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    Untamed year old Cockatiel

    This is going to be long road trip, so buckle up your seatbelts and hold on tight!

    The story begins when my parents got a cockatiel on Craigslist ever since my little sister stumbled on a brunch of videos of them on YouTube. However, the responsibility was push onto me when they found out the cockatiel was untamed, and was on a seed-only diet. For a 15-year-old girl, that’s a lot to take in.
    The previous owner kinda gave up on the poor guy because they didn’t have time for him anymore, and by the way he acts, it was obvious that he was brought from a pet store and had zero human interactions, besides the changing of the food and water dishes. The owners told us that he was a year old and that he was aggressive/terrified towards hands since one of their relatives tried to pick him up. Key word: tried.
    Well, the only experience I have with birds is that I been owning a parakeet since last November, so I’m still a beginner.
    So far I gotten him to eat millets, seeds, and a few different types of pellets from my hand, although he’s somewhat nervous when he does.
    So the problem is that I have no idea what I should be doing. I don’t know how much time I should be training him, or what taming methods I should be doing. I don’t even have a constant routine to tell me when to train him.
    When I was taming my budgie, I wasn’t afraid of her bites, but it’s a different story for my cockatiel. I gotten bitten a few times, but they never bled, nor were they powerful. However, I do know what damage they could do. I heard that you could use gloves while taming them, but I rather have him used to my hands than wear gloves every time I handle him.
    I know training a older cockatiel that never been tamed before wouldn’t suddenly be tamed, but I honestly don’t know what direction I should be going with him. I had him for a month now and he seems more relaxed since I got him.
    He occasionally follows me from the inside of his cage, and waits at the door when I hand him treats. He’s a sweet boy and has so much potential if he was looked after more. He has gone though a lot since he came, and I want to do what I can for him. If you have any methods/tips for taming an older bird please reply!

    Thank you for reading such a long post, but to make it up to you; here’s a photo of Peabo:

    Sorry if there’s any grammar mistakes, it’s 11PM when I typed this.


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    Last edited by love4beauty; 04-11-2018 at 04:20 AM.

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