LoyalOrange503
New member
Hi,
So my cockatiel's quarantine has just finished and she's still getting introduced to my budgies and getting used to everything. I'm planning on eventually getting a harness for her and training her, but I've seen some video's on youtube and I've seen different ways of people handling the training of their cockatiel with it.
(unfortunately I've just looked for the video's but I cannot seem to find them on youtube)
So, I've seen some people say you need to be patient with your cockatiel and it might even take multiple years for the bird to get used to the harness (!), but when they're finally gotten used to it they'll be more than happy to get into one with some extra treats for convincing.
I've also seen some other people say that you kind of need to ''force it'' and that the bird won't be too happy with it, but once they're outside they'll be fine with it and happy they're allowed to go outside.
So, how do I go about this once I try and start to train my cockatiel in about 12 months+ time? Do I go and be patient or do I try to have a mix of patience and continuing to try and put it on her?
Thank you all in advance!
So my cockatiel's quarantine has just finished and she's still getting introduced to my budgies and getting used to everything. I'm planning on eventually getting a harness for her and training her, but I've seen some video's on youtube and I've seen different ways of people handling the training of their cockatiel with it.
(unfortunately I've just looked for the video's but I cannot seem to find them on youtube)
So, I've seen some people say you need to be patient with your cockatiel and it might even take multiple years for the bird to get used to the harness (!), but when they're finally gotten used to it they'll be more than happy to get into one with some extra treats for convincing.
I've also seen some other people say that you kind of need to ''force it'' and that the bird won't be too happy with it, but once they're outside they'll be fine with it and happy they're allowed to go outside.
So, how do I go about this once I try and start to train my cockatiel in about 12 months+ time? Do I go and be patient or do I try to have a mix of patience and continuing to try and put it on her?
Thank you all in advance!