Cockatiel info needed!

[Jodie9]

Does anyone know if pet stores typically have male cockatiels or female cockitiels?

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Originally posted by popcornbird
My birds get night frights when they're NOT covered. When they are covered, and its pitch dark, they sleep comfortably. Its when they can see things that they get scared, so I make sure they're covered well at night. I've had them for almost 6 years now, and so far, they have only had 3 night frights....and those night frights all happened on nights when I felt it was too hot to cover them and didn't.

I guess it depends on the birds too. My birds are so used to being covered that they demand their 'blanky' at night. They start screaming for it at their bed time, and won't stop until they see me bringing it. Then they sigh with relief. LOL!

I guess it does very from bird to bird. I've had birds for 13 years and only ever covered my cockatoos. I've never even considered covering my cockatiels. It's something I had always read and been told not to do.