erin
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Post by erin on Sept 4, 2009 12:39:16 GMT -5
My male cockatiel has begun scraming constantly! He recently lost his parakeet mate, but he is also bonded to me. He has started screaming even when I am holding him. He is making me and my husband crazy. Any tips on quieting a screamer?
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Post by jehnifertheory on Sept 8, 2009 12:14:51 GMT -5
Shove a mini gag in his beak??? J/K Maybe create games to distract him or try treats such as millet... mine loves spaghetti and cereal.
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Post by Pat Tucker on Sept 10, 2009 10:06:41 GMT -5
Constant screaming in any hookbill is one of the top two problems we encounter. Biting is the other one.
In cockatiels, excessive screaming seems to be related to 'calling the flock' or 'hormone production'. Cockatiels living in groups rarely become screamers. They vocalize to greet the day, to sing to a mate, and to say goodbye to the day. Singing to a mate (usually a human one when they are pets), can be very loud and when this happens, the best thing to do is to remove the bird to his cage and leave the room. Keeping cockatiels in 'twos' helps to alleviate this problem, but males do love to hear their own voices.
The first thing you need to do is to figure out why you think he is screaming. Is he in hormones? Males become rather loud when they are producing hormones. If this is the case, it may subside in time.
Getting another cockatiel of the same sex is oftentimes a good solution to this problem. I don't have this problem because I keep my pet cockatiels in twos. Either two males together or two females together.
Another thing to think about here is whether your bird is calling to someone that they know is in the house, but not with you and he in the room. That would indicate that he wants the entire flock to be together.
If you would like to email me privately at Tuckerstiels@verizon.net, please feel free to do this. Otherwise, I'll check back to the group later.
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Post by Just Ask Jan! on Sept 10, 2009 19:47:10 GMT -5
He is simply calling for his best buddy(parakeet now gone). Cockatiels are flock birds and do mourn. With lots of screaming they must have been constant companions. Hopefully time will be a healer and the screaming will subside. Maybe you will have to acquire another companion for him.
Jan
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Post by sixft1 on Nov 22, 2009 14:06:35 GMT -5
What are the chances of resolving 'contact calling' with getting another cockatiel of the same gender?
I ask because my Cockatiel is constant contact calling from the time I uncover her in the morning, until I cover her for bed.
Unless I am in the same room, then she is non stop screeching.
She doesn't do this to my husband, just to me.
And its litterly driving me insane.
There is no peace in our home, just constant screeching.
She's a big mimicer and knows lots of words, whistles and phrases.
She loves Pixar movies too.
But I can't seem to find anything to distract her anymore.
The contact calling persistence has gotten worse over time.
She just turned 1 year old and in the past 2-3 months has also started biting at me.
I should note that I have had 2 cockatiels previously and they never had this issue of contact calling.
They were actually very pleasant to have, hence why I got another after they were gone.
I do not go running in everytime she calls, but I cannot avoid the living room all together.
I talk to her when I am not in the living room, but this doesn't stop the screeching for long, if at all.
From everything I have read on contact calling, I'm not doing anything to cause this, its just how she is.
At this point, I am at the breaking point and need to get this issue resolved.
Any words of advice would be extremely appreciated.
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