Opps... I did it again

[Aquiel]

LOL, I'm horrible... I walked in to one of our local pet stores empty handed and walked out with two new additions....:rolleyes:
I purchased two adult lovebirds.... :D
One is a normal peach faced while the other is a kinda of Lutino... Basically she's pink and yellow.
I'll post some pics later when I get on my other computer.
They seemed very friendly at the store, but now all they want to do is bite me... and those breaks have a good bite to them.
They don't really have names... I was thinking of Vert and Yo, but I'm not positive.
They are a bonded pair, so I might give them a nesting box and see what happens, though Im not sure yet.

:budgie:

[Budgiekin]

Wowy! What a surprise! Congrats on your new additions! Hopefully they won't stay nippers! :p

[Dave]

That's pretty cool! Every time I walk in a pet store I'm always tempted to purchase some type of pet (bird and non-bird). I know my parents would have a fit if I did though. So I don't. Oh well.

[Aquiel]

Wowy! What a surprise! Congrats on your new additions! Hopefully they won't stay nippers! :p

I hope they dont stay nippers either! Though they arent responding to what the pet store guy told me.
When I picked them out, Nick, the pet store guy caught them and handled them like a pro, and they seemed pretty quiet. He clipped them and I took them home. He showed me how to hold them propery so they couldnt bite and a lot more little tid bits about them.
When I took them out of the box they both realized that i was nervous (i have a bird phobia that im working on). The yellow and pink one bit me so i put it in the cage... and likewise with the male, now they see my coming and when i get put my hand in they bite at it. I used to a towel to catch them and had them on my shoulder for a bit, everyonce in awhile. The male would launch an assult on my ear or my pony tail. I need to work on my handling of them, i dont have the exact nack down pat yet.
ANyone have any tips?

[Bea]

I love the pink and yellow.

[Aquiel]

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[Joey]

Wow taht lutino is SOOOOOOOOOOOO Rare!:eek: :) :eek: I used to have a pair just liek taht but my lutino was a normal......I have never even seen a peachface of that color Gosh were is it from!What town!That is a magnificent peachface hope you breed him/her and produce more of taht variety!:eek:

[Aquiel]

Wow taht lutino is SOOOOOOOOOOOO Rare!:eek: :) :eek: I used to have a pair just liek taht but my lutino was a normal......I have never even seen a peachface of that color Gosh were is it from!What town!That is a magnificent peachface hope you breed him/her and produce more of taht variety!:eek:

enlitten me... i know NOTHING about her coloring.... what can you tell me... the two of them are bonded and will heopfully breed... what could they produce? do you know?

[Aquiel]

*sigh*

It turns out my pretty colored lovebird may in fact be ill.

The combo of a some what long beak and the "red suffusion" coloring, indicated liver/kindney problems or even a vitamin a deficinacy.

I wondering if I should just return them, the pet store guy should give me a refund. As much as I am already attached to them, I just... I dunno "taking the easy way out".

[Budgiekin]

I know I just wouldn't be able to bring them back...I'd be too attached. However, that wouldn't stop me from going to the store to let them know they sold an unhealthy pet and that is irresponsible. This is a tough call to make, and a very personal one.

How did you find out about the illness? Did you bring the sweetie to an avian vet? Is it treatable?

[Kelly27]

Wow, your so lucky!!! I've always wanted lovebirds, they are gorgeous are'nt they? Congrats on your new additions!! Hope they get better :( .
Kelly
xXx :)

[Aquiel]

I know I just wouldn't be able to bring them back...I'd be too attached. However, that wouldn't stop me from going to the store to let them know they sold an unhealthy pet and that is irresponsible. This is a tough call to make, and a very personal one.

How did you find out about the illness? Did you bring the sweetie to an avian vet? Is it treatable?

I went back to the pet store today, and talked to teh guy about it.
He's not convinced the bird is "ill".
The info is very iffy on the whole red suffusion and such.
The long beak he says is a result of a lack of a cuttle bone, which there was none in the cage they were in.
I phoned around to some avian vets, and basically they kinda repeated teh same thing.
There isn't enough concrete info to say much, most of the vets just suggested keeping an eye on her/him. If the cuttle bone doesnt help and the bird seems sickly then i should bring it in.
I could bring it in for a blood test, however the closest qualified avain vet is quite a distance away.

[Mavish]

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wow i want some lovebirds too now :p. I don't know anything about them though so(i actually did some research before buying a budgie)... also aren't they like 200 dollars each how much they cost you?

[Aquiel]

I bought these ones for 50$(CAN) each

[Mavish]

oh yeah, maybe its because the ones at my pet store are hand raised...They only have a couple at a time...

[Kelly27]

In Scotland, it is £65 for 2 lovebirds. I'll have to save up lol!
Kelly
xXx :)

[Joey]

Wow only 50.00 CAD......Where you made me want to get some now again!So im saving up!lol thanks and I am definatly tgoing to try to get Red Suffison Love Birds