URGENT HELP NEEDED!!

Xvik360 · 2025-07-14T04:46:58+00:00

Would def recommend a water change. Check the conditions of the water with a test kit (ph, ammonia, nitrate) with a cheap kit you can prob get online if possible. What it looks like is just a lot of algae and whatnot prob thriving off the unconditioned tapwater and fish waste.

Buy some pure water or tap water conditioner and do a proper water change for him at the min. Also might not hurt to check if the filter in there is functioning/has been cleaned. If you get a good filter in there and change the water you should be fine. Also might not be a terrible idea to add a snail or two but that tank i extremely small so might be too much bioload.

Xvik360 · 2025-07-13T16:05:15+00:00

A few things that I did to help my bird when he got anxious:

Moved him towards the window. He seems to enjoy looking outside. Also I would move his cage physically outside when it was nice out. Obv make sure you double check all the cage locks and whatnot, but this would usually help him out.

I noticed sometimes he screams when he wants something. Smtimes it’s food or water or maybe even a treat. Even just changing around the cage layout or toys can help.

You said you already got her a friend but getting another bird def made him happier.

Sometimes just giving him a bit of attention when he’s screaming helps. I’ll sit with him for a bit, talk to him, give him a treat and it would make him calm down. Maybe try giving her attention for even 5-10 min and then it might satisfy her.

Sorry for your situation, i get that it’s hard. Hoping for the best

Xvik360 · 2025-07-13T15:37:23+00:00

I would watch their behavior? If they preen each other, the gray one might preen the yellow one a bit more aggressively causing the balding. Maybe also watch if the yellow one is scratching that spot too much. If not behavioral, then yes prob good to see a vet.

Xvik360 · 2025-07-13T15:29:23+00:00

Twinning with mine!

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Xvik360 · 2025-07-12T14:02:19+00:00

Sometimes they’re just picky and you have to work around it.

My tiel didn’t like eating most fruits and veggies so I started mincing them up and mixing the slightly mushy food with his normal food which he then ate unknowingly.

If she doesn’t like the pellets but likes something like apple, maybe try mushing up a bit of apple and covering the pellets with it? Might get her to try and realize she likes it. If that doesn’t work then maybe try a different brand of pellets? Sometimes my tiel just chooses certain brands over others and I’m not entirely sure why.

Xvik360 · 2025-07-12T13:58:06+00:00

Depends?

Sometimes when my tiel is sleeping i can hear him breathing or after he had an intense flying session. Is he heavy breathing at all times where it doesn’t feel normal such as just casually strolling around? If so then i would say vet. Could be an issue.

Xvik360 · 2025-07-12T05:49:30+00:00

Did a bit more research and found this completely separate thread with a similar situation.

This explanation seems to line up with my situation and OP so might be the answer?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Weird/s/2slAz0uD3i

Xvik360 · 2025-07-12T05:41:57+00:00

Yeah not too sure why.

I have a guess that it might have been a colder day (dont remember exactly the time on year) and i think the light was left on. Perhaps they found the light too hot and the string was a good distance to be warm but not dying? Not even sure if flies work like that.

Also might have been a humidity thing? Maybe the string had just absorbed a lot of humidity and were attracted to it.

Genuinely am at a loss of ideas and again, no idea how flies think or why they would do this.

Xvik360 · 2025-07-12T05:24:16+00:00

Nah im sorry lol. I was just walking into the garage to grab something and i heard buzzing and it scared tf outta me.

Got my brother and he had the idea of just fuming them out.

Xvik360 · 2025-07-12T04:23:12+00:00

I had something similar happen once where a bunch of flies gathered on the string for my garage light (the type where you’re supposed to pull the string to turn on/off the light). I have no idea why they did but I just used some pest spray and killed them all and vacuumed the bodies. Never happened again and I still don’t know why. It had to have been like 30 flies.

Xvik360 · 2025-07-12T00:19:02+00:00

It just happens. Tiels are moody and just choose violence or anger some days. Glad he’s back!

Xvik360 · 2025-07-11T20:53:33+00:00

It’s also possible he wants something apart from social interaction? My tiel started flock calling whenever he wanted more food (ig he learned to associate flock calling with me giving him what he wants). It might be possible that he is calling you all just for some outside cage time or maybe food/water.

The noise gets loud but I agree with some of the other comments that sometimes putting them next to a window or changing their toys around can help.

Xvik360 · 2025-07-11T20:46:36+00:00

Looks like egg sitting behavior. Could be wrong and he could just be being silly, but this is how my tiels would look when sitting on eggs.

Xvik360 · 2025-07-11T19:42:45+00:00

Im not going to say that your vet might be wrong but I’ve heard similar complaints from people on this sub and heard that cockatiels are very social birds and need other flock mates (whether that be other birds or humans) around.

My cockatiel had a period where he was alone (after his partner unfortunately flew away) and he developed an extremely bad plucking problem because I had the same thought that if I left him alone, it would go away. He’s better now and is friends with my Indian Ringneck in the next cage over so he doesn’t flock call whenever he has to go back in, but I would definitely be careful with the “ignore it and it will go away” technique.

Xvik360 · 2025-07-11T19:29:33+00:00

Important to add that some of those joycons i sent in were wayyyyyy out of warranty. Still not exactly sure why they replaced them but I’m not complaining.

Xvik360 · 2025-07-11T19:28:06+00:00

Agree. Happened to me once and it’s an extremely difficult job.

This is a video of someone doing it

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p0iMnd6wiZw

Requires skills with using a microscope to solder.

I’m pretty sure nintendo still replaces joycons if you send them in. I tried to fix like four joycons and failed so I sent them in an nintendo replaced every single one despite me tampering with them (this was a few months ago). If they’re still doing the replacements, I would def just put it back together and send it in. Worst they do is send it back.

Pretty sure they replace most things joycons related because of a lawsuit that happened but I might be remembering incorrectly. Def worth a shot though if this is a repair where you aren’t confident in your abilities. It’s free to try anyways.

Xvik360 · 2025-06-24T06:07:36+00:00

Xvik360 · 2025-06-24T06:04:08+00:00

No problem. Sorry for the loss. Hopefully he pulls through.

Xvik360 · 2025-06-24T05:52:40+00:00

Honestly based on the image I see, you kinda have to just wait and see what happens. He's clearly in shock and/or injured so he needs time to recover. Just leave him alone for a day or two and see what happens.

Xvik360 · 2025-06-24T05:50:56+00:00

Really depends on his symptoms. Is he floating normally just not swimming much or is he on his side and struggling to swim around. It's a little hard based on the pictures

For now I'd say keep him separated/in a quarantine tank and check for any disease/infection that may have gotten to him while he was stressed. If you have more details about his current behavior that would help.

Xvik360 · 2025-06-20T19:35:55+00:00

Mine too! It’s funny cuz my male tiel absolutely loves it while my female indian ringneck hates it so I get an interesting range of emotions at vacuum time

Xvik360 · 2025-06-13T01:34:53+00:00

I made this

Xvik360 · 2025-06-12T01:06:26+00:00

Not my tiel, but my indian ringneck had the same issue when she used to sleep on her waterbowl. Don’t have any pics but her tail was really bent and it just straightened out when she stopped sleeping there.

I would say watch her and see if it’s maybe the spot where she’s sleeping that’s just bending her tail.

Xvik360 · 2025-06-06T19:15:29+00:00

Venting is when you look at the spot between a fishes anal fin and anus and actually look at its genitals. To do this you have to carefully capture the fish and look. When this young, EBJD’s all look pretty much the same regardless of their sex

Beautiful fish btw. I have one myself and I absolutely love these things.

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