I have 2 cockatiels and one is a baby and one is 15 years old and and my 15 year old is bitting at my 5 month old and I don't know if he is trying to lhurt her or loving on her. but don't get me worry she is not angel. I just need help with this. thank you and you can e-mail me at amyteddybear6969320@yahoo.com
2006-12-08 07:42:32 · 5 answers · asked by amyteddybear6969320 2 in Pets ➔ Birds
they have been in the same cage for about one month and they hate being apart. So what is that all about
2006-12-08 08:15:44 · update #1
I put the 2 cage next to each for about 3 weeks and everytime I let them out they would go back into one cage and I would have to fight them to put them in the other cage and I don't have to fight them any more they sleep next to eachother and I just don't want to hurt the friendship. they play together. the 5 month old is always doing thing like hitting my 15 year in the head with a toy or bitting at his feet and tial.
2006-12-08 10:28:50 · update #2
Amy you need to separate them right away. Never put a young bird in with a older one, they will kill the younger one. The older bird is the dominated bird and will not tolerate the younger one in His cage.
Raised Cockatels by hand and still own one. He is 12 years right now.
2006-12-08 07:56:42 · answer #1 · answered by Angell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure of the genders of each bird?
Most types of this type of aggression are sexually oriented.
Did you put the new one in the 15 year old's cage right away?
It could be a territorial issue.
Usually when you get a new bird and want to combine them, it's best to put their cages next to each other, which you have, then put them both into a third cage that is no ones territory.
Then if you want to put them back into one of the other cages that may be larger, be sure to clean it real well and change it around, hang toys and perches in different places, it'll work much better.
Good luck
2006-12-08 18:14:20 · answer #2 · answered by Lynn D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think if he was really hurting her he would have drawn blood by now , a month is a long time for a bird fight. If they have not been in the same cage for a month I would keep them separate and only supervised outside time. When our birds get together we always ask is it preening or pruning (pruning being when you cut branches off fruit trees). If he is just preening even pulling to odd feather off it is play. It is fairly easy to see aggresion by watching the eyes. If he just threatens sometimes beak open does the younger one back off?
Birds have to learn manners from each other too. If he is on the attack - separate them, and when you try put them together if they want to be together put them in the young one cage.
We have a budgie that loves to preen all the others, she preens to suns till they say enough is enough and they chase her, then tomorrow she is allowed to preen again. My birds are not together unsupervised because a sun can harm a budgie.
2006-12-08 17:08:33 · answer #3 · answered by Angie C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to separate them. If they like being together, have them in two separate cages next to one another. That way they can still see each other and you can take them out and watch them play while you are supervising, but don't leave them in the same cage together.
2006-12-08 18:16:07 · answer #4 · answered by Writer of Truth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should probably seperate them if he is really hurting her. If he was alone for 15 years, having a new bird with him will freak him out.
2006-12-08 15:52:55 · answer #5 · answered by I ♥ my fjords! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋