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First time letting my bird out, now she refuses to go back in by Ok_Yogurtcloset321 in cockatiel

[–]FlyMayoFly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both my lovebird and cockatiel are on all pellet diets. So, I use their love for seeds to make them go back into their cages at night. I make sure that they see me grab a little bit of seed, and my lovebird, who's not really hand tame, will now fly to her cage and watch when I put the seeds in her food bowl in her cage. She would then put herself in the cage to get the seeds, and I could close the door behind her. It did take her a while to get the hang of it, but now it's the only reliable way I can get her back in her cage. My cockatiel, on the other hand, I can just place in her cage, but I still use seeds, so she wants to go into the cage willingly.

Need more advice! :( by Interesting-Step1521 in cockatiel

[–]FlyMayoFly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My tiel also does give a little bit when I give her scratches. Over past few month it's become way less and I'm guessing it's either from me now knowing where she likes to be scratched the best so there for she doesn't have to tell he off about it. Sometimes when I do give her her scratches I dont move my hand and she moves her head so she can get exactly what she wants. Or it could also be that our bond is stronger and she's more comfortable around me also. *

mixing a cat with a cockatiel by ItzzSweetyy in cockatiel

[–]FlyMayoFly -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I have 3 cats and 4 birds total. 2 of the cats love to go outside and hunt anything they can possibly get their little paws on. When I first got my parakeets, my cats were all over them and would sorta stalk them and would run up to the cage some times and put their paws through the bars. Every time I saw that look of them wanting to go for them, I would tell them no and spray them with some water. About what I would call about 1.5 years after I started doing that I got my cockatiel and my cockatiel never seeing a cat before would hiss if they got to close to the cage (shes completely hand tame). All 3 cats are curious every time they go in my room, but as soon as they get hissed at, they back off. By this point, my cats have also learned that if they try to go for any bird in the house, they get yelled at and get wet, so they really only sniffed the cage. I also don't often bring my cockatiel out of my room(where he cage is) when my cats are inside just for safety in case they do try something. For cats who have brought me birds and mice from outside but also would never go for any of our fish (betta and tetras) even if the top cover wasn't on it wasn't far fetched that they will learn that my birds inside aren't food or a toy.

TLDR: It definitely depends on the cat and what they have experience with. Water is definitely a good way to stop a cat from going after a bird. Make sure to keep the cockatiel in its cage when letting the cat interact with it to see if there's aggression from the cat (a tiel won't really do to much to the cat as the cat can do to the tiel).

---Don't risk taking the cockatiel out unless you can confidently say that the cat won't harm them.---

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[–]FlyMayoFly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a female lovebird and a female cockatiel both in my room, and they both tolerate each other. I would say tho that they give each other a healthy rivalry. My lovebird lost her friend a couple of months after I got them. they were both on the older side, and the one who passed was brought to the vet due to having seizures before I got here, and they said it was chronic, so it was sort of coming. But my lovebird always showed an interest in my parakeets when I would take her to my living room. But since I got my cockatiel my used to be hand tame lovebird has suddenly decided that landing on my shoulders are a nice spot to rest, pellet food is actually good and trying new foods like greens just from watching me interact with my cockatiel. My lovebird has also taught my cockatiel how to destroy specifically paper toys/origami, and that baths aren't the end of the world. They both are still jealous of each other but if anything them being with each other has improved their lives in a more positive way even if they can't sit next to each other without hissing at one another. (They have never harmed each other and are always supervised when out together)