Hi Everyone!
I have a 5 month old peach faced lovebird (Luna). She/He is very sweet and calm. Luna is new to me for 2 months now I have been trying to get her to trust me and then start training (step-up, etc). Since the beginning I have always let Luna out of the cage and around my room for about 2 to 3 hours. I've done everything to gain her trust and I finally got her to eat out of my hand and fly onto my finger in exchange for a treat!!! This is a big step for us. Now I am wondering what the next step is??? She will never come to me unless I have a treat for her/him. Also, she quickly resorts to nibbling when I run out of treats in my hand. I usually put her/him back in the cage if this happens to discourage it but it persists. Luna also demands attention, I think, because when I am sitting on my bed she sometimes starts flying towards me but directly to my face, I'm not sure if this is aggressive or not? She is definitely not trying to land on my head like many lovebirds love to do, she is going directly to my face at a high speed and then turns off at the last second. What is this behavior? And what should I work on next now that she eats out of my hand? I am not quite sure how to progress to the next step. She still doesn't come towards me in the cage when i get near her cage. She doesn;t answer to my presence much except for asking me to let her out of the cage.
Thank you so much in advance for any advice !
Luna