My husband and I just got a male cockatiel and I was wondering do I give him a bath and how do I? And we want him to talk I know we gotta work with him but will he ever learn to say I love you, and oh baby I'm sexy. Just cute little sayens. Any advise would be appreciated and thanks to all who gives advice.
2007-03-01 14:43:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
I have 15 cockatiels at home,most males learn to whistle different melodies.But My favorite one talks a lot,so if you spend some time every day repeating what you want to hear he'll talk.When i was hand feeding mine my family members were sick-everyone was sneezing and saying "Bless you",so that was the first thing my bird learned to do-he sneezes and then sais" Bless you"-it's really funny.He also sais "Hey Sexy","Rise and shine", "Hi I'm Chucky,wanna play",laughs and some more.So good luck!And about a bath-just put not a very deep bowl with cool water-they'll take a bath themselves.I also sometimes take them one by one to the shower-they enjoy that too.
2007-03-01 15:10:04 · answer #1 · answered by Marina 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When teaching a bird to talk you just have to repeat the phrase over and over. You have to give the bird lots of attention and love. Gain its trust. I have a parakeet that says love you, and makes kissing sounds because that is what I always do to him.
The more attention you can give the bird the better. My birds are spoiled. I have even trained them that when they are out of the cage that they need to say on the newspaper with their toys. When they leave it I just say go back to the paper and they run back.
As for the bath, you can give your bird a very shallow dish of warm water, make sure it is not too hot. Also, get a spray bottle and spray them with luke warm water. My birds like being sprayed better than a bath. It just depends on their personality.
I have also filled the bathroom sink up with a little water and put my bird in there and let it splash around to get clean. Then I hold the bird in a towel to get is somewhat dried off since it is the winter months so it does not get cold.
2007-03-01 16:53:28 · answer #2 · answered by Mandie Moe 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some excellant sprays at pet stores carefull with them.Get him a toy or two they like to play . take your tme about.com has info. males like to sing and can be loud..They like finely chopped greens and carrots. Read all you can. My female alerted my wife that i stopped breathing while sleeping i have sleep apnea. All in all great pets . You cant put another Cockatiel in the same cage .. but Budgy is ok
2007-03-01 15:01:05 · answer #3 · answered by Grand pa 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋