Amadeo
New member
- Mar 29, 2018
- 199
- 58
- Parrots
- Sherbert (Male Cockateil, Grey with Emerald/Olive),
Moth (Female Budgerigar, Pied),
Melia (Female Budgerigar, Dilute)
Hello from the UK!
I come from the North West, Lancashire, where I live in the quiet countryside away from everything but farmland, grass and the few houses in the area.
I currently live with my parents,my older sisters' family and quite a few pets, the majority of which belong to my older sister (three cats- yes, three of them, tropical fish, guniapigs ans rabbits - all hers) and a pair of tortoises, which are my Mums'.
And last, but not least, my cockatiel.
I work part-time for Greggs, and am a freelance artist. I enjoy anime, video games, art, animals and am a recluse. Human interaction is not my favourite thing, but I put up with it. XD
I'm hoping to settle into this forum and pick up useful information on keeping birds. Past experiences with forums have been... Poor to say the least so I'll likely hang in the background reading mostly.
My current bird, a male cockateil is not tame.
He was originally one of a pair I received as a present years ago (back in high school). Sadly the other passed away a couple of years ago. Birds are notoriously good at looking fine and showing no symptoms before its too late, so it was a shock.
But enough of that, my cockatiel is a grey with a bright yellow head and those trademark cute red cheeks.
Since I was given him out of the blue, with no information, books or advice and I was young, inexperienced and lacking in help or knowledge he sadly became an ornament, never leaving the cage.
I hope to bring him out, so I've been talking to him daily and putting my hands near the cage. Hands in cage is a big no-no at the moment - he usually gets scared and flaps widely. But while I stand near the cage he'll preen himself, sing and come up to me. It's just going to take some time for him to feel comfortable with a hand near him. Any help in taming would be great!
Originally he was named Chatot, but I'm thinking Sherbert would be better. He is a sweet, bubbly cockateil, he just needs time to really open up to being handled.
As for his cage, its pretty big - the biggest we could find at the time, so he has space to play with toys.
I don't know his age, we were never told at the pet shop and he was on a seed diet in a smaller cage with four others including his now deceased friend.
I found out the hard way that not all pet shops will provide good information on the animals you're looking to own.
Anyway, thanks for reading if you did and I hope to soak up information and see other peoples' birds.
I come from the North West, Lancashire, where I live in the quiet countryside away from everything but farmland, grass and the few houses in the area.
I currently live with my parents,my older sisters' family and quite a few pets, the majority of which belong to my older sister (three cats- yes, three of them, tropical fish, guniapigs ans rabbits - all hers) and a pair of tortoises, which are my Mums'.
And last, but not least, my cockatiel.
I work part-time for Greggs, and am a freelance artist. I enjoy anime, video games, art, animals and am a recluse. Human interaction is not my favourite thing, but I put up with it. XD
I'm hoping to settle into this forum and pick up useful information on keeping birds. Past experiences with forums have been... Poor to say the least so I'll likely hang in the background reading mostly.
My current bird, a male cockateil is not tame.
He was originally one of a pair I received as a present years ago (back in high school). Sadly the other passed away a couple of years ago. Birds are notoriously good at looking fine and showing no symptoms before its too late, so it was a shock.
But enough of that, my cockatiel is a grey with a bright yellow head and those trademark cute red cheeks.
Since I was given him out of the blue, with no information, books or advice and I was young, inexperienced and lacking in help or knowledge he sadly became an ornament, never leaving the cage.
I hope to bring him out, so I've been talking to him daily and putting my hands near the cage. Hands in cage is a big no-no at the moment - he usually gets scared and flaps widely. But while I stand near the cage he'll preen himself, sing and come up to me. It's just going to take some time for him to feel comfortable with a hand near him. Any help in taming would be great!
Originally he was named Chatot, but I'm thinking Sherbert would be better. He is a sweet, bubbly cockateil, he just needs time to really open up to being handled.
As for his cage, its pretty big - the biggest we could find at the time, so he has space to play with toys.
I don't know his age, we were never told at the pet shop and he was on a seed diet in a smaller cage with four others including his now deceased friend.
I found out the hard way that not all pet shops will provide good information on the animals you're looking to own.
Anyway, thanks for reading if you did and I hope to soak up information and see other peoples' birds.
