Post by kathybster on Jul 28, 2011 13:04:01 GMT -5
Hi all:
Just found this board and am enjoying it thus far.
I am having a problem with my male tiel. We bought him two years ago in April and he was 4 months at the time. About December last year (he turned 2), he started screaming -- constantly. I was told it was because he was now looking for a mate. Those I asked (apparently know something about tiels) gave me suggested to change my behaviour and Jazzy's. None of it made any difference. So then I was told he needs a mate. So, we bought him a mate -- we assume she's female.
We've had her almost 8 weeks now, and she is still interested in him. We took Jazzy into the store a couple of times before we bought her and they both seemed interested in each other. They've been in separate cages and they sleep as close as they can to each other at night. However, he shows no interest in her whatsoever. The screaming got better for the first four weeks Ella was in the house, but now he screams even more than he used to.
We've tried to have them out daily in a neutral place so they can get used to each other and bond. Nothing. They still peck each other, even though Ella has occasionally tried to preen him, and lowered her head so he could preen her. He's never shown either of those behaviours and Ella has stopped in the past week.
Questions: Will they ever bond? If they don't, how long before we "give up?" We were told if they preen each other, they've bonded, and this should happen within 4-6 weeks. Ella was 8 months old when we got her June 12. We were told she should be old enough for Jazzy to consider her as a mate.
How do I get him to stop screaming?
She's currently 10 months old, and been through a major molt. So, should she have the bars on her tail? Right now, her tail feathers aren't grown in enough to see.
I have stopped scritching Jazzy's head and petting him for a long time now, but he still offers me his head and gets quite upset when I don't preen him. Even when he's not screaming, he still has this frustrated, angry squawk. He's really a friendly little bird -- well, they both are, and they are both bonded to us. I want him to get back to being a happier bird, and not so frustrated all the time.
Suggestions? Advice?
Thanks. :-)
Just found this board and am enjoying it thus far.
I am having a problem with my male tiel. We bought him two years ago in April and he was 4 months at the time. About December last year (he turned 2), he started screaming -- constantly. I was told it was because he was now looking for a mate. Those I asked (apparently know something about tiels) gave me suggested to change my behaviour and Jazzy's. None of it made any difference. So then I was told he needs a mate. So, we bought him a mate -- we assume she's female.
We've had her almost 8 weeks now, and she is still interested in him. We took Jazzy into the store a couple of times before we bought her and they both seemed interested in each other. They've been in separate cages and they sleep as close as they can to each other at night. However, he shows no interest in her whatsoever. The screaming got better for the first four weeks Ella was in the house, but now he screams even more than he used to.
We've tried to have them out daily in a neutral place so they can get used to each other and bond. Nothing. They still peck each other, even though Ella has occasionally tried to preen him, and lowered her head so he could preen her. He's never shown either of those behaviours and Ella has stopped in the past week.
Questions: Will they ever bond? If they don't, how long before we "give up?" We were told if they preen each other, they've bonded, and this should happen within 4-6 weeks. Ella was 8 months old when we got her June 12. We were told she should be old enough for Jazzy to consider her as a mate.
How do I get him to stop screaming?
She's currently 10 months old, and been through a major molt. So, should she have the bars on her tail? Right now, her tail feathers aren't grown in enough to see.
I have stopped scritching Jazzy's head and petting him for a long time now, but he still offers me his head and gets quite upset when I don't preen him. Even when he's not screaming, he still has this frustrated, angry squawk. He's really a friendly little bird -- well, they both are, and they are both bonded to us. I want him to get back to being a happier bird, and not so frustrated all the time.
Suggestions? Advice?
Thanks. :-)
