Here are my experiences...

1) Cockatiels are very curious, social birds. The males tend to make more noise than the females, (Baybi hardly makes a sound most of the time) and most breeders will know the difference in sex when you buy yours. They don't need an outrageous amount of attention, however, keep in mind that they are still parrots, and like company.

2) Cockatiels are fine by themselves, as long as they get at least 1-2 hours of attention a day. They love to hitch a ride on your shoulder whenever they can!

3) Buy a cage that is at least big enough for them to stretch their wings all the way across. They also love shiny things and toys they can move around. (For example rings, which they can move up and down)

I'm pretty Sure Giselle covered the rest! ^.~

Here's Baybi's cage, but she has a sort of playpen thing attached to the top, which we bought seperately. Also, Replacing those straight wood perches with real wood perches would be a good idea. Real, knobbly wood massages their feet and keeps them flexed. =] That's what we did with Baybi's cage, too.


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Good Luck!