PET QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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Question Author
How often and when do love birds molt?
Jessica Miller
How do I get my love bird to stop laying eggs?
Jessica Miller
How do I get my love birds to stop biting?
Jessica Miller

I have a fischer's and a peachfaced love bird, is it ok to keep them in the same cage? 

Jessica Miller
What can we do to catch a stray lovebird?  My mother has a lovebird coming to her bird feeders.  She is concerned because she knows that it will not survive our winters and would like to give it a home.
Jessica Miller
Would I be better off with one lovebird or with a pair?  I have heard different things about this.
Jessica Miller
I had two lovebirds (siblings), one of which died after 13 years. The other one, aged 14, seems sad. What do I do? Should I get another one to keep him company? If so, a young one or an old one? Would he accept a new friend? Please help, I do not want to lose him as well.
Jessica Miller
What are good things to have in the bird medicine cabinet?
Kathy Greaser
Should I buy a hand-fed or hand-raised love bird?
Kathy Greaser
Should I cover my love bird's cage at night?
Kathy Greaser
How do I know when my love bird is sick? How do I know if my love birdis sick enough to go to the vet?
Kathy Greaser
How much does a "well birdie" vet visit cost? How do I find a good vet for my love bird?
Kathy Greaser
What should I feed my love bird? How much food oes my love bird need each day? Are some common human foods toxic?
Kathy Greaser
Should the love bird wings be kept clipped all the time?
Kathy Greaser
What's a blood feather? What do I need to do if one breaks?
Kathy Greaser
How do I find a reputable breeder?
Kathy Greaser
How long do I quarantine and how do I do it?
Kathy Greaser
I have been noticing multi-colored large chunks with seeds in it on my bird's perches.  It looks as though he is throwing up, but I haven't seen him actually do it. What should I do?
Jessica Miller
What are safe house plants?
Kathy Greaser
Why doesn't yelling at my love bird stop bad ehavior? How can I discipline my love bird for this? Can love birds be trained like dogs?
Kathy Greaser
What household and common items are poisonous to a love bird?
Kathy Greaser
How do I trim my pet's flight feathers?
Vera Appleyard

 

 

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Photo credits: blue peachfaced lovebird by Vera Appleyard, black-cheeked lovebird by Deb Sandidge, Madagascar lovebird by Gwen Powell (bird owned by Roland Dubuc), Fischer's lovebird by Lee Horton.