ybustamant
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- Yamilex Bustamante
So I just got a new cockatiel yesterday and the pet shop owner says he was weaned and about 3-months old. I did notice him eating seed during my visit to the shop, and he also ate some seeds when we got home, except I noticed he seems to have a hard time cracking them. He's mainly been eating spray millet. I tried to introduce him to some broccoli, carrots and lettuce, but he doesn't seem that interested in them.
My main concern is that his feathers don't seem as evenly layered as the "typical" 3-month old cockatiel and his crest is rather thin in features and short.
He still makes the baby bird noise when I get near him with my fingers. He doesn't seem to be craning his neck for food but rather for me to give him scratches.
Also, he seems to be having a hard time getting on top of the perches. He has a pretty darn large cage but he stays in the bottom. I bought him a screwable perch that I leveled to be his height but he doesn't seem to make the effort to get on top of it. Last night, he did fly to one of the higher perches and got out of the cage, but today, he isn't making an effort, not even when I tried to bait him with millet or scritches.
It almost seems as if he's too young.
Maybe I'm just overreacting and he just needs time to get used to his new environment, but it's better to be safe than sorry.
I did contact a vet (yet to hear a response) but I would like your guys' opinion, too. I attached photos.
My main concern is that his feathers don't seem as evenly layered as the "typical" 3-month old cockatiel and his crest is rather thin in features and short.
He still makes the baby bird noise when I get near him with my fingers. He doesn't seem to be craning his neck for food but rather for me to give him scratches.
Also, he seems to be having a hard time getting on top of the perches. He has a pretty darn large cage but he stays in the bottom. I bought him a screwable perch that I leveled to be his height but he doesn't seem to make the effort to get on top of it. Last night, he did fly to one of the higher perches and got out of the cage, but today, he isn't making an effort, not even when I tried to bait him with millet or scritches.
It almost seems as if he's too young.
Maybe I'm just overreacting and he just needs time to get used to his new environment, but it's better to be safe than sorry.
I did contact a vet (yet to hear a response) but I would like your guys' opinion, too. I attached photos.
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