How old does a baby cockatiel have to be before I can put him in a cage without having to put towels on the floor. He can perch on the bottom perch but he will not climb in the cage or sit on the top perch. I cover the bottom so he won't fall through the grate.
2007-06-11 11:23:51 · 6 answers · asked by June C 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
It depends on it's age and weight. If most of his pin feathers are grown put and he can fly a little on his own, he should be fine.
2007-06-11 11:41:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always kept all my babies in a brooder until they were about 5 weeks old and pretty much fully feathered.then i would put then in a cage without the grate and just 1 low perch.when i see that they are climbing the sides i add another perch up just a little higher.i then also put regular seed&water dishes in cage where they can reach it from bottom perchalso i put some parakeet seed & cheerios scattered on the bottom(away from perches)for them to forage.at about 6 weeks i then start to gradually add cockatiel seed to the parakeet seed for them.i alays make sure they can break open millet and parakeet seed good before i add cockatiel mix.by 7-8 weeks tey can have grate in bottom as well as higher perches and more hanging toys to play with.hope this helps.i bred cockatiels for 4 years.
2007-06-12 02:57:45 · answer #2 · answered by tiger_221917 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They should have soft foods in the cage as in rice and pasta and veggies. You will notice them climbing about the cage. I still wouldn't put higher perches in the cage till they are about 6 weeks old, because they tend to want to perch high when they sleep, but tend to fall too while sleeping.
Always keep a night light on at night. Tiels tend to have many night frights during the night time. Please cover their cage at night also. Birds drop their temp at night time too, and because this is a chick, they are notorious for drafts and dieing.
Good Luck!
2007-06-14 05:11:08 · answer #3 · answered by humor4fms 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you will take the infants out even at 5 weeks as you may discover from the charts you will could save the temp. precise. additionally how lots to feed them. Make the food at one hundred and five degree's. you ought to purchase the food on the puppy shops. Its particular made for infants. this might make your infants lots tamer. i might take the two out because of fact the mothers and dads are making yet another nest. After this nest hatches and the infants initiate leaving the nest to discover i might attempt to take the nest container away. you may basically permit your mom chicken lay approximately thrice a twelve months. any further than that it may shorten her existence span and achieveable egg binding could ensue. Room temperatures: a million-5 days ninety 4 - ninety six 6-9 days ninety 3 - 95 10-14 days ninety one - ninety 3 15-21 days 86 - ninety 22-28 days eighty one - eighty 5 29-35 days seventy six - eighty 36 days to weaning 70 - seventy 5 Feeding cases: a million-4 days each 2 hours a million - 2 cc's 5-7 days each 3 hours 2 - 3 cc's 8-14 days 7:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM, 7:00 PM, 11:00 PM 4 - 6 cc's 15-24 days 7:00 AM, 12:00 PM (midday), 5:00 PM, 11:00 PM 7 - 10 cc's 25-34 days 7:00 AM, 5:00 PM, 11:00 PM 11 - 15 cc's 35-40 4 days (fledging) 7:00 AM, 7:00 PM 11 - 15 cc's 40 5 days to weaning 7:00 PM 11 - 15 cc's good success
2016-10-09 00:25:02 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you see a lot of climbing and perching behavior. Until then, keep the bottom padded and a low perch available. You'll know!
2007-06-11 12:22:35 · answer #5 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the tiel. every tiel is different. I don't know hold old his is now but give him time and eventually when He is ready you'll know :)
2007-06-11 11:42:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋