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That is GREAT!! And Hercules is soo beautiful!
Thank you so much! I think you should go get him from the pet store! Just pray about it & God will lead the way! Great idea of making foraging toys! I think we might have a birdie day this weekend & male more toys! You inspired me! I do hide rid bits of millet & his seed around the cage. He's so smart so I have to mix it up a lot.Cage setup sounds good! As for toys, what you have sounds good, but you could also try making your own foraging, preening, or shredding toys to encourage natural bird behavior. There are some really simple toy ideas that are extremely cheap to make!
You sound like you’re doing good with the diet. Just a reminder, if you notice he still is not eating pellets, do not only offer him pellets. As far as he is concerned, these strange pebbles are not good and shouldn’t be eaten. If you only offer pellets over a long period of time, there is a good chance he will starve rather than try them. However, I have no concerns with that, as you sound like you’re doing good with the diet.
You’ve already got some great advice on the vet visit, so I won’t even bother with that.
Oh, and that picture is amazing! Great progress! You are taking it slow and not forcing so that is perfect! I can’t stop thinking of how beautiful he is! I love Tiels. I’ve never had one, but have met quite a few in person, and they are quite adorable. There is one at my local pet store that is kept in a extremely dirty, small cage with 1-2 toys (one of them was a mirror). When I first saw him I wanted to take him home immediately. Despite his horrible care, he still wanted to interact with me. Anyways, enough of my blabbering, you’ve had Hercules, for what, nearly a week now? And look at how far you’ve gotten! Woohoo!!!
Great advice! I will try them all!About the pellets, have you tried soaking them? I mix my pellets with their frozen veggies, the pellets take up a bit of water, and voila they are way softer and enjoyed by my birdies! Also, which size do you have? I have seed sized pellets, if he is reluctant to try bigger ones, smaller ones could do the trick. In the meanwhile you could crunch the pellets a bit to powder and sprinkle them over his seed so he gets accustomed to the taste if you like. I have never done that, but others have had succes with that method I have heard! You could also sprout his seeds, there is a sticky thread about sprouting in the food court, it is really easy and the sprouts are very nutritious!
So cute!
Are you offering the veggies more than once? Try the same one(s) for a week at a time. Baked Sweet potato, peas corn. Heat them up. Try them chopped, diced, bigger, smaller. Mix them, then separate. I offer mine on paper plates in little piles but the tiels will only partake of that if they are on top of the cages, little divas. If it’s in their cage it. HAS to be in a food cup.
Great idea. I will try that tomro. I love him so much, I can't even explain it!Lol
What if you gave a very small piece of the millet so that he ran out while he was with you?
I wish, and would in a heartbeat! But I’m pretty sure my parents are set on no more pets, lol. They are not as pet crazy as my siblings and I, yet we have 8 pets (2 dogs, 2 cats, 2 birds, 2 hermit crabs) because of them. And anyways, I’m not sure how my family and I would do will all of the cockatiel dust all over the place!Go get that cockatiel in the pet store!
Parrots are what brought us all together. And we all have one thing in common - we love our parrots like our children.Great idea. I will try that tomro. I love him so much, I can't even explain it!
Funny how that works, isn’t it?Great idea. I will try that tomro. I love him so much, I can't even explain it!
You are doing amazing. Hercules has no idea that he is one of the few extremely lucky Cockatiels in captivity. You are a great parront.
Thank you guys so much for saying that! I love him sooooo much! I get bummed when it's bedtime & he's ready for sleep :doublelol:You are doing great with Hercules. And you nieces are cute.