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by Iloveringnecks
Mon Oct 08, 2012 11:00 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Any tip about learning my sweetie not to bite ?
Replies: 6
Views: 2456

Any tip about learning my sweetie not to bite ?

My cute Loomi ( lutino ringneck, almost sure it,s a male, or a female that thinks she is a he? ) Dances all day long, heartshape dance with sweet noises, creaming,sweet noises again etc etc :D Anyway, he takes food from my hand but sometime likes to bite my finger <8 or tries to, I am fast enough to...
by Iloveringnecks
Mon Oct 08, 2012 10:42 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Flying inside the home? Bad navigator?
Replies: 5
Views: 2003

Re: Flying inside the home? Bad navigator?

Hi Ellie! Thanks for your reply and tip:) Yes I supervise Loomi very well as he is so much more social now, he wants to fly forward to me, but he is still yet afraid to land where I am :wink: He sits on his favourite branch, a concrete branch that I bought in a petshop that is supposted to be good f...
by Iloveringnecks
Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:06 pm
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: My IRN REALLY likes boiled carrot, not raw
Replies: 1
Views: 1248

My IRN REALLY likes boiled carrot, not raw

Hi all! Our sweet Loomi, male really yellow lutino, LOVES boiled carrot, especially together with boiled sweet potato :P I tried to give him raw carrot, but the only think he do then, is to put the raw carrot in his waterbowl :lol: I realized that he does that to try to make the carrot softer. After...
by Iloveringnecks
Thu Aug 30, 2012 2:44 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Is it better to "cover" the cage at night or not?
Replies: 5
Views: 4931

Re: Is it better to "cover" the cage at night or not?

Hi all! I have now started to cover the cage anyway:) The little Loomi snaps at the fabric sometimes ( especially when he see it clearly :lol: But anything that "flaps" near the cage he doesn,t like, hahaha when I had to rush away one day and was busy with tying to put my shirt on, the arm...
by Iloveringnecks
Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:35 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Is this behavior typical "male"?
Replies: 7
Views: 4439

Re: Is this behavior typical "male"?

Hi all! I now know that the dance is typical male, ( let,s see is this behavior is picked up from the petstore he came from and there is was two other ringnecks, but that was said from the former owner that we bought him from, so there was quite many months ago, or this is a boy;)My guts says it,s a...
by Iloveringnecks
Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:16 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: When will the long tailfeather grow back?
Replies: 2
Views: 1102

Re: When will the long tailfeather grow back?

Hi MissK! Ahaaa, no I am now when you say it, not sure...Oh what a sweet story about your cute bird and the feathers, I smiled a lot :P Aww I actually saved the two first "long" feathers from him that he dropped ( or they just fell of ) That is very interesting that it can be other feather...
by Iloveringnecks
Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:52 am
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Best seeds for IRN,s?
Replies: 4
Views: 3444

Re: Best seeds for IRN,s?

Hi Melika and Kiki22! Thank you for all the great tip! I am still confused when it comes to lettuce, he likes it very much but I dont give that very often. Is it better to give other vegetables? I heard that dandelion greens is ok? I also noticed that he really likes cooked carrots ( Not raw, then h...
by Iloveringnecks
Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:33 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: What is the best "taming" tip?
Replies: 6
Views: 2156

Re: What is the best "taming" tip?

Hi! This is an answer to Ellie: First of all, thank you for all the great tip:)By the way your birs is sooo cute and beautiful! :P No he doesn,t take treats through the cage bars he takes it from my hand allready:P But...hahaha he is soooo smart and "qurious" about my fingers though, when ...
by Iloveringnecks
Mon Aug 13, 2012 11:23 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Is it better to "cover" the cage at night or not?
Replies: 5
Views: 4931

Is it better to "cover" the cage at night or not?

Hi all, We started to try to cover our IRN,s cage with a sheer black fabric. He didn,t care at the beginning, but sometimes he goes crazy and tries to bite the fabric. I guess he dont like that "black thing" above his cage 8) This is why we have stopped to use it. Maybe he was afraid of it...
by Iloveringnecks
Mon Aug 13, 2012 11:14 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: When is it suitable to get a "buddy" or partner?
Replies: 0
Views: 1210

When is it suitable to get a "buddy" or partner?

Hi all, My IRN Loomi ( that is am now almost sure is a he even if they said a she in the petstore ) is soooo sweet, talking ( or at least tries to talk in his own way, squeeky, cuddly, some sounds that almost sounds like "peekaboo", I have played that with him :lol: He is not tame yet but ...
by Iloveringnecks
Mon Aug 13, 2012 11:05 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: What is the best "taming" tip?
Replies: 6
Views: 2156

What is the best "taming" tip?

My lutino male ringneck ( now almost sure it,s a he ) is not tame, but I sit with a chair every day beside the cage and talk with him with an open cagedoor. That way, I can let him come to me, not the opposite. I hve nothced that when I talk with him he comes close every day or I have his favorite t...
by Iloveringnecks
Mon Aug 13, 2012 11:01 am
Forum: IRN Diet & Housing
Topic: Best seeds for IRN,s?
Replies: 4
Views: 3444

Best seeds for IRN,s?

Hi all, I try to feed my IRN with everything he needs. I give him fruits, vegetables, sometime shredded cooked chicken for the protein,( on saturdays, once a week, and he loves cucumber and salad,) Every day he has seeds as well. I wonder what seed is the best? They said here in Sweden ( in general ...
by Iloveringnecks
Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:54 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: When will the long tailfeather grow back?
Replies: 2
Views: 1102

When will the long tailfeather grow back?

Hi all, My beautiful ringneck Loomi 1,1 year old that I now is almost sure is a he, dropped his long tailfeather shortly after he arrived home to us. It started to almost grow back and then he lost it again. Is he "too wild" so the feather just drops when he is so active? He climbs, flappi...
by Iloveringnecks
Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:12 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Is this behavior typical "male"?
Replies: 7
Views: 4439

Is this behavior typical "male"?

Hi all.) I had my lutino ringneck ( really yellow and sooo sweet ) for about a month, the former owner said that when he got "her" from the petstore they said it is a she. "She" is now about 1 year and 1 month old and have started to "dance" and make qute noises and pin...
by Iloveringnecks
Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:52 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Flying inside the home? Bad navigator?
Replies: 5
Views: 2003

Re: Flying inside the home? Bad navigator?

hi Ellie! Thank you for the tip:) Actually right now she ( or he, I am acutally quite sure now it,s a he,)The sweet Loomi, went CRAZY in happiness and started to pin with his eyes, dancing and tried to kiss my Iphone :lol: when he saw a female IRN on youtube! Before I though she "now a he"...
by Iloveringnecks
Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:15 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Flying inside the home? Bad navigator?
Replies: 5
Views: 2003

Flying inside the home? Bad navigator?

Hi all! How do I make it safe for my IRN ( female lutino ) to fly in my home? She seems to be a better flier now but she doesnt seem to a 100 % know how to fly in the right direction:shock: I hold my breath if she is circulating arround in My livingroom! Should I wait until she is more "tame&qu...
by Iloveringnecks
Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:15 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: Clipping the wings or not while outside cage first time?
Replies: 1
Views: 814

Clipping the wings or not while outside cage first time?

Hi all! Have anyone here not clipped the IRNs wings the first time he or she was outside the cage? Did it work anyway? I ask because our lovely "Lemon" lutino female 1 year old and untame will soon some day have the first flight outside the cage She,s allready doing little small noises lik...
by Iloveringnecks
Tue Jul 10, 2012 7:43 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Comments/Questions
Topic: A she or he?
Replies: 1
Views: 864

A she or he?

Hi all and webmaster :) My name is Jenny and I live in Stockholm with my husband and pretty lutino female ringneck :wink: I got her Sunday 8th july and she is not tame yet but I wonder, is "she" really a "she" ? :roll: "She" is 1 year old and time will tell but the form...
by Iloveringnecks
Tue Jul 10, 2012 7:29 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Our pretty lutino 1 year old, male or female?They said a she
Replies: 0
Views: 1088

Our pretty lutino 1 year old, male or female?They said a she

Hi all and webmaster :)

My name is Jenny and I live in Stockholm with my husband and pretty lutino female ringneck :wink: