Hello! I have had my female cockatiel for 18 days and she is adjusted quite well to my house and family. She was 8 weeks when we bought her at a bird show. She was hand tame but her wings were clipped and she was scared. She is okay with being on top of her cage and often wants nothing to do with me if she's not been there for a while. In the morning she usually hops right onto my hand within a few minutes and I take her on my shoulder around the house. The problem is, when I try to put her inside her 24"x24"x48" cage she latches onto the edges and scales to the top looking terrified (whether on the inside or outside). At first I just forced her to be inside because I thought she would get over it and was just scared in a new environment, but after almost a week she still had the same behavior. I thought maybe since the cage is Lavender and so large she isn't used to it, so I cleaned up a cockatiel Cage I got from my cousin (20"x20"x36") that is white and has a huge door (18"x12") and the top opens up too. She was still terrified and walks around trying to find a out (I always leave the doors open). I thought maybe she didn't like walking on perches and bars so I put newspaper for her to stand on. Still nothing. I have no idea how to comfort her inside the cage and I don't want her to be scared of being in the cage her whole life, especially if I have to take her with me to a relatives house (She's good with car rides). I let her to just stay on top of her cage when she wants to and she sleeps there too but her cage is not flat so she doesn't have much room for toys and things to entertain herself. If you know how I can help her to conquer her fear please let me know! (also I was wondering if you could tell me what breed of cockatiel she is, the lady just told me white faced)
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