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Anne unregistered |
posted 11-16-2003 08:07 PM
Hi, I have a 5 yr old male and 6 yr old female cockatiel that I acquired about 2 yrs ago. They for the most part of great birds and I fell in love with them. But for the past 6-9 months that have developed a very annoying habit of screaming for attention whenever they see me, even if I have already tended to their needs and socialized with them. It is driving me crazy. I have changed their toys and perches around, tried ignoring them, and putting them in time out and then rewarding them when they are quiet, but to no avail. I am at my wit's end. Anyone have any suggestions about what I can do for this? Thanks IP: Logged |
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charmedagain Member  Posts: 790 |
posted 11-17-2003 03:34 AM
Hi, You may find that the noisy one is the male as they become very vocal around breeding time. I have 4 cockatiels and you can imagen the noise when they all start. If not then its a case of hopefully they will quieten down.. My budgies dont make half as much noise as cockatiels but it will be deffinatley the male thats making all the noise IP: Logged |
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Anne unregistered |
posted 11-17-2003 08:16 AM
Hi Charmed, Thanks for the reply. Yes, I do know what you are talking about regarding breeding season. In this situation, it occurs regardless of that AND it's the female making all of the racket and then the male just follows her lead. It is definitely an attention getting behavior because they are hanging to the sides of the cage or on top of the cage flapping their wings to be picked up. I am doing the covering up thing now and telling them NO! which works occasionally but they will start up again if they hear someone talking or moving around outside the cage. I've even moved them into another room, which also works for a while, but it is a real pain to move their whole cage to another room! IP: Logged |
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charmedagain Member Posts: 790 |
posted 11-18-2003 04:54 AM
Hi, Again female birds can be very demanding they are like children when they want something they will make it known (hehehehe). Cockatiels are very social birds and like the company of both humans and other birds, have your tried rearanging there toys in the cage as this can unsettle them when things are changed. My female cockatiels only make a racket when the male is calling them. you dont have to move the whole cage to another room just changing o the other side of a room is enough to unsettle them.. I really know how annoying it can be when they make a racket as cockatiels are not the quietest of birds when they do start and i have found it is tempting to shout at them hoping the will stop. IP: Logged |
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NiCo_14 Member Posts: 11 |
posted 12-03-2003 11:13 AM
I wouldn't advise putting them in time out. Even though they are a lot like children, this doesn't work most of the time and can often make them feel rejected. IP: Logged |
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charmedagain Member Posts: 790 |
posted 12-03-2003 04:57 PM
Hi, moving the cage is not classed as putting them in time out. Re-arrainging toys or moving the cage can also help stop them from breeding and moving the cage also helps with the noise cockatiels make they dont feel rejected as you will still be giving them your time like when your changing food and water cleaning or just sitting chatting to them so you wont have to worry about the feeling rejected. i move my birds cages every week it also gets the birds used to different sounds aswell as different from a different part of the house. mike IP: Logged |
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