food and water daily to avoid spoilage and disease.

4. Water choice: give cooled boiled water, change daily – best morning and evening – for clean drinking. The water dish shouldn’t be too deep, or the small bird may drown.

That covers lovebird care and notes. Remember lovebirds fear heat; keep temperature and humidity right and let them sunbathe regularly to stay healthy.