Can cockatiels eat budgie food? Can budgies eat cockatiel food? If you own either of these two birds, you might be wondering about this. Since budgies and cockatiels are similar in many ways, it is only natural to wonder if they can eat each other’s food. This article will discuss Read more…
Thinking about getting a bird? Allow me to warn you straight away… Birds are one of the hardest animals to care for as pets. They’re at least 10x harder to look after than dogs or cats. Birds are definitely not pets to be adopted out of impulse after watching a Read more…
Feather plucking in pet parrots is a serious and complicated problem. Feather plucking is when a bird mutilates themselves by forcefully plucking out or picking at its feathers. This destructive behavior is unique to pet birds and doesn’t happen to their wild counterparts. In this article, you’ll learn the common Read more…
Dramatic feather loss in our beloved cockatiels can be a concerning sight. It’s especially concerning when we don’t understand the cause. Feather loss is a tricky subject with pet birds, mainly because there are so many potential reasons why it could happen. However, being a responsible bird owner means being Read more…
Have you noticed more fallen feathers on the floor and inside the cage than usual? Perhaps you’ve noticed your cockatiel becoming a bit “spikey” around their head and neck area. These are all signs that your cockatiel is molting. Molting happens to all bird species and is a natural occurrence. Read more…
Cockatiels enjoy listening to music. They have been recorded dancing and singing along to their preferred tunes. Music has the ability to mentally stimulate most parrots, cockatiels included. Cockatiels are even smart enough to develop their own taste in music. In this article, you’ll learn how cockatiels can react to Read more…
Learning how to entertain a cockatiel is crucial when owning one as a pet. Cockatiels are highly intelligent birds who need almost constant stimulation to be happy. Wild parrots spend about 70% of their day foraging for food, flying around, socializing with the flock, and doing various natural activities. As Read more…
Wild cockatiels spend the majority of their time outside in the sun doing their natural activities, so it’s no surprise that sunlight is needed for these birds to thrive. Cockatiels, like most animals, evolved under the sun. Without any exposure to sunlight, cockatiels will become deficient in certain nutrients. These Read more…
Cockatiels have a lot of great qualities. They are affectionate companions, friendly, and very playful, but there is a big downside to owning them as pets… And that is their loud screaming. We love our birds dearly, but we can’t help going insane during a screaming session. Sometimes we wish Read more…
Target training is one of those essential behaviours all pet birds should learn. In fact, it should be one of the first things you teach. Because once your bird masters target training, you can guide them from one point to another, even inside the cage when needed. Not to mention Read more…