Cockatiel Care
Cockatiel Care
Properly Taking Care of a Cockatiel for a Happy and Healthy Pet
If you have chosen a Cockatiel as a new pet, you must realize that there are thing you need to know for proper cockatiel care. First, cockatiels demand a pretty expensive up front cost. This should not scare you because the rewards for having a cockatiel are great. They also have a pretty high “maintainability” cost involving time and energy. You must be willing to commit several daily tasks and almost unlimited personal involvement. These bird are completely dependent on you. The love and satisfaction is returned to you tenfold.
One of the best paths to excellent Cockatiel Care is to provide your pet with the optimal living conditions and surroundings possible. The pet’s cage is a good spot to start. Keeping a tidy cage and environment is an essential requirement. Newspaper is the perfect source of covering for the floor of the cage. Since it can be easily cleaned of any wasted food, excess feather dust from your pet, and bird droppings.
Cleaning the cage frequently, as well as all accessories, using natural cleansing solutions that contain no harmful chemicals or fumes, is an excellent routine to follow. Performing this ritual will give your Cockatiel an environment that is clean and well maintained, and in addition, it will aid in the prevention of sickness.
Finding a good location for the cage, preferably an extremely peaceful and cozy portion of the house, is another factor that contributes to good Cockatiel care. This uncomplicated act will reduce stress in your pet that can be introduced by loud sounds, drafts, and sudden movements.
To ensure appropriate care for your Cockatiel, it is important to provide good energetic, as well as intellectual, exercise. The bird should not be permitted to remain inside the cage for extended periods of time. You should allow a short exercise schedule regularly, preferably on a daily basis, enabling your pet to explore his surroundings and “run” free. Because Cockatiels have extremely high natural intelligence, it is important that you express love and affection towards them, as this makes them candidates to be your companion, this in turn promotes good health and happiness.
Good diet regulation is also among the guidelines that should be followed to ensure proper care for Cockatiels. In order to thrive and remain healthy, your feathered friend needs more than pellet based food, such as a consistent diet of greens, vegetables, fresh fruits that are chopped, seeds, and even boiled eggs and other nutritious table foods.
Also included in the plan to ensure proper care for Cockatiels is the practice of good hygiene. Try to keep the feathers on the bird’s wings clean, as well as clipped, constantly, and provide bathing occasions as often as possible.
By starting with just these tips, you are insuring a healthy relationship with your cockatiel. Properly cockatiel care (from the start) will help you build a bond with your bird that will last for as long as 15 to 20 years.
i just like to say that i had my cockatiel for 10 plus year. She has the freedom of the house but she is mean. For all these years i still can get cloes to her unless i have her favorite toys then she my best buddy
Wayne
13 Jul 11 at 5:37 am
hey, your website has helped me alot. thank you.
paige_96
26 Jul 11 at 9:43 am
I have two pairs of cocktails two males and two females all in a big cage they have laid two eggs but it has been almost a month and still nothing…is this a problem? Are my eggs bad? Do they need a nest? Do they sell nests? Or make their self nests? I interact with my bird ALL the time but with my two kids I can’t let them out as often as I would Like…do the females need to exercise as well ? The last time I let my female out she hit the wall and ceiling so many times she hurt her nose…thanks and god bless…
derek
31 Jul 11 at 2:40 pm
Hi, Someone gave me a young Cockatiel and this poor bird chewed off its right foot! It is dry at the end of the foot about where the ankle would be. This girl had two bratty children so I don’t know if the poor bird was just stressed out and neglected, if someone has an idea on why this has happened and how to better take care of him/her, please let me know.
Thanks
Stephanie
1 Aug 11 at 10:18 pm
Can a Cockatiel and a parakeet live peacefully together? that means as “buddies” housemates, etc.
Diane
7 Aug 11 at 11:07 pm
hi i found a cockatiel and he doesnt seem to be injured but it doesnt fly away , the wings dont look that are clipped, but i just want to know what to do from now on
Karen vicente
11 Aug 11 at 3:35 am
I was wondering what Should i feed My pet cockatiel exactly? And how Often should i feed Them The Different types of food? Thank You
mike
14 Aug 11 at 3:20 am
This didn’t help at all… covers no basics what-so-ever. Waste of my time.
Sorry to hear that Wayne. Maybe you should cage her. She will be absolutley, 100% dependant on YOU. Feed her at a regular time every day. Talk to her constantly. When you let her out to fly, do so in a confined space. Be in the room with her- just watching. Then put her back into the cage. Make a dead-on rutine of this. I don’t know how long it will take untill she is broke- if ever it does happen! This is a highly motified version of how I deal with “cranky colt syndrome”.
Hope I helped.
MER
21 Aug 11 at 6:48 am
Hey, my grandmother really wants a pet. Are cockatiel’s a good pet for someone elderly? She lives alone and would probably be as dependant on this bird as much as it is on her. I’m just wondering how much (weekly) maintenance i will be doing to help her out.
LizM
27 Aug 11 at 5:40 pm
i just inherited a 19 yr old cockatiel and she was the runt who they never expected to make it….thank u for the helpful information to keep my baby alive more than 20.
stacy
4 Sep 11 at 11:56 pm
this website will help me in the long run. going under favorites!
birdboy
11 Sep 11 at 11:42 pm
I am happy I found your website, My husband and I are new cockatiel owners..we have perry in a large cage filled with different perches and toys in our family room(no drafts) and he seems to be happy, just wish we knew what his little noises mean..sometimes he sings sometimes he sounds quiet excited..can not get him to eat anything except seeds, however I do offer greens and fruit…anything that could help us be a better parent to perry would be so helpful..
susan
28 Sep 11 at 2:35 am
thank you my bird was a rescure and give to me i love her to death she is never in a GAGE and comes with me everywhere
jan
19 Oct 11 at 11:13 am
how can you shower them.
I just bought 2 cock from a person and they dont like being touch. How can i distinguish between girl and the boy.
Esther
20 Oct 11 at 8:38 pm
hi i have just got my cockatiel and im not sure wether it is a gurl or boy has any one got a idea how you can tell ?????
bethany
23 Oct 11 at 6:04 pm