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- Oliver
Hello! I have just today got my 6-week-old cockatiel named Charlie. I have a couple of questions.
1: my cockatiel really likes to climb up the walls of their cage. That would be fine, but as they are a clumsy baby he slips a lot down the poles. Is there anything I can do to stop this? their feathers are getting a bit rough. Maybe I just need to let him get better at climbing?
2: I recently played a youtube clip of cockatiels chirping for him to warm up to his surroundings. He was hand weaned so he is used to a hand and I think that got him to put one of his feet on my finger! Would playing the clip make him lonely? I am home a lot due to online school so would it be better to not play the clip? He also got very loud chirping back at the birds in the clip and got a bit restless. Should I let him get used to his surroundings regularly or by playing the clip?
3: he would not eat and only pooped once. I tried to hand feed him after he almost stepped on to my hand but it seemed he didn’t like my hand. Is that normal? How long can they go without eating or drinking?
Thank you,
Oliver and Charlie.
1: my cockatiel really likes to climb up the walls of their cage. That would be fine, but as they are a clumsy baby he slips a lot down the poles. Is there anything I can do to stop this? their feathers are getting a bit rough. Maybe I just need to let him get better at climbing?
2: I recently played a youtube clip of cockatiels chirping for him to warm up to his surroundings. He was hand weaned so he is used to a hand and I think that got him to put one of his feet on my finger! Would playing the clip make him lonely? I am home a lot due to online school so would it be better to not play the clip? He also got very loud chirping back at the birds in the clip and got a bit restless. Should I let him get used to his surroundings regularly or by playing the clip?
3: he would not eat and only pooped once. I tried to hand feed him after he almost stepped on to my hand but it seemed he didn’t like my hand. Is that normal? How long can they go without eating or drinking?
Thank you,
Oliver and Charlie.