Jade56
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Hi there!
I am a first time bird owner and decided on a cockatiel.
I did get him from a pet store so he was not handled much when he was small. He warmed up to me in about a week and now every time I let him out he flys up to my shoulder.
My problem is not with his chirping, I actually quite like that sound. My problem is every time I walk into the room with him or take him out, he lets out a trill, consistent scream. The longest I could bare to have him out was about 2 hours and he screamed the entire time and didn’t stop once.
I have looked into many ways to train this behaviour out of him but none of them are really applicable to my situation. I cannot reward him for “good behaviour” because he never displays those behaviours when I’m around him. As soon as I walk in the room he starts screaming. When I leave he stops. I thought he may be uncomfortable with me still but if I open his cage and don’t touch him he flys right to me (all while screaming).
I would love any advice on this.
Thank you.
I am a first time bird owner and decided on a cockatiel.
I did get him from a pet store so he was not handled much when he was small. He warmed up to me in about a week and now every time I let him out he flys up to my shoulder.
My problem is not with his chirping, I actually quite like that sound. My problem is every time I walk into the room with him or take him out, he lets out a trill, consistent scream. The longest I could bare to have him out was about 2 hours and he screamed the entire time and didn’t stop once.
I have looked into many ways to train this behaviour out of him but none of them are really applicable to my situation. I cannot reward him for “good behaviour” because he never displays those behaviours when I’m around him. As soon as I walk in the room he starts screaming. When I leave he stops. I thought he may be uncomfortable with me still but if I open his cage and don’t touch him he flys right to me (all while screaming).
I would love any advice on this.
Thank you.