New Present for Spike

[lv4dogs]

Is it a nice cage though? Sturdy & well made?

[racing_gurl07]

yeah its sturdy, i like it.

we cant take her out because she wont let us, we always try but she bites at us, dont know how long its going to take

[Giselle]

Let her stay in the cage for as long as she wants. The last thing you should do is to force her out the cage. With patient love and attention, Spike will enter and exit the cage with little prompting on your part

Have you bought Guide to a Well-Behaved Parrot by Mattie Sue Athan yet? If not, I highly recommend it. It has a list of what to do to encourage the bird to come out and feel comfortable around you.

After the bird is weaning, there is no real, solid way to prove a bird's age through its size and weight. Did the pet store tell you when the bird had finished weaning or when it arrived at the store from the breeders? There's a certain age when breeders sell their cockatiels to the store and I think it's around 4 weeks or something. Uhhh, don't trust me on that because I haven't read up on weaning cockatiels in quite a long time.

As long as she looks perky and the feces is not sticking to her vent area (her butt feathers, basically ), I wouldn't worry about the occassional diarrhea. Did you give her a lot of leafy vegetables or some watery fruits? The aforementioned can easily give new birds the Big D. If it doesn't continue, I wouldn't worry. Good Luck!