Will my Cockatiel Bird be Okay if Left Alone in the House a Few Days?

Question by Ty: Will my Cockatiel Bird be Okay if Left Alone in the House a Few Days?
We are leaving on family emergency for about a week tops. Our Cockatiel is trained and two years old. Unfortunately he can’t come with us but we bought extra food and water containers so he wont starve and die of thirst. Has anyone done this before?

Please help… What do I need to know?

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Answer by mich67
I have done this before, and my Cockatiel was fine. The only thing he will miss is your attention.

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Training your bird to step up

the trick is crucial and teaches your bird to perch on your finger
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BIRD THAT IS TOTALLY TOILET TRAINED 001.MOV

I have a sun conure parrot that I trained to go to the toilet every morning for his big dump. I learned the hard way that they hold their poop all night and in the morning they dump huge. Well I got tired of being dumped on so I trained him to do it in the toilet. Now, he will wait forever just to do it in the toilet. He is so cute
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Cockatiel Bird Room

My bird room early in the morning…they usually are noisier than this.
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BIRD LOVERS: Cockatiel’s strange habits..help or advice?

Question by Sam: BIRD LOVERS: Cockatiel’s strange habits..help or advice?
I have a 14 year old lutino cockatiel named Sunny. He has some strange habits, and i wonder what that could be attributed to. He used to sit up on his perch quite a bit, but when he was younger, i would catch him sitting at the bottom of the cage, kind of in a daze, and if you tried to get his attention or go anywhere near him–god forbid you stick your hand in the cage– he would charge at you, hiss, and try to bite you. This would be every once in awhile, but in the past 6 months, i’ve been noticing him doing this a lot more. He still climbs on his perch, plays with his toys, and eats, but he has been spending about 60 percent of his time at the bottom of the cage. I do leave his door open so he could come to the top of the cage and hang out, and he’s usually okay when he’s perching or on the top of the cage, but when he is on the bottom he is aggressively territorial and VERY cranky. Has anybody had this problem before? and is this a sign of anything serious? I worry because he is old, but otherwise he seems okay.

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Answer by kayann01
he seems to just be guarding his territory, picked a private area, perhaps now he is older he has staked more of a claim to “this is my area, stay out , leave me alone” try relate it to a person in the bathroom vs the living room- same house but one area is off limits to “visits “and the other isn’t. if you have kids its easier to understand what i mean. as long as he is “normal” in all other ways it doesn”t seem to be a health issue, the only health related issue i can think of is how are the condition of his toes,nails and pads? you could try changing the perching sticks, they may be worn,a bit used, and perhaps a bit thicker ?

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MY COCKATIEL BIRD WONT MOVE?

Question by ?? will eat u ? heat u: MY COCKATIEL BIRD WONT MOVE?
Hi i often move one of my cockatiels in and out of the cage they are new but really small. I am worried about them because they cannot get to there food and water dish i have to move one to them ( the other wont let me touch it i hand feed both). What should i do so they can move or jump around to each object in there cage?

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Answer by guisspino
Did you ask the same question 3 times?
check my first answer, its no big deal.

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What is your favorite activity to do with your cockatiel/parakeet/any other bird?

Question by iheartanimals: What is your favorite activity to do with your cockatiel/parakeet/any other bird?
Just wondering because I need more things to do with my cockatiel to prevent him from being bored everytime he comes out of the cage. Anything will do, but possibly something easy to get/make/do with household items.
Also, how do I get him to eat his vegetables and fruits? He doesn’t eat them even when I eat them in front of him.
Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Answer by Japjot
hey here are some things i like to do with my parakeet

- make it climb up my shirt
- talk to it in one pitch and repeat something and the bird will soon learn how to speak
- put it on your shoulder when you are doing something, my parakeets enjoy the ride

if you want your cockatiel to eat fruits and veggies, then you have to have some patience, put some in thier seed container. the birds will soon get used to this.

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Does the Top wing slide open arch playpen cage and stand have a perch for a bird already?

Question by Anna: Does the Top wing slide open arch playpen cage and stand have a perch for a bird already?
I am getting a cockatiel bird later on today, and i wanted to know if the Top wing slide open arch playpen cage and stand has a perch already so i didn’t have to buy one. does anyone own this cage?

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Answer by timcummings@ymail.com
sometimes,any way u have to buy toys food and water dishes so why not buy a perech or 2 and do not forget chew toys!

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is this bird cage big enough to hold a cockatiel?

Question by rvl309: is this bird cage big enough to hold a cockatiel?

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/for/814202115.html

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Answer by ladyelfoftherings
It is too small. A cage should be the biggest you can afford, and a minimum 18X18X24. Also, the bar spacing should not be too big – at a maximum 3/4 of an inch.

EDIT: Mama said it much more politely than I would have. I didn’t want to bring it up because I had some pretty choice words to say to the idiot who thought it would be good to cram 5 birds into a cage I wouldn’t even keep a pet rock in!

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Pet Bird Clicker Training 101

Clicker training is a good way to teach your bird tricks and teach them to come to where you want them. You’ll need a chopstick or small stick, a clicker (from a petstore), and a treat like millet. Hold the chopstick in front of your bird. He will get curious and touch it with his beak. Click the clicker and give him a treat, and soon he will learn to touch the end of the stick wherever you place it.
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