2007-01-12 13:28:01 · 12 answers · asked by ? 2 in Pets ➔ Birds
This is common. Your lovebird is at an age where they are wanting to breed and this is what they do for their mates and then their chicks. There is nothing wrong. If the bird were puking due to sickness, the bird would stay fluffed up on the bottom of the cage.
2007-01-12 13:45:35 · answer #1 · answered by Trollkepr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reiterating, this is normal but not ideal.
Lovebirds will regurgitate on what they take as their "mate". This can be a bad thing and should be discouraged in females (as well as males, but less significant in health). Females who feel they have a mate will begin to enter breeding "season" and especially in small birds, females often have difficulty laying eggs. All the worse if their diet is lacking and calcium levels are low, as this leads to egg binding that requires a surgical procedure if the egg cannot be massaged out.
If male, you will have a territorial, cage-guarding little freak. I would discourage this, too, to have a happy companion who won't be cranky towards you when you have to do something to his territory.
The difference between normal and not normal is if the reguritation is voluntary vs. involuntary. Involuntary involves no movement of the bird, and it will usually be fluffed up and looking a bit uncomfortable. The bird won't move, but something will come up out of its beak. Voluntary, you can see the bird is jerking its neck to push the food out by itself. If you're concerned and can see that the bird is not trying to 'vomit', I suggest see a certified avian vet, even if just for closure.
2007-01-12 15:57:09 · answer #2 · answered by PinkDagger 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, this is pretty normal especially if your bird is older. I have a cockatiel that does the same exact thing and has been doing it for the past 4 years, and is just fine. It's called "regurgitating", and it's normally used to feed baby birds, but it's just fine for eating as wellThis is completely normal, no vet needed.
2007-01-12 15:33:11 · answer #3 · answered by Kelly 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She's regurgitating. Birds do this to feed their babies, and in some cases, their 'partner', its sort of a sign of affection (wanting to nourish the other). My male double yellow head (amazon) used to start doing little mating rituals around the end of winter/beginning of spring, thinking he was in love with me--if I pet him for too long, he would fan out his feathers a certain way and start to regurgitate and try to feed me (gross!). If your bird is doing this after you're done petting him/her or when you're playing with them a bunch, it could just be an attempt to attract you. My female cockatiel, for instance, has a sort of crush on my boyfriend (she's having egg laying issues right now).
If she's regurgitating randomly, though, I would take her/him to a vet to try to figure out why. Perhaps something in her/his diet is causing digestive problems, or is especially hard for her to process? Have your fed your bird anything new lately? avacado is lethal to birds (in case you didn't already know), so if you've fed it that, get it to the vet!
2007-01-12 13:49:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it might desire to be simply by fact she is ingesting too speedy. maximum cats will vomit while ingesting too speedy enormously and that i be responsive to that's gross if apparently particularly like it did earlier it went down. additionally, if she is taking part in appropriate after ingesting i think of this would reason her to get nauseated and throw up. that's recommended to call a vet to confirm. If she seems fantastic that's in all danger the priority. i could attempt taking the nutrition and giving it to her purely at particular circumstances.
2016-10-19 21:56:27 · answer #5 · answered by shade 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was thinking that she might be over eating at a sitting . Is food always available? She might also be eating too fast and will probably learn to slow down. I think things will resolve with time Have a tweet year.
2007-01-12 13:44:28 · answer #6 · answered by firestarter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This seems to be perfectly normal. My Budgie does this often, in the wild these creatures regurgitate their food into their Young's throats.
even if your bird is not taking care of young it is an instinctive behavior and it is nothing to worry about.
2007-01-12 15:29:11 · answer #7 · answered by johanna m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My bugdie used to do that. Is your love bird a female? Because then it wants to have little birdies ;) Lol it's a sign that she is ready for them, by the way it means that she wants to feed them :) Good luck
2007-01-12 13:31:39 · answer #8 · answered by Dee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My lovebird is bonded to me and he does this to my fingertips all the time!
2007-01-16 12:12:24 · answer #9 · answered by evamariehoople 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh poor birdie. And that sounds kind of weird jamie p. I have 4. Good luck!
2007-01-12 14:35:08 · answer #10 · answered by xx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋