Introducin Budge to you all

[bendyknees]

Here we go. My new indoor cockatiel, Budge. If any of you read my post the other week i had 2 of em in an aviry but they wernt getting on. I tried to catch the nasty viscous 1 as he was harrassing everything but he bit really bloody hard(nearly took my arm off) an legged it. At which point the nice 1 landed on my shoulder an started preening my hair. So he has come in to live wit me
He seems really happy an has started chirping and whistling for the first time in years, an hes only been on his own for a week! Im wondering what these different chirps mean though, is there anywhere that i can find out.
Ive started letting him out an about now as well seeing as he is so nice, and he is having a whale of a time exploring my toy cars on top of my wardrobe! He steps up onto my hand every time with no resistance, and he like to run up 1 arm and down the other. But what more can i teach him? And lastly what toys do these things seem to like? he's got a mirror, bell, ladder, and did have a lil climbing rope which he destroyed in an afternoon!

[Jannabellsmom]

Aww hes beautiful. I'm glad he's happier now. For ideas on what to train him try Bird-Click : Bird-Click .

[KDK241]

Wow, he is very pretty! You can teach him words or songs to whistle. My tiels love anything that can be destroyed. Black and white newspaper, plain white paper, straw hats are some of the favorites. Cardboard is good too. The messier, the better when it comes to them. They also like rope that they can chew and preen. I'm glad he's happier! How is the other one doing? Is he harrassing the other birds?

[Monica]

I don't recommend mirrors...

Beads... leather... leather knots... popsicle sticks.... etc