Re: Bird Update
Originally posted by ScantyNebula
Also update from other owners .. apparently they never did let them take them out of their cage. They could only pick them up if they had came out of the cage themselves. Strange, no? And they owned them for years ... I always thought tiels were very friendly by nature ..
Cockatiels are very friendly and social by nature, but their people probably never handled them much or socialized them properly. So they spent most of their time in their cage bonding with each other and thinking humans are scary. The owners definately should have made you aware that they weren't so used to being handled, especially since that is why you wanted a cockatiel in the first place! I believe you could still tame them, it will just take a lot longer since they are set in their ways.
You might want to keep your eye open for garage sales or classified ads where you may find a cheaper cage.
Alyson
Shiloh, Reece, Lolly, Skylar
and fosters Snickers, Missy, Magic, Merlin, Maya
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