I have two tiels who I love dearly, real companions they mean more than anything in the world to me. I have had them for 16 months now, neither were hand reared and they were between 3 to 6 months old when I bought them from pet store.
Even though we get along just great there is one thing that I can't understand, and that is, why will they not come to me or sit on my hand, in fact neither of them will allow any kind of human contact. It is so frustrating because they are so lovable I want to make a fuss of them. Also I want one day to put on a harness and watch them flying in the open air without walls and ceiling to restrict them. I know they would love it, but they don't.
I am thinking about buying a hand reared tiel that will come to me and just do stuff with me like I see on YouTube or posts in a cockatiel Facebook group, in the hope that my two will copy suit.
If I did this should I get a seperate cage. I have a large Rainforest Peru cage with top perminantly open so if our new addition has to be caged at first, the Peru wouldn't be any good.
I really would love to hear what bird owners think about that and their own experience under similar circumstances.
Even though we get along just great there is one thing that I can't understand, and that is, why will they not come to me or sit on my hand, in fact neither of them will allow any kind of human contact. It is so frustrating because they are so lovable I want to make a fuss of them. Also I want one day to put on a harness and watch them flying in the open air without walls and ceiling to restrict them. I know they would love it, but they don't.
I am thinking about buying a hand reared tiel that will come to me and just do stuff with me like I see on YouTube or posts in a cockatiel Facebook group, in the hope that my two will copy suit.
If I did this should I get a seperate cage. I have a large Rainforest Peru cage with top perminantly open so if our new addition has to be caged at first, the Peru wouldn't be any good.
I really would love to hear what bird owners think about that and their own experience under similar circumstances.