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i have 1 love bird and 2 parakets, i'm not a breeder of birds but a lover of birds. i'm looking for a mate for my BABY that is his name and is there a posablity that the love birds can interact with parakets with out hurting them? i got Baby from a bredder but they sold out the love birds and not breeding them any more so i'm looking and can not find any. i live in st. louis, mo.

If you want your lovebird to be a pet for yourself, do not get another lovebird. Lovebirds are quite happy little birds if they are supplied with toys and attention from their human flock. Lovebirds can and will kill not only a parakeet but have also been known to kill a cockatiel. Don't let their size fool you. They are great little birds with a big attitude. Unfortunately they think their body size is as big as their attitude size. IMO, I think the Lovie will be perfectly happy just to chirp back and forth to the parakeets and live in it's own cage. I have one pet Lovebird (Scooter) that chirps back and forth to my African Grey.

I had a parakeet when I got my 1st lovebird. They seemed very interested in each other & I asked my avian vet if they could get together. He told me NOT to let them get together, no matter how tame/socialized the love bird was (he was 4 years old & had been a hand fed baby & was sweet & friendly.) The vet said if I ignore my advice I would be calling him soon, in tears. He added, "I will not be a pretty picture!". I have heard of lovebird killing parrots three or more times their size. And the way my lovie attacks when we are playing "attack through the toilet paper tube", I believe it

i have a cockatiel that flew onto a lovebird cage when he lived at his previous owner's home...
... and he is missing a couple of toes.

Yes.....lovies always have to be watched. I even heard of someone with three lovies all together and got along great and she came home to one of them injured and bitten on the beak......by one of the other lovies! You can never trust a lovie! Although I see lots of people who do and do ok. My lovie is actually pretty good.....he's not much of an attacker or biter, but does like to nip at feet.....ya know....just to cause some trouble, well, because that's what lovies do! He really is a kind, sweet bird and I truly believe that he really likes my other birds and is not trying to be mean.....it's just his little lovie way....gotta keep on those crazy lovies!