goodguykoss
Checking out the neighborhood
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- 3/6/19
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So my wife and I got a cute cockatiel about 3 months ago. We made the mistake of getting him from a pet store, so we don’t think he was treated very well, and we think they may have lied about his age. They said he was 5 months, which I’ve learned is still a bit old to be trying to tame a bird. We’ve made very slight progress with him, he’ll eat millet from our hands and he’ll let us pet his head while he’s eating millet, but otherwise he just nips at us if our hands are anywhere close. I’m partially looking for encouragement... will he ever be as comfortable with us as a bird that was socialized from a young age? I don’t care if it takes a long time to train him, I just want to know that it will pay off eventually. I want a bird that will interact and connect with me even when I’m not holding millet.