i am to get a pair of grey cockatiel, need guidences and advices for taming those

hi experts,

well, i am a newbee here.
i have read some where in the net that, these cockatiels also are intelligent birds.so i m really interested to have few and to tame myself.
i am to get a pair of cockatiels in this week. i am really interested to get a lot more advices and guidancess abt taming/training cockatiels, foods which is avail in india, its cage, its toys which i can make myself (i am crazy), it means, in all side of cockatiels caring.

if someone having the ebook of "Nathalie Robert's" be kind to share if possible.

and waiting to get replied frm all experts here. pls just consider me as a newbee here and with cockatiels.

thanking you in advance

and looking

mobileman

Welcome to the forum

You are getting some Cockatiels but they aren't hand tamed already?With time and patience you will be able to tame them.With each bird it's different.
I no longer have Cockatiels they died from old age.You also mentioned about making a cage and toys for them as long as they don't contain zinc and other toxins they should be safe.I wish you luck with your new Cockatiels.

Marcia

hi,
thanking you for the fast responce.
well, no. it wont get hand tamed, as i it will be frm a pet shop.

could u, guide me the ever first things to tame?? and a helthy menu, where i can follow those, daily.

thanking you

hi all,

i am getting surprised that, i am not getting that much responses here.

still, i am requesting to get guidance.that,

can anyone guide me by letting knw, the vegetables, which cockatiels like to have, but be kind to share indian available vegetables. responcses for this questions, i am interested to get frm the experienced cockatiel owners.

be kind

thanking you

mobielman

I had a tiel long long time ago. Tiel is pretty easy to take care. The only food I fed was those tiny seeds which I bought at the bird shop.

generally speaking, if you want them to be hand tamed and bonded well to you, keep them in two separate cages (in one room is fine) and at first, train each separately. Later if you want to put them both in the same cage, and play with them together, pay close attention tho their behavior to make sure they can be housed together.

Spend lots of time with each practicing "step up" the command to teach them to stand on your finger, and let them be near you while you do your own thing. Often it's better to get one bird at a time with several months difference between each so they have a better ability to bond, but if you're getting two no matter what, and if they're from the same clutch, be prepared that they may be skittish around you- especially if they weren't hand fed as babies.