lilypilly
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Key Question: can a 6 year old cockatiel's feet change colour in the space of a year?
The story: I lost my cockatiel one year ago (housemate left cage + windows open..). Recently, I saw an ad for someone trying to sell a cockatiel that looks just like my cockatiel.
I contacted them and the timeline works. They bought the cockatiel from a pet store around 6 months ago, and the pet store had apparently received the cockatiel from a little boy.
My cockatiel was super tame so it's possible that a little boy found him, kept him for a while but then gave him up.
I haven't been able to go and see the cockatiel yet due to the seller's limited availability but I have now realised that the feet of this cockatiel are dark grey, whereas my cockatiel's feet were pink.
Aside from the fact that this bird looks super similar to my lost cockatiel (i.e. white faced with white spots behind the head), does the marked difference in feet colour mean this bird is unlikely to be my lost cockatiel? I wonder if a cockatiel's feet colour can change with age (note, my cockatiel had had pink feet even up to 6 years of age), stress, expose to the sun, change in diet, etc?
Grateful for any advice.
The story: I lost my cockatiel one year ago (housemate left cage + windows open..). Recently, I saw an ad for someone trying to sell a cockatiel that looks just like my cockatiel.
I contacted them and the timeline works. They bought the cockatiel from a pet store around 6 months ago, and the pet store had apparently received the cockatiel from a little boy.
My cockatiel was super tame so it's possible that a little boy found him, kept him for a while but then gave him up.
I haven't been able to go and see the cockatiel yet due to the seller's limited availability but I have now realised that the feet of this cockatiel are dark grey, whereas my cockatiel's feet were pink.
Aside from the fact that this bird looks super similar to my lost cockatiel (i.e. white faced with white spots behind the head), does the marked difference in feet colour mean this bird is unlikely to be my lost cockatiel? I wonder if a cockatiel's feet colour can change with age (note, my cockatiel had had pink feet even up to 6 years of age), stress, expose to the sun, change in diet, etc?
Grateful for any advice.
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