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Conference 7.286::pet_birds

Title:	Captive Breeding for Conservation--and FUN!
Notice:	INTROS 6.X / FOR SALE 13.X / Buying a Bird 900.*
Moderator:	VIDEO::PULSIFER

Created:	Mon Oct 10 1988
Last Modified:	Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	942
Total number of notes:	6016

290.0. "CUTTLEBONE EATER?" by CSG002::GAUGHAN (Only the nose knows) Tue Dec 12 1989 12:10

    I just picked up a 6 month old cockateil.  I had one a year ago
    but that is a different story.  The bird is strange, or I am.  JayO
    not only eats the inside of the bone but He is eating the shell
    also.  The shell even when chewed up must still be pretty sharp.
    Should He be eating the shell, and if not how can I stop Him.
    
    Also, during the night he has no droppings at all.  About five minutes
    after I get him up, he makes up for it all at once.  The other guy
    I had never did this.  He has only been in the cage for one week,
    but still does not play with any toys.  Where ever he is when I
    leave for work he is still there when I get back.
    
    Is the bird strange or is it me.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
290.1	Sounds okay to me...	MEMV01::COMPTON		`Tue Dec 12 1989 14:12`	12
	Our conures and parrots have the no-droppings-at-night, then mega droppings first thing in the morning. They all seem healthy. The birds seem to chew the whole cuttlebone when one is offered, although we have switched to mineral blocks and Nekton-S and Nekton-MSA lately to avoid the mess of the cuttlebones. About the apparent non-movement - maybe he has a favorite place on the perch? Does he have many choices of where to sit in the cage? Also, he might still be adjusting after just a week. He was used to a very large cage in the store and the company of other birds. His new situation is still very new, dont' you think? The person who sold the bird to you said the bird was his favorite, so I'm sure he would advise you on the bird's care if you want to call him - 897-9599. Best of luck. /Linda
290.2	ADJUSTMENTS CAN TAKE TIME	SVCRUS::BUCCIERI		`Wed Dec 13 1989 16:47`	14
	We have two cockatiels, one that is two to three years old and one who is my favorite that is one year old. Neither one of the cockies like to, or have ever played with any type of toy. All our other birds enjoy different toys but the cockies just sit there making monotonous noise. My young Lutino loves to chew paper and will wrestle with a toothpick most of the time. I don't think you have a problem bird, I do feel that it is adjusting to its new home. Give him/her some time and lot of love and he/she will come around. Try moving the cage to a different area, preferably some place that is near the center of human activity. That is if the cage isn't there already. At any rate good luck with your new family member. Let us know what you name him/her. Jim Buccieri
290.3		CSG001::GAUGHAN	Only the nose knows	`Fri Dec 15 1989 09:01`	6
	Well you all are right. He (JayO) is coming around. He still will just sit on the food perch until I get home, and then He wants out immediately. The only toy He plays with are my ears, thankfully he is gently with them. I have the feeling that I am the pet and he is in charge, or soon will be.