I have a problem with my male plucking feathers from females cheek. It started after about a year when she was changing her feathers and is going on for few months now. She lots almost all feathers from her cheek and while growing a new one, he started to pluck them, to a point where he plucked almost all new feathers and she had a bold spot of the size of fingernail.
He is not very aggressive with it. I would say it happens once, maybe twice a day and sometimes doesn't completely. However, right now I can clearly see my female is missing few feather from her cheek area. I can see that she wants him to preen her, but he never does and just pulls feathers instead.
I know that common solution is to separate them, but the problem is that I never put my tiels in the cage, not even during the night. If I do close them, they get anxious after an hour or so and start pacing around the cage.
Are there any other methods I could try with them?
He is not very aggressive with it. I would say it happens once, maybe twice a day and sometimes doesn't completely. However, right now I can clearly see my female is missing few feather from her cheek area. I can see that she wants him to preen her, but he never does and just pulls feathers instead.
I know that common solution is to separate them, but the problem is that I never put my tiels in the cage, not even during the night. If I do close them, they get anxious after an hour or so and start pacing around the cage.
Are there any other methods I could try with them?
