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Dear Community,
With gratitude to be able to reach out and have some great feedback...
My three-year-old male cockatiel - Halo - is consistently chirping single monotonal chirps, fast and slow, until I look at him. Then he stops. He's been doing this for about a year now, randomly. Lately, its all day, every day and we're COVID housebound & I am working from home. I'm owning up here too, loving him so much, I have given him more than enough attention since I got him (10weeks old), and now, it feels like anytime I don't pay attention, the behavior happens. So frustrated and at tears-point which sucks.
We have two rooms in our house (lounge and bed) and nowhere else to go. He has toys, tends to stick to favorites despite toy-rotation, paper to chew, grit to forage in, hiding toys etc. A few days ago, he masturbated whilst we were playing a game, then this morning he bit me when I went to kiss him. This is unusual and shocking. He's bitten me maybe three times in three years.
I'm thinking of taking his wings shorter, (he can partially fly now), so that he can play on the floor (he generally won't go on the floor at all) & come with me around the house a bit & maybe it will chill him out. The other thing was perhaps putting him to bed (which I have right now) in the middle of the day. Additionally, when I have secure circumstances, moving to a bigger place and getting another pet so there are three of us.
Could anyone offer some appreciated wisdom here? Thank you.
Suzie
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With gratitude to be able to reach out and have some great feedback...
My three-year-old male cockatiel - Halo - is consistently chirping single monotonal chirps, fast and slow, until I look at him. Then he stops. He's been doing this for about a year now, randomly. Lately, its all day, every day and we're COVID housebound & I am working from home. I'm owning up here too, loving him so much, I have given him more than enough attention since I got him (10weeks old), and now, it feels like anytime I don't pay attention, the behavior happens. So frustrated and at tears-point which sucks.
We have two rooms in our house (lounge and bed) and nowhere else to go. He has toys, tends to stick to favorites despite toy-rotation, paper to chew, grit to forage in, hiding toys etc. A few days ago, he masturbated whilst we were playing a game, then this morning he bit me when I went to kiss him. This is unusual and shocking. He's bitten me maybe three times in three years.
I'm thinking of taking his wings shorter, (he can partially fly now), so that he can play on the floor (he generally won't go on the floor at all) & come with me around the house a bit & maybe it will chill him out. The other thing was perhaps putting him to bed (which I have right now) in the middle of the day. Additionally, when I have secure circumstances, moving to a bigger place and getting another pet so there are three of us.
Could anyone offer some appreciated wisdom here? Thank you.
Suzie