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  1. four.leaf

    My cockatiel is terrified of me! Help!!!

    I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but it's close enough I guess? So, I feel like a terrible owner. My female cockatiel (4-5 months old) is absolutely terrified of me when I try to get her out of the cage. She's well fed, has a lot of toys, lives in a flight cage, and I never...
  2. Gigglemug

    Regression in Cockatiels

    Me and Mickey were making great progress about half a month ago before I took him to the vet. I was able to stick my hand in his cage to change his food and clean his perches, I could stand and walk around the room without him running away at the first sight of movement, and he would chatter...
  3. Gigglemug

    Training Advice

    So Mickey recently started eating millet from between the cage bars. I don't think I'd like to start training him until he's very comfortable with me putting my hands near him while he's eating millet, but I would like some resources that will help me to train Mickey stepping onto my fingers...
  4. MissyGoat

    Cockatiel training issues.

    Hi all. Im hoping to get some help with training my 1 year old female cockatiel. She loves head pats and always wants to be with me. Shes either on my head or sitting beside me at my desk, yet she hates when you try get her to step up on your finger. Ive tried training her with millet. She eats...
  5. M

    Extremely anxious and skittish outside of cage!

    Hello, my first ever post! Let me know if there is anything I can improve based on format of my first thread post. Anyways, to get to the point. My young cockatiel who I have had for almost a year now is very sweet. He is loving and is not afraid of my hands or my face. He sings and does not...
  6. Amavirra

    Owned for some time, won't bond. . .

    Hello, I'm new. I specifically made an account to get some outsiders information on this specific problem I'm having (or rather my father is having). I live with my mother and we just got a Quaker whom is already doing his best to bond with me. However at my fathers house, we have a four/five...
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