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Hello.
A few months ago i bought my second cockatiel, and started taming it.
However training this one is turning out to be borderline impossible, and its getting extremely frustrating, to the point where i have no idea what to do anymore.
I started taming it the same way i trained my first bird (wich is a complete sweetheart), by giving him some time to get used to me and my house.
He got used to it pretty quickly, he sings everyday and is a happy cockatiel in general.
However he is irrationally aggressive towards my hands.
I hand fed him everyday, for 3 months now and he still tries to bite me whenever i try to get him to step up, or put my hands near his cage, he never bites when im feeding him by hand, and when i get bit i NEVER reacted.
Someone told me he might be territorial and recommended i trained him outside of his cage.
It sounded like a good idea, except he does not leave his cage, like, never.
I tried everything, i put food on his door, and he never left, i left the door open for a whole week, and nothing, i even tried putting his food bowl at the door, and he just spent the entire day without eating. It wasnt far away, it was literally at his door.
I dont know what to do anymore.
I wont give up but this is making me feel so frustrated.
It's been three months now, and i gave him food, attention and space everyday, trying to get him to at least leave his cage every single day, and he never did it. Not even once.
I don't know what to do anymore
Any ideas as to why he's acting like that or what can i do?
A few months ago i bought my second cockatiel, and started taming it.
However training this one is turning out to be borderline impossible, and its getting extremely frustrating, to the point where i have no idea what to do anymore.
I started taming it the same way i trained my first bird (wich is a complete sweetheart), by giving him some time to get used to me and my house.
He got used to it pretty quickly, he sings everyday and is a happy cockatiel in general.
However he is irrationally aggressive towards my hands.
I hand fed him everyday, for 3 months now and he still tries to bite me whenever i try to get him to step up, or put my hands near his cage, he never bites when im feeding him by hand, and when i get bit i NEVER reacted.
Someone told me he might be territorial and recommended i trained him outside of his cage.
It sounded like a good idea, except he does not leave his cage, like, never.
I tried everything, i put food on his door, and he never left, i left the door open for a whole week, and nothing, i even tried putting his food bowl at the door, and he just spent the entire day without eating. It wasnt far away, it was literally at his door.
I dont know what to do anymore.
I wont give up but this is making me feel so frustrated.
It's been three months now, and i gave him food, attention and space everyday, trying to get him to at least leave his cage every single day, and he never did it. Not even once.
I don't know what to do anymore
Any ideas as to why he's acting like that or what can i do?