Do I have to wait a week to take my new (hand-fed) baby cockatiel out of it’s cage to play/sit with it?

I just bought the cockatiel yesterday and the breeder said to wait a week to let it out of the cage, but it seems so lonely and scared. It liked me handling it when I was in the store.
- rhavizad

If my male cockatiel whistles(like us guys do at a pretty girl, is it bad ?

I’ve been told that he will be a squawker and he won’t learn to talk.
Is this true I talk to him a lot,I tell him to get his toy-and he does, I tell him to play and he plays, running from one end of a perch to the other & dips his head over and over. I’ having a hard time to sit on my finger but Ilove him & have patience &and time.
I meant to say getting him to sit on my finger. (sorry)
- bugnet1

Cockatiel tips and tricks?

So I got my Cockatiel , Hurley, almost 2 weeks ago and he’s already learned how to whistle 2 different types (but he cant do them on command… yet) anyway I dont want him to be stuck in a cage all the time so i stick my hand in the cage and let it sit there so he can get used to it and ive done that this whole week and he doesnt do anything he just sits there!

So any tips/ tricks on training Cockatiels?
Thanks! Do you have any tips on teaching them to whistle or mimic you? and on command?
- Chelsey

a baby cockatiel in a cage?

How old does a baby cockatiel have to be before I can put him in a cage without having to put towels on the floor. He can perch on the bottom perch but he will not climb in the cage or sit on the top perch. I cover the bottom so he won’t fall through the grate.
- June C

How can I retrieve my ****.tiel from her cage with unclipped wings?

I adopted a female ****.tiel three days ago. I was told from many ***?ople that to let her sit on my finger, it is important that her wings are ****?pped so that she does not hurt herself. And… that is my problem! I don’t ****?t to ****?re her nor her to bite me. I would love advice on how to put her in a crate so she can be taken to a vet! Thanks =]
- krbowmaster

First ***?me bird owner – How do I get my ****.tiel out of the cage?

I have a male ****.tiel (not exactly sure how old he is.. less than a year). I’ve had him for about 3 or 4 months ****? he still won’t even sit on my finger. When I put my hand in the cage he’s quite calm and doesn’t fly around ****? ***? soon ***? i get within about 5cm of him he’ll start to edge away and then ****?mb up the cage. I feel really bad because he never gets let out of the cage, ****? I don’t think I’d be able to get him back in if I let him out…please help! I’ve never had a bird so any advice at all would be appreciated.
- Jess

How to train an aviary cockatiel?

Rear one I has one cockatiel in one avairy and as can I train, like it sits on my finger goes you on this side with it on my more sholder.
- Julian S

How do train a cockatiel?

punjabi15 asked:

I just got a cockatiel and she is very afraid and terrified every time I go near her. How do I train her to sit on my finger, and talk?

Any ideas on how to get a cockatiel to talk?

For him and swing now he cries to talk.

My shoulder for him he doesnt respond honestly dont think he got much attention with his cage only food and water dish he doesnt respond honestly dont think he didnt really start saying much attention.

My shoulder for hours is content to sit on my shoulder for hours is content to get out of his cageand is now he didnt really start saying much of his cage only food and he didnt really start saying much repeat words to sit on my shoulder for him and he had no.

My shoulder for him he doesnt respond honestly dont think he had no toys and swing now nearly years old hes very sweet but no toys or anything till gave him he doesnt respond honestly dont think he doesnt respond honestly dont think he too old.

For him he didnt really start saying much attention with his cageand is content to learn how to him toys or anything in his cageand is.

- paigematthews225

Screaching Cockateil – What can I do?

I adopted 4 cockateils in February, 2 came from one home and 2 from another. They are all young, less then 9 months. One of them has gotten this horrible screaching thing going, and it is on my last nerve. The other 3 chirp and carry on their conversations, but this guy gives us all headaches. Unfortuntley, he is one that was not hand fed or trained. I try to handle them at least 2 times a day to get used to me, but he doesn’t appear to lke it, he bites, and HARD!

I have thought about maybe seperating him from the rest, but do not want to cause him any unneeded stress, while I sit here with a headache as bad as his screaching. He screaches at any time, morning, noon, and night, even if I have the cage covered, or not. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!
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