Maintenance and Social Behaviors

The basic cage care includes daily cleaning of the water and food dishes. Weekly you should clean and disinfect the cage.

Wash and completely dry the perches and toys whenever they become soiled. Sand floors should be renewed annually.

Social Behaviors:
Lovebirds are very social birds. Generally is thought that it is essential for their good health and happiness that they be kept in pairs, not singly.

If you have a single lovebird, you must provide the necessary social interaction that it is missing from another bird. These birds develop fierce loyalties to their keeper or their mate.

Aside from their social nature toward you or their mate, they can be extremely aggressive towards other birds.

You must be certain that all pairs get along together, and that they are true "pairs", not mismatched. Bonded pairs constantly groom each other and will feed each other from the crop during breeding season and all year round.

These little birds will chatter all day long. They will hide in their nest box if they are startled by a sudden noise, if they spot a potential predator, or if it gets cold and windy.