Can I get a cockatiel with my parakeet?

Question by ?g???ielle?: Can I get a cockatiel with my parakeet?
I have a parakeet that is sorta hand trained. She will go on my finger without biting. But When she is by a mirror, on top of her cage or in her cage I need to use a pencil or glove. I feel like she is lonely and I would like to get another bird. I want a cockatiel because I wanted a bigger bird and I heard they are much sweeter. I just need to know how big of a cage I should get for both of them, if i can feed them the same food and how long does it take till i can put them in the same cage?

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Answer by lambness
It’s not advised to mix the two types of birds in a single cage. They could hurt each other. If you are going to get a new, bigger bird, you could keep them in separate cages and have the cages near each other. You could also try supervised play-times outside of their cages to see if they can be gentle to each other and be friends.

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Is there something wrong with my cockatiel?

Question by Its Cole: Is there something wrong with my cockatiel?
Cockatiel is almost always “cleaning his self”. He will be out o his cage and just start plucking every where. A bunch of white small feathers come fly every where. I’ve only had him for a week, so he maybe he is just molting. Please give me some info on whether it’s bad or not?

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Answer by Jen
Are they feathers, or is it casings that could be around new feathers? If he is truly plucking his feathers, he is probably stressed.

When new feathers grow in, there are little white/somewhat translucent casings around them. These are VERY itchy for birds. If that’s what it is, your bird is just molting.

My birds are currently molting, too, and I try to help them get those little casings off by scratching their heads (gently). If your bird lets you, you can break open the casings with your nails when you pet/scratch them. Since he’s new, I wouldn’t force him to let you pet him just yet, but if he lets you go ahead.

Don’t forget that you should try and bathe your bird… because it’s cold outside, make sure your home is relatively warm. I use a spray bottle with warm water and mist my birds… because it’s winter I only do it a couple times per week.

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How to get my cockatiel to stop chirping so much!?

Question by Allie: How to get my cockatiel to stop chirping so much!?
I have a cockatiel ive had her for i think 3 years and she gets really annoying if im not in my room she chirps like crazy and sometime ill even be in my room and she’ll be chirping like crazy i though she was asking for something so I checked her food and water and it was all fine and at night time if i wake up and leave thats when she chirps the loudest and it wakes up everybody in the house What are my solutions??
Should i get a parakeet to keep it company? if so should i keep them in the same cage or should I go with seperate cages

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Answer by Kira P
Most birds will go to sleep if they are in the dark. Try getting a cage cover or a blanket to put over the cage when she is being noisy.

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How do I warm up my cockatiel to me?

Question by Noma Fox: How do I warm up my cockatiel to me?
I’ve had a little cockatiel since about the beginning of September this year, and she won’t stop having a nasty attitude. I try keeping her on my shoulder, eventually she flies off and tries to run under her cage and starts hissing. I’m trying to hold onto a treat as she eats it, which she accepts, but once it’s gone she’s back to being mean. Any way I can get her to just…. be nice?

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Answer by Liss luvs birds
The best thing to do would be to get its wings cut, then it can not fly and it will then rely on you to help it get off the floor if it falls down and it is so much easy to tame them. Soon they will love you because will understand that you are there to help it and you love it.

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what r all the supplies I will need for a cockatiel?

Question by John: what r all the supplies I will need for a cockatiel?
like toys

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Answer by quin_and_tiko
1 cage: a larger one that is ment for medium parrots. (dont get the cockatiel starter kit)

atleast 3 perches: a roap, natural wood, and peti perch. (concrete perch)

4 toys (and up): a destroy toy, noise toy, foraging toy, and foot toy.

a swing and ladder is also a good idea for exercise.

make sure the cage has half an inch bar spacing or lower.
dont make the perches too small.

three food bowls ( food- water- treats(fruit+veggies)

they like cozy corners too for warmth and comfort.

play stands or play gyms are a good thing to have for interaction with you. they like hangin around on it while your around.

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cockatiel eats pizza

cockatiel eating pizza
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Is there a way to train my cockatiel not to bite?

Question by Bubblefish: Is there a way to train my cockatiel not to bite?
Hi everyone,
I have a 4-month old cockatiel for a month and I know she likes nibbling and pecking but I think she is turning it into biting (although it never draw blood but that hurts) recently. She likes to ‘bite’ when having her ‘table’ food (I have to hold it for her since she only eats her seed in her cage but never veggies or fruits where she likes to sit on me and eat those stuff), she starts biting my finger when I’m not looking. I told her told then she bites even harder until I yell at her.

Also, if she dislikes something that I’ve done she sort of hissing at me then pretending to bite (never hurt me though) in order to scare me away. I yell at her then she stops.

I put her back in her cage if she bites me over 3 times in a roll. And I believe she gets the message and she didnt ‘call’ me back to let her out the cage when I ‘punish’ her this way. However, she be doing the same thing again next time. I wonder how everyone ‘teaches’ the birds and how to change their bad behaviour.

I also wonder if cockatiel doesnt like belly rub coz mine pretend to attack if she sees my fingers going to touch her belly.

P.S. I know my bird is very attached to me and she’s a very loving bird in general apart from the biting bit.

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Answer by jake
the trick is every time she bites someone reward her with a cyanide pill. this will stop her from biting people.

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“CHASE” MY NEW COCKATIEL

This is my bird “Chase” two days after getting him. 2-27-09. He is about 12 or 13 weeks old. He had a tiny piece of cedar bedding in his right eye the day I went to get him and his third eyelid was very inflamed and irritated, he was very scared of humans. I was told he was a biter, but all he has done to me is just a nip. I believe LOVE will heal all! He has started to sing mostly around 11 to 11:30 at night, but today he started to “tune the pipes” as I call it right after I took the sheet off his cage! We are still working on getting him out of his cage- and thats where I got his name from, I had to chase him around it to get him out, but now I am working with him more slowly and he’s starting to understand that it’s not such a bad thing to have “mom” reach into the cage and get him out, he already knew how to “step up” when I got him. He will sit on my shoulder and play with my hair, although I don’t think he likes my ear because he hisses at it, LOL- and he will hiss when I sniff too! I was told he had bit a guy that was careing for him before I ever got there so I figure Chase has decided that I’m pretty cool and has adopted me! It’s a great feeling. When I have his cage door open he climbs out and to the top of it and he will preen and sing and just talk to himself and just be cute. I will post more videos to show his color change (he’s a white headed grey) and the growth of his wing and tail feathers- speaking of tail feathers, somehow he lost his tail feathers …

I have a male cockatiel with some sneezing problems, is he possibly allergic to something?

Question by a_nguyen504: I have a male cockatiel with some sneezing problems, is he possibly allergic to something?
My male cockatiel has been sneezing a lot in the past 2 months. Could he be allergic to something? The changes I’ve made is that I recently moved to a new location so could it be the weather. I added a banana flavored cuttlebone to his cage. Maybe hes allergic to it? he never uses it he wont go near it. Hes also been ripping up the newpaper i keep at the bottom of his cage. Could that lead to more serious problems? Is the newspaper toxic for him? I bought him some millet spray and he seems happier with it. Any body else had these problems?

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Answer by ajaynac
My cockatiel had a bit of a sneezing fit for awhile when he was still alive. He used to have issues with newspaper, especially with colored dye. He’d sit and chew it up until I’d change it back, but that usually never made him sneeze. If he’s around a lot of dust, that doesn’t normally help. But if his eyes look dull or he’s picking at his feathers, he may have a bacterial infection and it would be wise to see an avian vet. They can get him something that helps. My bird used to sneeze at dust or smoke mostly but there were times he sneezed just because he needed to be clipped and his own feathers were making him sneeze.

I hope your cockatiel gets better! It’s no fun to have a sick pet.

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which one is a good learner to talk and training? indian ringneck parrot or a cockatiel??

Question by Mr right: which one is a good learner to talk and training? indian ringneck parrot or a cockatiel??
i cant afford grey parrot? letme know which one is better among these both?? ringneck or cockatiel??

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Answer by Bea
Indian ringneck are talkers cocketiels are better at whistling.

Do your research before buying one!

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