I'm about ready to kill me a bird. How do I shut the damn thing up (from screaming)?
2006-07-30 08:37:32 · 17 answers · asked by Zoer 5 in Pets ➔ Birds
He just started screaming and he won't stop. He does this every once in awhile. I can deal with the little sounds (no matter how annoying they will become) but this is just unbearable.
2006-07-30 08:41:56 · update #1
Maybe I should clarify something:
He isn't mine! I'm housesitting for a friend. She also has an amazon. Him I can deal with. The cockatiel is hushed right now. I know nothing about birds since they aren't mind, I've never had any, so therefore, I've never read up on them.
Both birds have fresh water and food. I let them out every day for awhile.
2006-07-30 10:22:33 · update #2
Yes he is a male. I also talk to him a lot.
He is fine right now. Sitting on my lap actually. He was just screaching so loud and the dogs were freaking and I was getting a major headache....
2006-07-30 11:13:54 · update #3
You may not notice it but the bird is shrieking at changes in the environment, i.e a stranger passing by the window, or a new face showing up, perhaps the dogs moving about.
In the wild Cockatiels are the jungle watchdog, any of the slightest of changes from the ordinary and they sound off loud and clear, warning neighbors to beware.
If he is in your house and is not used to its rhythms, he is just doing his job.
While he is in his cage, for the time you want him quiet, put a cover over the cage. This is good for him for several reasons, stress reducer is a big one, and if he doesn't see things that alarm him, he won't squawk.
Also at night his cage should be covered, it is more comforting to him than when the cage is open to sight.
Believe it or not, his sleep will be hampered when the cage is not covered as he is always on the look out for anything abnormal, (by his perception.)
2006-07-31 05:05:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Leave the room for a while and don't act like it's bothering you. If you start getting upset, he will probably scream more. As long as he doesn't scream very often, its probably not a problem, sometimes cockatiels just do that. Make sure he has enough toys and a large cage so he isn't bored and let him out of his cage for several hours every day. If he won't stop you can turn on the radio or something, it sometimes works with my 'tiel.
2006-07-30 09:51:27 · answer #2 · answered by jerrri 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As many others have stated, cover the cage and darken the room. I have 5 cockatiels, and this as well as nice soft music works. Plus, they often do this when they want attention. Have you tried talking to him (guessing it's a male..they are nosiest)? Attention calms them down, especially if it is a single bird.
2006-07-30 10:28:14 · answer #3 · answered by Valerie R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
parrats have a tendency to start screaming to ask for attention. When it gets too much to handle cover the cage with a black cloth and it will just go to sleep, i had a grey parret that kept on screaching and this is what we didi to it!
2006-08-01 02:15:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wants something! Here are a list of reasons why it could be screaming: wants out of the cage- get a perch you can set it on outside in a room where it can't hurt itself, wants fresh water or fresh food, wants you to socialize with it, sees something it's afraid of, is bored-get new toys.
2006-07-30 08:44:11 · answer #5 · answered by Lelly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lmfao!! Your ready to kill a cockatiel over its squawking?! Don't ever get an Amazon, lady...There like 50X as noisy as two cockatiels!
So feel good about your one cockatiel...I'm sitting in the middle of who can get the loudest between an amazon and two cockatiels....oh and parakeets chirping in as well
good luck!
2006-07-30 08:49:08 · answer #6 · answered by Kira M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cover the cage
2006-07-30 08:42:08 · answer #7 · answered by Gothic Martha™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Microwave
2006-07-30 08:40:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you didn't like random loud screaming, you shouldn't have gotten a cockatiel. They are VERY chatty. If you do plan to get rid of it, please take it to an animal shelter where it can be rehomed. Good luck!
2006-07-30 09:35:55 · answer #9 · answered by Robin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cover your bird up and darken the room,this usually calms them down.Make sure your bird has ALL he/she needs before doing so.Good luck!
2006-07-30 08:43:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋