therubixhorse
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- Aug 2, 2013
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Hi all,
I'm new to these forums but I have been a bird owner for about 10 years. I own two cockatiels, and my roommate has a lovebird, Squirt and a cockatoo. She is about 4 years old, black masked, and absolutely will NOT stop screaming. We have tried just about everything either of us can think of at this point. This includes:
Rotating/rearranging toys
Putting new toys in the cage
Giving her extra attention
Letting her out to just climb around on the cage, etc.
Covering her when she screams for about 5 minutes and then removing the cover
Ignoring her when she screams
Giving her LOTS of attention on the rare occasions she is not screaming
Putting her in with other birds, or putting other birds in with her (She then proceeds to attack them)
Giving her a nesting box (so far she has only ever been quiet when she had eggs, but obviously we cannot keep HER eggs with her forever, and she will not accept dummy eggs)
Giving her treats when she is quiet
Trying to "out-scream" her
Changing cages
Teaching her tricks
Putting her in different rooms where she might feel more center-of-attention
Probably a few other things I have forgotten by this point in time.
At this point, we are seriously considering finding an aviary of some kind to take her, because we absolutely cannot stand it anymore. It is constant, grating, and I have never had this sort of an issue with a bird. Even our cockatoo is not this loud! As I mentioned, we cannot put her with another bird because she attacks every one she meets (she even attacked the cockatoo). She also bites people, and will go after you even if there is a toy in your hand for her (will reach around the toy just to bite YOU instead). She is not afraid of people, she was hand fed and purchased as a baby. I don't WANT to give her away, but we are at our wit's end, of sorts. Does anyone have an experience with this and/or any suggestions we may not have tried? We are quite literally going crazy >.>
I'm new to these forums but I have been a bird owner for about 10 years. I own two cockatiels, and my roommate has a lovebird, Squirt and a cockatoo. She is about 4 years old, black masked, and absolutely will NOT stop screaming. We have tried just about everything either of us can think of at this point. This includes:
Rotating/rearranging toys
Putting new toys in the cage
Giving her extra attention
Letting her out to just climb around on the cage, etc.
Covering her when she screams for about 5 minutes and then removing the cover
Ignoring her when she screams
Giving her LOTS of attention on the rare occasions she is not screaming
Putting her in with other birds, or putting other birds in with her (She then proceeds to attack them)
Giving her a nesting box (so far she has only ever been quiet when she had eggs, but obviously we cannot keep HER eggs with her forever, and she will not accept dummy eggs)
Giving her treats when she is quiet
Trying to "out-scream" her
Changing cages
Teaching her tricks
Putting her in different rooms where she might feel more center-of-attention
Probably a few other things I have forgotten by this point in time.
At this point, we are seriously considering finding an aviary of some kind to take her, because we absolutely cannot stand it anymore. It is constant, grating, and I have never had this sort of an issue with a bird. Even our cockatoo is not this loud! As I mentioned, we cannot put her with another bird because she attacks every one she meets (she even attacked the cockatoo). She also bites people, and will go after you even if there is a toy in your hand for her (will reach around the toy just to bite YOU instead). She is not afraid of people, she was hand fed and purchased as a baby. I don't WANT to give her away, but we are at our wit's end, of sorts. Does anyone have an experience with this and/or any suggestions we may not have tried? We are quite literally going crazy >.>