Oh Wolfchan. Sorry, didn't notice. Sounds like you take great care of your birds at work! That's wonderful.

Tikeyas mom, I trust you. LOL Cheeko doesn't because he's well into his teens and never got used to it. Have you tried giving him dried veggies available at pet stores for birds? Its like dried greens a crushed into an *almost* powdery form. You should try giving him that. He might like it, and he'll get his greens from it. My birdies prefer fresh, but when I go on vacation, I buy that so that their *bird sitters* give them that. I prefer they don't give them fresh veggies in their cage because no one is as careful as their mommy to clean it all up right after they are done eating so it doesn't rot.

Cockatiels' average lifespan is what they usually say 15-25 years. Tiels easily live into their 20s and many make it well into their 30s as well. I've *heard* some have even made it to like 41 but I'm not sure of that. Cheeko's probably in his middle ages at the moment. Wish you many many more years with that Cheeko boy.

Ps. They usually do not recommend putting vitamins in water, because it rots FAST, and if you forget to change it like 3 times a day, it can rot, and that's not good for your tiel. They sell vitamin bars for birds, which look kind of like seed treats but are vitamins. I would recommend those over adding vitamins to water, since they don't rot, and we all know how much tiels like to chew on hard stuff.