Hello everyone, i'm new to the forum. But I recently got back into birds. I had conures growing up, and thought I would start small with a cockatiel now that it's later in life.
I've had her for a few weeks, and she seems to be settling in well. She's eating and drinking, playing with her toys, etc. She is supposedly a hand-fed baby that is around 12-13 weeks old now. So maybe I was expecting a little more tameness from her right off the bat?
I've given her her space and haven't forced anything on her. I work from home currently, so her cage is in my office right next to my desk. I'm with her in here 8-10 hours a day easily, only a few feet away (so she can visually see me and hear me). I have talked to her a lot to get her use to my voice. But she hasn't seem to improved even a little. I have not gotten her to take a treat, and she won't even eat them if I leave them in her cage. Anytime my hand is in her cage to change water or food, she usually runs away, and fast. Hasn't tried biting but she's very unsure and wants nothing to do with me.
I know these things take time, but I haven't seen any improvement, so i'm wondering what i'm doing wrong. She will run back and forth on her longer perch sometimes for long periods of time, making a loud noise while she does it. She's generally pretty quiet when i'm in here, but when I leave she is very vocal. When i'm not in the room she's loud. I doubt that it's vocalization because she rather I be in the room, so maybe she is afraid when she's by herself? Or maybe it's her way of saying she's happy the big predator sitting in the computer chair finally left.
Any tips would be appreciated. Thank you!
I've had her for a few weeks, and she seems to be settling in well. She's eating and drinking, playing with her toys, etc. She is supposedly a hand-fed baby that is around 12-13 weeks old now. So maybe I was expecting a little more tameness from her right off the bat?
I've given her her space and haven't forced anything on her. I work from home currently, so her cage is in my office right next to my desk. I'm with her in here 8-10 hours a day easily, only a few feet away (so she can visually see me and hear me). I have talked to her a lot to get her use to my voice. But she hasn't seem to improved even a little. I have not gotten her to take a treat, and she won't even eat them if I leave them in her cage. Anytime my hand is in her cage to change water or food, she usually runs away, and fast. Hasn't tried biting but she's very unsure and wants nothing to do with me.
I know these things take time, but I haven't seen any improvement, so i'm wondering what i'm doing wrong. She will run back and forth on her longer perch sometimes for long periods of time, making a loud noise while she does it. She's generally pretty quiet when i'm in here, but when I leave she is very vocal. When i'm not in the room she's loud. I doubt that it's vocalization because she rather I be in the room, so maybe she is afraid when she's by herself? Or maybe it's her way of saying she's happy the big predator sitting in the computer chair finally left.
Any tips would be appreciated. Thank you!