so i have a 2 questions...
what things can i feed them...i know thet they like apples but what else?
another questions is how can i stop them from bitting when i got to pick him up?
2007-12-06 11:47:34 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
by what the can eat i mean treats and stuff
2007-12-06 11:58:00 · update #1
grapes
romaine (not iceberg) lettuce
2007-12-06 11:50:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cockatiels are seed eaters and need a proper blend of seeds including sunflower, wheat, rapeseed, and smaller seeds like a budgie mix. Buying a cockatiel mix is your best bet on good nutrition. Save the apple for an occasional treat.
They also like a little bit of greens, which can be grasses (that haven't been sprayed with chemicals) and seed heads from weeds.
A piece of cuttlefish is good so that they can keep their beaks short and in peak condition, and some shell grit or tiny gravel to help them grind up the food in their crops.
And of course plenty of fresh water. Mine even have the occasional bath in it.
For hand training your cockatiel, you need to be very patient and building up trust. Try hand feeding your birds some treat each day. This lets them associate your presence with good things. Gradually move your hand away from them till they will want to step onto your hand to eat. Do not grab at them, they don't like it and will bite. Better to get them to come onto your hand than grabbing them. As they come to trust you, you can try petting them.
2007-12-06 11:58:50 · answer #2 · answered by Barb Outhere 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Seeds need to be there at all times and mix it with pellets. This is the staple food. Vegetables and Fruits are additional "treats".
So Spinach works well with them and Carrots and Broccoli and corn. These 4 things work with my Cockatiel.\
Cockatiel seeds are better but you can get parakeet seeds and they like that too.
2. They are scared right now. So, just talk to them and don't put your hand out. And gain their trust ...feed them and they will like you. Let them out of their cage and say step up when picking them up things like that work.
2007-12-06 11:56:35 · answer #3 · answered by Vee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't probably think of any style of chicken is quiet one hundred% of the time. yet once you want 2 birds then i could get 2 now fairly than later. that is perplexing to introduce new birds to a minimum of one yet another. yet cockatiels are solid birds.
2016-12-17 09:45:00 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to google cocatiel foods, and treats. There are a lot of foods they can't have and plants they can't be around. They sell bird treats in the pet stores. I give my cocatiel millet seed, fruit seed and nut balls, nuts, stuff I buy at a bird store, and sometimes I share a piece of bread, some veggies. I don't give my bird anything with sodium or sugar. Never give your birds apple seeds or apricot pits, or anything of that sort. Good luck and enjoy your two new additions.
2007-12-06 16:45:36 · answer #5 · answered by moosies 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It will take along time for them to stop nipping at your fingers..They dont trust you yet
Food: They love those seed sprays but I would stick to a traditional prebaged food for them from the pet store. I wouldn't feed them a bunch of fruit because they will get the runs. They make alot of choices but please use the ones mades specifically for cockatiels
2007-12-06 11:51:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, there are a few things I can remember that they weren't supposed to eat, including anything with caffine or chocolate. And you may be picking him up incorretly. Really, it's probably better, for now since you just got them, if you just let them come to you for awhile. They need to get to know you first.
2007-12-06 11:52:06 · answer #7 · answered by Jasmine N 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Here is a list of foods your birds should eat: http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww14eiv.htm
and more good foods: http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww3eiii.htm
How to get them to eat their veggies: http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww70eiii.htm
Things NOT to feed your birds (poisonous) and household toxins to protect them from: http://www.birdsnways.com/articles/poisons.htm
Step one in getting your birds hand-tamed: http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww19eii.htm
And great advice on caring for your cockatiel, including how to train them to step up: http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww21ev.htm
Best of luck with your two new birds! Cockatiels are great pets!
2007-12-06 12:07:30 · answer #8 · answered by margecutter 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
almost any veggies
You need to build trust in the birds before you can handle them
2007-12-06 11:51:05 · answer #9 · answered by jon_mac_usa_007 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They like any vegetables, bread, oatmeal, peices of leftover waffle, ect. Mine loves waffles (with the syrup)!
2007-12-06 11:54:41 · answer #10 · answered by DelightsJD 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they also like letus .......... you can stop them from bitting by taming them,so just keep holding them and they will stop bitting
2007-12-06 11:54:01 · answer #11 · answered by Amber P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋