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So I brought home an untame 2 1/2 year old cockatiel I named Pablo 3 months ago.
He doesn't leave the cage much , seems pretty cage bound. He was clipped when I bought him and probably been in a cage his entire life.
He is a very dusty bird and the cage I have is big but very tedious to clean (the door is kinda limiting the cleaning) so I would much rather take him out of the cage to shower him but he doesn't like my hands or stepping on a perch. Should I just let him stay dusty or should I force him out for showers =( Either that or shower him in the cage but taking all the things out of the cage to do that (shredding toys etc) is just as invasive. I am unsure what to do, I have been trying to trick him to come out with food. It works sometimes but he doesn't want to step on a perch and when he sees the perch he tries to run back in the cage.
He doesn't leave the cage much , seems pretty cage bound. He was clipped when I bought him and probably been in a cage his entire life.
He is a very dusty bird and the cage I have is big but very tedious to clean (the door is kinda limiting the cleaning) so I would much rather take him out of the cage to shower him but he doesn't like my hands or stepping on a perch. Should I just let him stay dusty or should I force him out for showers =( Either that or shower him in the cage but taking all the things out of the cage to do that (shredding toys etc) is just as invasive. I am unsure what to do, I have been trying to trick him to come out with food. It works sometimes but he doesn't want to step on a perch and when he sees the perch he tries to run back in the cage.