My cockatiel Romeo literally will not stop masturbating on one of his perches. It’s not daily, but MULTIPLE times daily, and I’m worried that he’s becoming frustrated. I’ve tried adding hours of darkness into his sleep schedule, rather than going to bed at 9pm, i changed it to 7pm. But that doesn’t seem to be helping much at all. I also interfere every other time he does start to masturbate by getting him to step up on my finger.

I do have another cockatiel, but a male, so I ruled that out. I also take him out daily for long periods of time, so I know it can’t be out of bordem either.

Any insight or helpful tips would be extremely appreciated!