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Hi next months it’s peko bday he is turning one and I’d like to start giving him smackers and petsile fruits food can I give him and my another budgie she is also turning one
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I bought a wild cocktail recently and he is not eating different food he eats only one food item and he is not even trying seed or corn. I tried to give it in different ways
Without knowing how long you've had your bird, it would be hard to give more tailored recommendations. Birds can be very picky and afraid of new things at first, especially if you've recently purchased it. I would continue to offer a variety of items to let your bird get used to seeing them, etc, and give it a chance to finally sample some. Be sure to pick up anything spoiled and keep trying!
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Hi ok so I have two cockatiels one is a male one is a female .I’m not sure how old they are but I’ve had them for 6 years and they hate me but ,the female bird loves my mom listens to my mom when my mom puts her finger in front of her she goes on her
Taming birds takes a lot of time, patience and consistency. You may want to find a favorite treat of theirs, and begin offering it only when you approach the cage. Getting them used to you first without handling them can help them gradually overcome any fear and prevent extra stress. Once comfortable, you can then move onto feeding them from your hand, petting them, etc. If at any time they do become stressed, taking a break until they calm down and then returning to the previous step they were comfortable with is best. These articles below may also help give you some tips and tricks to make things easier: https://www.petcoach.co/article/basic-bird-training-how-to-train-your-bird-to-step-up/ https://www.petcoach.co/article/bird-biting-why-they-do-it-and-how-to-correct-it/
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Hi, i have 2 new young cockatiels and we have to travel for around 4 nights and i want to leave them enough food, so i was wondering if it is okay to leave them homemade dried fruits, sunflower seeds and phalaris (canary seeds)? If dried fruits are o
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We have had this cocktail for about a year. He or she was left in our rental. She will notice come out of her cage at all we leave the door open 24 7. We try to hold her and she will peck at us. Is this normal for them
If your cockatiel was not hand tamed then she may be less social and not as handleable. It will take a lot of time and patience to get her hand tame. Try using treats and just leaving your hand in there until she is more used to you. You can find video,guides online for,hand taming your bird. Some birds never tame up and are always less social, but with patience many will come around. Good luck to you!
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