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is my little cockatail going to be okay?
Hi there,
I have a one year old male cockatiel and he's been with me since he's 3-month old. He's been eating healthy and being very active. Today, he's still as active as always and eating as usual, I left the house for around 8 hours (I usually left him alone in the working days for this amount of time and he has lots of toys and I left the radio on) and I came home saw him sitting on the water bowl (which was the lower perch). Other than that he's fine and his droppings were all normal where he didnt appear to me that he's sick or anything. I put him to bed at 7pm and he usually sleep on his food bowl (which is upper on the cage) but just then he changed his spot on to a lower perch. I heard that if birds are sleeping down below then they are getting sick.
I appreciate if any one could answer my question, I am very worried.
Cheers
3 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavourite answer
It may just be a simple change of position. My bird loves bathing in his water, so perhaps your bird was doing that. Try getting him a Happy Hut to sleep in, instead of getting him perches? Perches can sometimes be rough on their feet, so he might've changed the perch to change the texture.
Source(s): Happy Huts- http://www.birdsupplies.com/Happy-Hut-for-Parrots-... - 1 decade ago
If he is active, alert and normal in every other way, look for changes in his food and/or environment. Have you started feeding him some type of new food, changed the location of his cage, or put something new inside his cage? Do you usually leave the radio on or was that something new? Are there any stressors that could be affecting him, such as outside noise or another pet in the house?
Finally, if you aren't already aware of this -- never used teflon pans or any teflon coated appliance around birds...I have learned this the hard way. :( If you absolutely must, put the bird in a separate room with the door closed. Personally I would not even chance that. Here is an informative page on teflon poisoning and other substances that are toxic to birds: http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=15+1829&...
Source(s): Another good site on recognizing bird illness: http://www.birdchannel.com/bird-diet-and-health/bi... Good luck! :)
