I have a 13 week old cockatiel that I recently got. I have always loved birds and wanted one as a pet. I visited an aviary with the intention of just looking for fun, and ended up falling in love with this bird.
however, I also have a dog and so I can’t let the bird free roam my house. I have to shut the dog out of the room while I let the cockatiel out of the cage.
So I was wondering, how long each day should I be letting him out to fly? Currently it’s an hour each morning, I open the cage and he flies straight out and sits up on top of my curtains. I try in the afternoon to let him out for another hour but he never wants to come out again.
before I get the comments about how I’m an awful bird owner, the seller was trying his hardest to sell another type of bird to me and it was a struggle to buy this one. He also had a lot of birds that were “too old” and weren’t for sale. I think if I didn’t buy him, he would have never sold. So my cockatiel at least has a better life than he would have had in that place.
however, I also have a dog and so I can’t let the bird free roam my house. I have to shut the dog out of the room while I let the cockatiel out of the cage.
So I was wondering, how long each day should I be letting him out to fly? Currently it’s an hour each morning, I open the cage and he flies straight out and sits up on top of my curtains. I try in the afternoon to let him out for another hour but he never wants to come out again.
before I get the comments about how I’m an awful bird owner, the seller was trying his hardest to sell another type of bird to me and it was a struggle to buy this one. He also had a lot of birds that were “too old” and weren’t for sale. I think if I didn’t buy him, he would have never sold. So my cockatiel at least has a better life than he would have had in that place.