Hello!
Please I need advice!
I bought a cockatiel. I have had it for 2 or 3 weeks.
I am trying to do my very best for him!
I had a budgeriar for about 10 years, very very very! He was used to both hands and people! I don't even remember how I got it, I bought it when it was small.
I have cockatiel now for the first time.
At first he was very afraid, but got him somewhat used to hands.
I think he is a year and a half old, boy. That's what they told me.
Every day when I clean the inside of the cage, he no longer runs or farts, he is quiet by himself, he either sits or eats by himself and sings.
I regularly change the water and his food!
At first I used to feed him from a distance, now I feed him from my hand and he lets me caress/pet him sometimes but only when he eats
I made a comfortable swing that he loves very much, he really loves swinging on it
I got him used to fruits and vegetables, eggs, apples and sometimes I feed him some greens, he loves his swing.
The cage is small, so far I can't find a big one anywhere... if only it were cheaper, not 1000 GEL
When he wants to bathe, I change his tiny little bottle to a comfortable plate and he bathes himself.
I also play with him every day for half an hour,
I give him a small stick with my hand and he likes to chew, at that time he also sits on my hand and again lets me pet him and even sits and stands on the palm of my hand.
Then I even taught him to ask for food and to bite a little (letting him bite and give him food, so that he knows there's nothing bad in biting me).
Every night I cover with a small-medium blanket so that it doesn't get cold, I leave him a gap to look out from time to time
I made a mistake in the first days when I let him out, I was surprised when you know that he lived all the time in a cage and didn't have a chance to spread his wings, but I let him out and flew for one day, he didn't come down and kept sitting on the curtains, finally after hours, he sat down tired and calmly held my head .
After that, he didn't let me go anymore, but he runs, jumps, and cries
I had the previous bird outside all the time, he was very smart, he was very used to it, when I told him he would come in by himself, even if the window or door was open, he didn't react like crazy, I went out sometimes and he came back!
I'm still sad for him! he also wants to be let out and I also want to come out, but I don't want to have to catch him in the end!
Please, anyone who knows, advise me, what else can I do to get him used to hands and to us humans in general??
Thank you very much in advance!!!
Please I need advice!
I bought a cockatiel. I have had it for 2 or 3 weeks.
I am trying to do my very best for him!
I had a budgeriar for about 10 years, very very very! He was used to both hands and people! I don't even remember how I got it, I bought it when it was small.
I have cockatiel now for the first time.
At first he was very afraid, but got him somewhat used to hands.
I think he is a year and a half old, boy. That's what they told me.
Every day when I clean the inside of the cage, he no longer runs or farts, he is quiet by himself, he either sits or eats by himself and sings.
I regularly change the water and his food!
At first I used to feed him from a distance, now I feed him from my hand and he lets me caress/pet him sometimes but only when he eats
I made a comfortable swing that he loves very much, he really loves swinging on it
I got him used to fruits and vegetables, eggs, apples and sometimes I feed him some greens, he loves his swing.
The cage is small, so far I can't find a big one anywhere... if only it were cheaper, not 1000 GEL
When he wants to bathe, I change his tiny little bottle to a comfortable plate and he bathes himself.
I also play with him every day for half an hour,
I give him a small stick with my hand and he likes to chew, at that time he also sits on my hand and again lets me pet him and even sits and stands on the palm of my hand.
Then I even taught him to ask for food and to bite a little (letting him bite and give him food, so that he knows there's nothing bad in biting me).
Every night I cover with a small-medium blanket so that it doesn't get cold, I leave him a gap to look out from time to time
I made a mistake in the first days when I let him out, I was surprised when you know that he lived all the time in a cage and didn't have a chance to spread his wings, but I let him out and flew for one day, he didn't come down and kept sitting on the curtains, finally after hours, he sat down tired and calmly held my head .
After that, he didn't let me go anymore, but he runs, jumps, and cries
I had the previous bird outside all the time, he was very smart, he was very used to it, when I told him he would come in by himself, even if the window or door was open, he didn't react like crazy, I went out sometimes and he came back!
I'm still sad for him! he also wants to be let out and I also want to come out, but I don't want to have to catch him in the end!
Please, anyone who knows, advise me, what else can I do to get him used to hands and to us humans in general??
Thank you very much in advance!!!
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