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Post by z on Sept 21, 2006 21:21:19 GMT
Hello, I have a male cockatiel called Nero and I have had him for about 4 days. When should I start taming him?
I change his food and water daily and he allows me to do that and take fruit out of his cage. His wings are not clipped yet but I will have them done by a vet, so when should I do that?
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Post by johnv on Sept 21, 2006 23:27:05 GMT
Hi I find it disturbing that anyone should want to clip a birds wings....why do it?  Birds are meant to fly. Taming can be done without that. Just talk to him and move slowly. It can be a long process. Lots of close contact. Offer him a treat he likes at the door when letting him out. He will probably refuse to start but patience will win in the end. John |
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Post by z on Sept 22, 2006 9:22:42 GMT
Hi I find it disturbing that anyone should want to clip a birds wings....why do it? Birds are meant to fly. Taming can be done without that. Just talk to him and move slowly. It can be a long process. Lots of close contact. Offer him a treat he likes at the door when letting him out. He will probably refuse to start but patience will win in the end. John I know a lot of people disagree with clipping wings and some people find it's essential. But I don't know what to believe. Letting him out is no problem it's just getting him back in, if taming is going to be a long process then he will be missing a lot of flight time. If someone can let me know how I would let him fly safely, get him back without his wings clipped then that will be fine.  |
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Post by Berserka on Sept 22, 2006 11:49:25 GMT
Unless Nero is a baby (8-10 weeks old) it is going to be difficult to tame him as he would already be set in his ways.
To get him back in the cage safely when flighted, invest in a good quality bird net.
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Post by Scully on Sept 22, 2006 12:10:33 GMT
Darrion why not take him to the vet and ask what they think, each bird is so different, and i think it really depends on the personality.
i lost my first tiel a few weeks back, and sadly i only had him a fewdays. he was so steady, and in two days was making so much progress. i was guttedwhen he flew out the door.
my tiel i have now is such a sweetie, and gentle, but its taking lots of time for him to gain his confidence. hes only just started comming out his cage on his own, and chirping to himself, ive had him for about 6 weeks.
how old is he?
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Post by z on Sept 22, 2006 13:05:27 GMT
Unless Nero is a baby (8-10 weeks old) it is going to be difficult to tame him as he would already be set in his ways. To get him back in the cage safely when flighted, invest in a good quality bird net. I see, but surely he would be a bit nervous if I did that all the time.  |
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Post by z on Sept 22, 2006 13:06:15 GMT
Zarrion why not take him to the vet and ask what they think, each bird is so different, and i think it really depends on the personality. i lost my first tiel a few weeks back, and sadly i only had him a fewdays. he was so steady, and in two days was making so much progress. i was guttedwhen he flew out the door. my tiel i have now is such a sweetie, and gentle, but its taking lots of time for him to gain his confidence. hes only just started comming out his cage on his own, and chirping to himself, ive had him for about 6 weeks. how old is he? I'm not quite sure how old he is. |
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Post by orange on Sept 22, 2006 18:29:30 GMT
I know of a lot of people who clip the wings just once and do the taming then and so when the flight feathers grow back they are already tame and things are a lot easier. I am not generally a fan of wing clipping but can see that this can be a sensible thing to do. If you do decide to do this then you must make sure you go to an avian vet to get it done, as if done wrong I have known of cases where the flight feathers don't grow back properly and the poor bird is left flightless for the rest of his life.
If you decide not to do it you have to realise that it can take a long time and you have to take it slowly and be patient, one wrong move can set yuo back weeks of hard work.
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Post by z on Sept 22, 2006 19:01:51 GMT
I know of a lot of people who clip the wings just once and do the taming then and so when the flight feathers grow back they are already tame and things are a lot easier. I am not generally a fan of wing clipping but can see that this can be a sensible thing to do. If you do decide to do this then you must make sure you go to an avian vet to get it done, as if done wrong I have known of cases where the flight feathers don't grow back properly and the poor bird is left flightless for the rest of his life. If you decide not to do it you have to realise that it can take a long time and you have to take it slowly and be patient, one wrong move can set yuo back weeks of hard work. Thank you, the pet store woman said I only have to get them clipped once. I will be going to a vet to get them done for Nero but when should I do that. #rolleyes# |
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Post by orange on Sept 23, 2006 14:45:16 GMT
Well, he looks adult to me so you can get it done right away. The vet will let you know if it's not right to do it as he will have a better idea of his age.
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Post by z on Sept 23, 2006 17:32:48 GMT
Well, he looks adult to me so you can get it done right away. The vet will let you know if it's not right to do it as he will have a better idea of his age. Ok and one more thing, I don't have a car, only public transport and my legs and the vet is two towns aways from me. How shall I get Nero there, by taxi, bus and what shall I put him in.  |
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Post by Berserka on Sept 25, 2006 11:41:00 GMT
You can get an old shoe box, cut part of the top off & replace it with a bit of bird wire.
Get a couple of feeders, one for water & 1 for some seed and clip/tape them to the inside of the box.
Then use tape around the edges when you put the bird in.
This is a good single use transport cage.
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Post by z on Sept 25, 2006 14:02:38 GMT
You can get an old shoe box, cut part of the top off & replace it with a bit of bird wire. Get a couple of feeders, one for water & 1 for some seed and clip/tape them to the inside of the box. Then use tape around the edges when you put the bird in. This is a good single use transport cage. Sounds a good idea but do they actually sell transport cages for birds? |
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Post by a11ycat on Sept 25, 2006 14:37:33 GMT
Yes there are transport cages, but they are either really expensive (and not too bird friendly i.e. a simple foldable cage which is open all the way around) or home made. I have used shoe boxes in the past, with air holes, and the feeder dishes like Karen said, with some newspaper on the bottom. But I do have the home made variety now, which are basically a shoe box sized wooden box on its side, with only one large side with cage type bars, and a door either cut into the wood, or fitted into the bars, and one perch across, which is also essentially a show cage. Birds can freak out fairly easily, so having as much cover as possible is good. At such short notice I'd recommend the shoe box type. The manufactured transport cage:  I don't like it because it is open all the way round, so the bird would feel very exposed. The basic idea for the home-made one or show cage.  I think the bird would feel far more secure in this one. |
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Post by Scully on Sept 25, 2006 15:34:50 GMT
A box is just as good as a cage, even though those look great above. I think it depends how long is he going to spend in it to and from the vets. If you have a spare small cage..cover with a towel. Especially when in the waiting room, with all the woofers and kittys around  |
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