First lovebird

Question
Hello Chris, I am getting my first pet love bird on saturday, It is a peach faced hand-fed baby and is just weaned this weekend, The lady assures me they are very friendly and is even willing to show me the perant birds. My questions are:

How long should it take for my new pet to get used to me and its new surroundings? & can I play with him his first or second day here?

I've got this awsome cage its got a playtop on it and its on a stand it stands 56" at the top of the play stand, its 18 inches tall & deep, this is ok for a single lovebird isnt it? I do not plan on him being in his cage much anyway I already have a really nice play gym that goes on a counter or stand for him also.

And lastly this is what scared me away from love birds for years... that everytiem I went into a pet shop and tryed to get the handfed ones on my ahdns they would shy away in the corner of the cage and snap when your hand went near... I've since read about love birds and seen many pictures of them on peoples shoulders and even giving kisses so I was wondering do handfed tamed love birds bite? because the petshop handfed ones were and will always be evil lol they are handfed I assure you,

Thank you for taking the time to read my questions, I value your option and hope to hear from you soon, Tara.

Answer
Truly hand fed birds that are still young are fine, although females get snappy when they are getting ready to lay and while they have eggs.

However, a bird needs to "bond" to be truly tame. This takes time so give it a few days to get used to the cage before handling, and then don't let it fly free until you can handle it inside its cage. If the breeder will let you, give it some of its meals yourself before taking it home.

You have to take the place of a bird partner.  Not likely to happen in the atmosphere of a pet shop!

The cage and other arrangements sound 5 star deluxe accommodation to me!

Good luck!

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