I just bought the cockatiel yesterday and the breeder said to wait a week to let it out of the cage, but it seems so lonely and scared. It liked me handling it when I was in the store.
2007-01-15 10:59:40 · 4 answers · asked by rhavizad 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
They say that so he can get used to his surroundings and not panic. 2 weeks sounds like a long time... I would wait 1 day or 2, just to give him time to adjust. But talk to him and sit with him in the meantime.
2007-01-17 19:08:49 · answer #1 · answered by Samantha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every bird is different. Usually, it is good to let them become acclimated to a new setting but 2-3 days is plenty of time. When we re-homed our 14-year old White-Eyed Conure, he had been locked in his cage for 4 years and the minute I got him home I opened the cage doors and he climbed out.
You might want to take your little friend to a confined area like a small bedroom or bathroom (put the toilet seat down) so that he doesn't get frightened.
Good luck and enjoy.
2007-01-15 20:20:04 · answer #2 · answered by silver2sea 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The more you handle the bird early on the more it adjust to you and become a friendly bird. If you leave the bird in the cage for a week and then try to take it out it may bite and become kind of a loner bird. A friend of mine has one and she works all day and so the bird doesn't like to be handled and is antisocial.
2007-01-15 19:08:08 · answer #3 · answered by freakyallweeky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see where there is a problem in holding a baby cockateil. Just don't let him out of his cage to run around on his own.
2007-01-15 19:05:04 · answer #4 · answered by Chihuahua Lover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋