Solitary female lovebird 4 years old. Lays 2-3 clutches of eggs/year. Gets very territorial when she lays eggs. No other birds in the house.
2006-10-08 13:27:16 · 8 answers · asked by bcf1706 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
While any bird gets territorial when it has laid a clutch of eggs, lovebirds seem to be the worst because they get down right vicious and aggressive.
When you first notice her going into the phase of wanting to lay an egg, cover her cage for a couple of hours a day. This will help "trick" her body into thinking it is night time. You can also lower the room tempurature a couple of degrees. Lovebirds like warm tempatures, that is when they are the most comfortable and it is prime to lay eggs.
If it really becomes a problem, (although 2-3 times a year isn't bad at all), then you might want to consider taking her in for a hysterectomy. And yes, it can be done. I have a friend that has a bird that had a hysterectomy done. The bird is very healthy, and is going on 15 years old.
2006-10-12 07:37:51 · answer #1 · answered by karmor_22 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she dont have a nest of any sort get a plastis lovebird egg and put it in the cage where she laid the eggs and pull the rest. She will think she has a egg and might not lay any more. They sell the plastic eggs just for this. You might find them on the internet or at pet stores. You might want to give her extra calcium so she dont die from egg bound from lack of calcium. Hope this works.
2006-10-08 21:17:03 · answer #2 · answered by tweety071973 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
let her sit on the eggs until she starts ignoring them. Then, leave the eggs in there for about an extra week. Keep her sunlight minimal (keep her covered during the day) and keep the room about 75 degrees (make sure it's not to warm...this will stimulate egg laying) Get her calcium by giving her egg biscuts (from the pet store) or give her egg shells. You can also take her to the vet and they will give her a Depo Prevera shot (the same ones they give humans)
2006-10-08 21:00:25 · answer #3 · answered by candygrr1 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
With finches it has been suggested that if you remove nest / nesting materials she should stop laying eggs. Course I have not tried this yet for my finches. It is my understanding that you need to leave the nest out of the cage for a few weeks. Good luck
2006-10-08 20:39:02 · answer #4 · answered by puzzlelove 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't take the eggs away. Let her sit on them as long as she wants to. I had a female lory who laid infertile eggs which she would sit on for months at a time, until she had callouses on her elbows. She'd stay in the nesting box and talk to the eggs. It was really sweet.
2006-10-10 11:56:33 · answer #5 · answered by Gevera Bert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume you have not given her a nest or a nesting box. Does she have a mirror in her cage, or spend alot of time near a mirror? Mirrors aren't the best thing for birds.
Breedings pairs should not be given a mirror, as one may bond with the "other bird" rather than an intended mate.
Hand tamed birds (not meant for breeding) should not be given a mirror as they could bond with the "other bird" instead of their human owner.
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2006-10-08 20:36:55 · answer #6 · answered by mama_bears_den 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can take her to the vet and they can give her a shot called lupron it shuts off her ovariys but there is nothing else you can do really she may stop for a little bit than start agian.
2006-10-11 21:25:31 · answer #7 · answered by hot_temptrist420 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think you should move any nesting material.
2006-10-12 17:54:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋