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[puttana]

I decided to keep busy at work today researching what type (types) my new lovebird could be. She was supposed to be a peachface, but something tells me she isn't, even under generous peachface typing...

I am starting to think that she may be a "lilian's lovebird", which is a nice thought, because I just read somewhere that the youngsters are duller

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[cassiopeja]

I don't know anything about lovebird (other than they are CUTE!) but you shouldn't keep parrot in a round cage, I don't exactly know why but I'd assume that the birds like the corners for safely and round cages are almost always too small. A lovebird cage should be at least 28"x18"x24"

Anyways, he's really cute, I love that he has so many colors. :)

[cassiopeja]

Oh sorry. I mean her!

[zandperl]

It's my understanding that the main reason against round cages is safety. If you look in the very first image at the top you'll see that the bars get closer together. It is possible for a bird to get a toe caught/pinched in here and for this to result in injury.

[puttana]

yeah, that's the temporary "Don't kill Zeppy while I'm at work" cage, my aim is to move them in together when they stop trying to kill eachother (if Zeppy ever stops picking fights, but that's a post for another day...) hahaha

[guardiandragon]

With the brown mask, she looks like my Zip. Zip is a fischer/peachface hybrid. Peachfaces do not have the brown mask near the eyes. She's the spitting image of Zip. :)

[puttana]

hmm, also a good sounding combination... do you know a lot about the personality traits she may have inherited as a "fischer"? I really like peachfaces because of their "i love peoples" temperment...

[kily07]

All I know is that she's definitely not a Peach Face since Peach Faces don't have the white ring around their eye :)

[bernie_laraemie]

She looks quite similar to the Fischer's and black-masked cross someone posted about a few posts ago, here.

[ejw829]

She is a peach-faced x eye-ring hybrid... I'm guessing Fischer's as the type of eye-ring.

Lilian's lovebirds are more commonly known as Nyasa lovebirds. They are rather uncommon in aviculture and rarely seen as pets. Cute little things, though! They and black-cheeked lovebirds are tiny little dynamos.