You are excited…
You bring your new cockatiel home…
You want to get him/her settled right away. You rush in to your home and open the door to the their permanent cage and take the cockatiel out and put it into their cage. Wrong!
There are a few steps you need to take first here they are…
· You need to close all windows, doors (in the room where the cockatiel permanent cage is located)
· Be sure that there NO open fires or electric appliances on or in operation.
Once the few things above are done now, it is time to introduce the cockatiel to its new home. If you got a small stout cardboard box to transport your cockatiel home slowly open the cardboard box. Make sure that when you open the box, it is pointing toward the opening of the bird’s cage (hint make sure the cage is wide open). You need to be patient, sometimes it takes a cockatiel awhile to adapt to it new area.
Remember, unless you bought your cockatiel from a private breeder, its old home was spacious and had many other birds in it. The switch for a cockatiel has to be handled with care.
Here are two tips that will help your bird adjust a little better…
1. Put your cockatiel in the cage as early in the day, this will help the cockatiel get used to the new surroundings.
2. Keep a close eye on your new cockatiel from a distance; do not smother your new bird with all kinds of attention at first.
Cockatiel Care is not hard.