Sorry to hear. Tiels ussually poo every 15-20 minutes and it shouldn't be overly huge. It also shouldn't be wet all the time- if they eat alot of veggies, etc it will be sometimes. It should look like a little ball and you should be able to just pick it up with a paper towel. If they are "wet" or you smudged it then you can just wash the sheets or whatever it is. On the carpet hot water and a little scrub takes it out just fine. I don't know where you read that potty training tiels has negative side effects but I don't see how. I HAD to potty train Baby while she was having her eggs last year since her poos WERE HUGE and impossible to easily clean. She is still potty trained now. Ziggy is not since he seems to only like to go in his cage. When they are out they give me sure signs that they want to go to the bathroom-watch their body language- With Baby I tell her up, put her over a napkin, garbage, wherever we are and say POOP. Then she goes. She will go if I am not paying attention to her but if I take her over something she will wait until I say it. It's not exactly pooping on command, she just knows that she has to be over something to do it. Whenever they are with me I have a papertowel I keep with us and that's it. No poo everywhere.
He poos -everywhere- >.<
I've been letting Ergo out of his cage and he seems to be a bit more comfortable being in my room now. He's about 7 months old now. The thing is, when he flies around or even when he just scurries across my bed, he poos EVERYWHERE. I try to watch him vigilantly, but I've caught myself stepping in unnoticed bits of poo. And when he's sitting in one spot on the wooden side of my bed he always does really BIG ones (gah).
What would you guys recommend I use to get the stains out of my carpet and sheets? I figured it wouldn't be much of a problem at first, but while I walk around cleaning them up as soon as I notice them, the stains just seem to accumulate. I've got about 3 on my bed and about 5 or 6 on my carpet at the moment. I heard they were meant to be dry, but Ergo's are not. They're nice and wet
Also, I've heard that it's possible to potty train tiels, but decided against it because I've also read that it's likely to have some negative effects. Is there something else I can do to prevent him from pooing all over the place without actually teaching him to poo on command?
Thanks in advance
What would you guys recommend I use to get the stains out of my carpet and sheets? I figured it wouldn't be much of a problem at first, but while I walk around cleaning them up as soon as I notice them, the stains just seem to accumulate. I've got about 3 on my bed and about 5 or 6 on my carpet at the moment. I heard they were meant to be dry, but Ergo's are not. They're nice and wet
Also, I've heard that it's possible to potty train tiels, but decided against it because I've also read that it's likely to have some negative effects. Is there something else I can do to prevent him from pooing all over the place without actually teaching him to poo on command?
Thanks in advance
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Thanks so much for your advice, everyone. I've tried a cloth and water before, but these really seem to STICK in there. It must be the material of my carpet. Nevertheless, I'm not disheartened. Having my baby roam free is worth it
Hope you get the stains out. Earl (my cockatiel) flies onto his cage when he needs to poo. But once in a while he forgets and normally does it on me
Earl (my cockatiel) flies onto his cage when he needs to poo. But once in a while he forgets and normally does it on me
I have heard that to Bea thats why I never tried to do it, I would hate to think if I wasn't home and they were waiting for the command they wouldn't go I imagine that would be uncomfortable, I guess it works for some but I am getting use to getting pooped on
Georgie is some what trained...lol she will not poop on us not by our doing I guess she just doesn't like it she will scoot her butt over if she is on us and drop it on the floor....hehe the breeder taught her that when she was young she would say to Georgie don't poop on mommy and I guess it just stuck with her
Gracie is toilet trained. First time she needed to do a poo when she was on me, she climbed down my chest, walked across the chair and pooped off the edge, i thought it was hilarious. She always makes an effort not to go on me.
Yup same with Baby.Gracie is toilet trained. First time she needed to do a poo when she was on me, she climbed down my chest, walked across the chair and pooped off the edge, i thought it was hilarious. She always makes an effort not to go on me.
I like it alot acctually. When I see her make her move I just pick her up, put her over the spot and say poop but like I said, it won't stop her from going on her own when I'm not around- she's just well mannered..a little anyway..lol1 - 13 of 13 Posts
