Hi,
I hate to say it but our family is at their breaking point with our cockatiel. We've done everything. Scream trained, daily scheduled play sessions, new food, new toys, new cage, new location. She spends hours a day screaming at us to take her out of the cage. Nothing seems to work. I just can't spend more time with her than I already am and that's HOURS a day.
We're taking her to the vet this week to ask for advice or to see if something is truly upsetting her but if this is how she is, then we have no choice but to give her up. My quality of life is diminishing, I can't focus, I'm so frustrated because I've done EVERYTHING. I have books, I've searched the internet up and down. I really don't know what else to do but give her away. It doesn't seem there's anything my family can do to make her happy. Maybe she needs more birds to keep her attention or more stimulation but I have neither the time nor the funds to do so.
I hate to say it but our family is at their breaking point with our cockatiel. We've done everything. Scream trained, daily scheduled play sessions, new food, new toys, new cage, new location. She spends hours a day screaming at us to take her out of the cage. Nothing seems to work. I just can't spend more time with her than I already am and that's HOURS a day.
We're taking her to the vet this week to ask for advice or to see if something is truly upsetting her but if this is how she is, then we have no choice but to give her up. My quality of life is diminishing, I can't focus, I'm so frustrated because I've done EVERYTHING. I have books, I've searched the internet up and down. I really don't know what else to do but give her away. It doesn't seem there's anything my family can do to make her happy. Maybe she needs more birds to keep her attention or more stimulation but I have neither the time nor the funds to do so.