Hello,
I have had my tiel for a few months now and he is starting to bond with me. However, I have a slight issue with him being completely inactive when he's put away in his cage. He stays on the same perch for most of the day and only moves to be let out of his cage or to eat. He just sits there in the same spot for hours at a time. I have toys and several perches in there and I have tried showing him how to play but he doesn't seem to pick it up. I rotate the toys and try new ones. The problem is, I think this is the first time he's been introduced to toys since he used to live in a tiny cage with a single perch before I got him. I don't think he is sick because he is still active when I let him out of his cage (explores and does his own thing) I am not asking for him to be an absolute toy alcoholic but I want him to be able to entertain himself when I can't be around him. Any ideas??
I have had my tiel for a few months now and he is starting to bond with me. However, I have a slight issue with him being completely inactive when he's put away in his cage. He stays on the same perch for most of the day and only moves to be let out of his cage or to eat. He just sits there in the same spot for hours at a time. I have toys and several perches in there and I have tried showing him how to play but he doesn't seem to pick it up. I rotate the toys and try new ones. The problem is, I think this is the first time he's been introduced to toys since he used to live in a tiny cage with a single perch before I got him. I don't think he is sick because he is still active when I let him out of his cage (explores and does his own thing) I am not asking for him to be an absolute toy alcoholic but I want him to be able to entertain himself when I can't be around him. Any ideas??