Tanti
Moving in
Hello,
I've been reading a lot of posts here and I really like the community, so I feel like this is a safe environment to reach out for help for my little Sunny. About a year and a half ago I adopted Sunny and Cinnamon as a bonded pair from a local bird show, but the breeder claimed she got them from another person and had no information or age on them. Sunny was missing a toe and very aggressive towards people (and sometimes Cinnamon), but for the most part they were happy birds together. Neither of them were tame and if I ever tried to separate them they would both shriek endlessly until brought back together, Sunny would bite, hiss, and do anything to get away from people.
A couple months ago, Cinnamon passed away in the night, I'm not sure if it was old age or something else because I had no information on them
From then it seemed like Sunny went mad, he would shriek for hours on end for Cinnamon to come back and I tried to keep him in a dark quiet room when he would get loud. I tried to let him see the body (as per suggestions from other sources), but as soon as he was alone he would start screaming again. He did start to become more receptive to people though and he loves to come up to your face and get kisses, but hands are still a definite no go. If you try to get him to step up, he'll bite you. If you try to give him a treat, he'll bite you. Any hands near him at all, he'll bite you. Its incredibly hard to get him out of his cage because he just wants to run away and bite, but once he's out he becomes a lot sweeter.
Our biggest problem though is his screaming, now he treats me like Cinnamon. If I leave the room or leave him alone for more than 30min he will start a repetitive screaming or a nonstop "alarm noise" as we call it, and he will go on for a good 10 minutes at a time. We've tried to ignore it and reward him while he's quiet, but as soon as we leave the room he starts going off again. We live in an apartment and its a wonder they neighbors haven't complained already because he will start going at 7am every morning (even when covered) until the sun sets at 7-8pm. In a week we're going back to school so we're going to be gone for most of the day 4 days a week and I know its going to drive him absolutely nuts.
We've tried leaving a radio on for him, moving our parakeet in with him, and spending as much time as we can with him, but he just won't stop screaming/repetitive "alarm" noises... I think he really misses being with Cinnamon, and it would be in his best interest to find him a home with other cockatiels. We have a large flight cage of finches, but I'm not sure he wouldn't get along with them in their cage.
This is a longshot, but I just wanted to put Sunny's story out there to see if there is anyone willing to help with advice or even a new home. Any other questions please let me know, I rambled A LOT. We are in the Springfield, IL area.
Here are some pictures of my boy:
Sunny on the left, Cinnamon on the right
I've been reading a lot of posts here and I really like the community, so I feel like this is a safe environment to reach out for help for my little Sunny. About a year and a half ago I adopted Sunny and Cinnamon as a bonded pair from a local bird show, but the breeder claimed she got them from another person and had no information or age on them. Sunny was missing a toe and very aggressive towards people (and sometimes Cinnamon), but for the most part they were happy birds together. Neither of them were tame and if I ever tried to separate them they would both shriek endlessly until brought back together, Sunny would bite, hiss, and do anything to get away from people.
A couple months ago, Cinnamon passed away in the night, I'm not sure if it was old age or something else because I had no information on them
From then it seemed like Sunny went mad, he would shriek for hours on end for Cinnamon to come back and I tried to keep him in a dark quiet room when he would get loud. I tried to let him see the body (as per suggestions from other sources), but as soon as he was alone he would start screaming again. He did start to become more receptive to people though and he loves to come up to your face and get kisses, but hands are still a definite no go. If you try to get him to step up, he'll bite you. If you try to give him a treat, he'll bite you. Any hands near him at all, he'll bite you. Its incredibly hard to get him out of his cage because he just wants to run away and bite, but once he's out he becomes a lot sweeter. Our biggest problem though is his screaming, now he treats me like Cinnamon. If I leave the room or leave him alone for more than 30min he will start a repetitive screaming or a nonstop "alarm noise" as we call it, and he will go on for a good 10 minutes at a time. We've tried to ignore it and reward him while he's quiet, but as soon as we leave the room he starts going off again. We live in an apartment and its a wonder they neighbors haven't complained already because he will start going at 7am every morning (even when covered) until the sun sets at 7-8pm. In a week we're going back to school so we're going to be gone for most of the day 4 days a week and I know its going to drive him absolutely nuts.
We've tried leaving a radio on for him, moving our parakeet in with him, and spending as much time as we can with him, but he just won't stop screaming/repetitive "alarm" noises... I think he really misses being with Cinnamon, and it would be in his best interest to find him a home with other cockatiels. We have a large flight cage of finches, but I'm not sure he wouldn't get along with them in their cage.
This is a longshot, but I just wanted to put Sunny's story out there to see if there is anyone willing to help with advice or even a new home. Any other questions please let me know, I rambled A LOT. We are in the Springfield, IL area.
Here are some pictures of my boy:
Sunny on the left, Cinnamon on the right
those older tiels. Glad to hear he is doing well.