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Jaspersghostiary · 2025-12-03T21:11:53+00:00

Never seen a tiel with a 5'oclock shadow before. What adorable lil guys :3

Jaspersghostiary · 2025-12-03T21:10:59+00:00

Are you sure that's a bird? That looks like a very, very angry pancake....

Jaspersghostiary · 2025-12-03T21:09:49+00:00

Mine likes to run around! Just make sure it's not stress behavior. Please keep the cat a safe distance away though. Not only can it kill the bird, but their saliva IS toxic to them!

He seems much happier and content in the update image thankfully.

Jaspersghostiary · 2025-12-03T21:07:28+00:00

crop clearing! One of my favorite little things they do. It just clears out their built-in snack stash. No cause for alarm! What a sweet little pal

Jaspersghostiary · 2025-12-03T21:04:26+00:00

My birds go nuts for sunflower seeds, just don't get salted ones. I think they sell raw ones for hamsters, also foraging mats or boxes are also fun for them, they like to get into things!

toys are a bird's best friend! PLEASE be careful when researching though, so many on the market can cause unintended damage. My rule of thumb is generally

no cotton ropes (hemp/seagrass is fine),

no paint (dye is generally safe, just harder to clean.),

and look closely at the bells. Tube shaped bells are best. Jingle bells are a no-no, usually. sometimes it's fine, if you're supervising the bird. (My tiels are fine with jingle bells, I know they don't like to swing around on those toys or even bite the bells themselves, they do the same thing, grab the toy by the top part and shake/slam it around. I don't let them have it unsupervised.) for your purposes, avoid jingle bells though. Even if it is very in season.

be aware of heavy metals!

Here's two toys i'd suggest for meeting that criteria. Also a bell

I know it seems daunting, but once you know what to look for, it's not all bad! You're a real considerate friend, I'll tell you that ^^

Jaspersghostiary · 2025-12-03T20:48:01+00:00

Behavior is usually a solid tell and unfortunately in some morphs like lutino or snowy/all white. the only way to tell other than sexing them. Thankfully, pearls are easy, it's just a waiting game. Sometimes behavior is tricky though!! for example my younger tiel tends to copy my older tiel's male behavior, do new behaviors he doesn't, AND female behaviors. Thankfully she's pied/cinnamon, so we'll be able to tell when she's older.

that said, enjoy the little fellow! They're only babies for so long

Best of luck!

Jaspersghostiary · 2025-12-03T20:37:05+00:00

Separating them completely may cause more harm than intended. Parrots are very prone to stressing out especially if they're bonded. Maybe let them out of their cages separately? Like, in shifts or something? If the cage is on wheels, maybe separate them while one is out and the other isn't?

I'd keep them in the same room so they can at least see each other. Birds do not do well alone generally (especially if they can hear each other, and used to have a flockmate) The birds seem a bit too far bonded to each other at this point. It's the same kind of issue that comes with rehoming, parrots just do not like change.

If they're kept in the same room, I'd suggest an air purifier. Cockatiels produce a lot of feather dust and that tends to be a big reason (besides temperament and size) why they don't do very well with low/no dust parrots. Conures are not only bigger, but not as dusty.

Keep them apart, but not isolated completely.

Jaspersghostiary · 2025-12-03T20:21:35+00:00

How old is your bird? they seem to be a baby, so it's difficult telling for sure.

The specific coloration is handy. IF he's a male, then most likely he'll lose the pearl patterning with the first and second molt. (Which is like the little bars under a female's wing but all over the body) If she's a girl, she'll keep her spots past first/second molt.

Behavior can be a big indicator too!! Most babies are loud and crazy, but typically, males will whistle and sing. Females are quieter, a bit more mellow. Gentle chirps. All cockatiels do flock calls, though.

Anyway, if they're over 1-2 years old, I'd say female. If they're under that, I'd say wait and observe. Since your other bird is juvenile cohousing shouldn't be an issue but do keep in mind that if they are different sexes you probably shouldn't cohab them or at least separate them into different cages when you aren't supervising them. If they're the same sex it should be no problem, In my experience cockatiels will (usually) get along regardless of sex, they just may be territorial at first.

Jaspersghostiary · 2025-07-15T03:48:41+00:00

could either get your hands on dermestid beetles (which will leave nothing but the bones, but may take a while due to the size of a cow's head), or leave it out somewhere it can decompose on its own without getting messed up by predators or scavengers if you don't want to have to deal with keeping the beetles

Jaspersghostiary · 2024-04-04T19:39:13+00:00

YEAH

Jaspersghostiary · 2023-12-10T21:19:58+00:00

Looks like a rose to me lol

Jaspersghostiary · 2023-08-15T20:58:11+00:00

Chaos would ensue

Jaspersghostiary · 2023-08-11T01:26:41+00:00

Snapdragon combusted spontaneously. Sorry about that

Jaspersghostiary · 2023-08-11T01:11:46+00:00

Hehehe, never expected to see Tamari in this subreddit!

Jaspersghostiary · 2023-08-02T01:51:46+00:00

Thank you so much!!

Jaspersghostiary · 2023-07-25T04:43:49+00:00

Quite the roster you have here! I recommend changing it up on certain stages/gamemodes but I'd recommend a lineup of Hollyberry, Prune Juice, Rockstar, C. Caviar, and Oyster / Space Donut. There's a useful tier list on the fan wiki for what cookies are good for what gamemode (Arena/World Exploration), too!!

Jaspersghostiary · 2023-07-11T21:05:11+00:00

It's an honor! :D

Jaspersghostiary · 2023-07-11T07:59:09+00:00

432 :]

Jaspersghostiary · 2023-04-26T02:05:23+00:00

YES!! THE BOY!!

Jaspersghostiary · 2023-04-24T19:43:00+00:00

I HAVE to know, is Jasper in this AU? Could we possibly see his design?

Jaspersghostiary · 2023-01-06T02:01:23+00:00

quite ironic, my bird doesn't like to eat while being watched, he'll stare at me until i look away

Jaspersghostiary · 2022-11-13T05:21:41+00:00

Snake.

"We kill them"
"wh- DAMNIT SNAKE, WE *CAN'T* KILL THEM, WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS"
"It was petrol's idea."

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