Hello,
I have had Patches, a 15 year old rescue Cockatiel, for about 4 days. I have tried putting toys in his cage but he is scared of them . I believe he has never had toys before. I try to play with him and teach him to play but he does not like any toys. He only seems happy when he is sitting on my shoulder. If he is in his cage he clings to one of the little doors wanting to get out. He will not use the large front door of his cage because he acts like he can't get to it. I have had to remove all toys and additional perches because he will not use anything but the three perches that have been in his cage for the past 15 years. I am also trying to switch him to a better diet but he has only nibbled a little and mostly picked out the seeds from his chop mix of veggies/fruit. Any advice and how to get him to like his cage, try new things, and use his big cage door? Here are some pictures:
Sorry it is sideways but that is his cage and he only will sit in that left corner. There when I go to bed, there when I wake up, there when I get home from work, and there on the security camera I have on him during the day.
Only place he seems satisfied.
Any advice? I think his previous owner never really taught him how to play and be a bird. :17:
I have had Patches, a 15 year old rescue Cockatiel, for about 4 days. I have tried putting toys in his cage but he is scared of them . I believe he has never had toys before. I try to play with him and teach him to play but he does not like any toys. He only seems happy when he is sitting on my shoulder. If he is in his cage he clings to one of the little doors wanting to get out. He will not use the large front door of his cage because he acts like he can't get to it. I have had to remove all toys and additional perches because he will not use anything but the three perches that have been in his cage for the past 15 years. I am also trying to switch him to a better diet but he has only nibbled a little and mostly picked out the seeds from his chop mix of veggies/fruit. Any advice and how to get him to like his cage, try new things, and use his big cage door? Here are some pictures:
Sorry it is sideways but that is his cage and he only will sit in that left corner. There when I go to bed, there when I wake up, there when I get home from work, and there on the security camera I have on him during the day.
Any advice? I think his previous owner never really taught him how to play and be a bird. :17: