I need help with my cockatiel.

[Albert883]

I moved my budgie in the same cage with her, and she bonded so quickly with my male budgie, she doesn't want to stay with me anymore, everytime i take her out of the cage, she'll fly right back in it with my budgie.. I don't want to put them in separate cages again because i feel like they will be sad without each other..

 

[bug_n_flock]

Maybe not a popular opinion, but I feel compelled to say it anyway: PLEASE separate them! I see the potential for issue here. Tiels can easily be bullied by budgies, strange as that sounds. I would keep your budgie and tiel in side by side cages and let them play together, but I personally would not house a tiel with a budgie.

If they let each other eat and drink should at the very least be monitored closely. If I were to decide to try and attempt anything similar, I would make sure the cage was huge, and I would be weighing both birds daily.

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[reeb]

Yes I agree, it is inadvisable to house cockatiels and budgies together. They can interact outside of the cage under supervision.


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[YUMgrinder]

My tiel went from being silent and boring to a rambunctious little rascal that loves to sing and whistle to me in the car and when I take him out of the cage. He sings to the kids too when they are around. But it took a year for him to come out of his shell. I feel like he still is coming out of his shell. You have to be patient. parrots take a long time sometimes to feel completely comfortable. Getting frustrated so soon is a mistake. Give the little guy/gal time.

 

[LordTriggs]

definitely don't house them together, Budgies are very high strung little birds who are quick to nip and bully others, your tiel gets pushed enough and there could easily be a fight that you're not able to stop. separate cages, own space, no competition