How to Get a Peach-faced Lovebird to Be Nice

Lovebirds make excellent pets if you have enough time for them and the patience for training.

Peach-faced lovebirds have big personalities and can make awesome companions if trained properly. They are an active species that loves socializing and snuggling with their owner. However, they can be very territorial and nippy if not trained at a young age. Lovebirds also require a good amount of attention. A lack of attention can cause behavior problems.

Things You'll Need

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Instructions

1. Avoid rewarding your lovebird with positive or negative attention when it screeches. Lovebirds are known to be screamers and to squelch this behavior, you will need to be consistent. When your lovebird screeches, do not look at it and leave the room if possible. Do not come back until your lovebird is quiet.

2. Lovebirds bite out of fear and anxiety. Making your bird comfortable with you is the only way to prevent this annoying behavior. Do not react to a bite by pulling away or yelling. You must stay consistent, and this will only reinforce the behavior.

3. Remain silent and push your hand toward the bird if it bites you. If your lovebird does not get a reaction from the bite, it will learn that it serves no purpose to bite you, and the behavior will end.

References

• Bird Channel; Peach-Faced Lovebirds; 2011
• Bird Tricks; Training Lovebirds; 2011