lizzy17100
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- Sep 30, 2015
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Hey,
First some background; I have 2 cockatiels, or rather, I am their semi-permanent caretaker.
They actually belong to my niece, after my mother bought them for her rather impulsively. My niece now lives with her mother in an apartment where they can't have birds, so they ended up with me. I've gotten them a large parrot cage, and try to make sure they get everything they need.
They are a young male named Chotte (3 yo male) and Charlotte (5 yo female). The first year my niece had them, they layed many eggs, and managed to raise a single chick to adulthood, though the chick died later, I don't know why.
They 've been with me for almost 2 years now, but they haven't layed a single egg since. It isn't that I want them to breed, I'm just worried that I am not fulfilling their needs or something is wrong.
I have also been trying to make friends with them, but no matter how calm I am, nor how much time I spend talking to them by their cage, they still hiss at me when I'm refilling their food and water.
Any advice?
First some background; I have 2 cockatiels, or rather, I am their semi-permanent caretaker.
They actually belong to my niece, after my mother bought them for her rather impulsively. My niece now lives with her mother in an apartment where they can't have birds, so they ended up with me. I've gotten them a large parrot cage, and try to make sure they get everything they need.
They are a young male named Chotte (3 yo male) and Charlotte (5 yo female). The first year my niece had them, they layed many eggs, and managed to raise a single chick to adulthood, though the chick died later, I don't know why.
They 've been with me for almost 2 years now, but they haven't layed a single egg since. It isn't that I want them to breed, I'm just worried that I am not fulfilling their needs or something is wrong.
I have also been trying to make friends with them, but no matter how calm I am, nor how much time I spend talking to them by their cage, they still hiss at me when I'm refilling their food and water.
Any advice?
