I volunteer at an animal shelter, and there’s a cockatiel there, who, instead of imitating words, sighs very loudly. He’s adorable, whenever I clean his cage he’ll sit there calmly and every so often I’ll hear a very human-like sigh lmao
OMG! I had a cockatiel that would sing that too!!! He was a rescue, his owners passed away and I took him in. i guess they watched that show a lot! haha
Clint really needs to do a video on pigeons, arguably the best pet dinosaur. Edit: Somebody mentioned this in the comments, Pigeons are also DOMESTICATED! Not only that, they are the first birds to ever be domesticated! Super loving, easy to take care of, and overall great companions. So, everyone, LETS GET PIGEONS ON CLINT’S REPTILES!
@@BrianSmith-jx7tdMy first reaction: hey buddy, the Friends (Quakers) may be old fashioned and seem strange, but they are not dinosaurs, it's a legit living religion. On second thought: Googles 'quaker bird' PS. I made my comment as you were making your edit lol
Just a note, you can definitely go on extended vacations while owning a cockateel. You just have to bring them with you! My in-laws own one, and he goes everywhere with them. Road trips are their favorite, and Jack Jack loves to ride in the truck and be in the RV.
Even if you don't have an rv, there are some great cages made with seatbelt holders. My cockatiel and budgie have been to 11 states. They are super calm about traveling, the only caveat is we keep their same schedule they have at home.
We found a cockatiel in our backyard once and kept it for a week before finding his owners. That bird was an absolute sweetheart (and a total clown) but made me realize just HOW MUCH attention and time these guys require. Spending time together while watching TV was not enough for this bird, he would get annoyed that I was looking at the screen instead of him, and would start pecking at my chin to try and get my full attention.
That's awesome, it's hard to give an animal back to it's original humans after you formed a bond. I rescued 3 Budgies(parakeets) from my backyard in New Jersey. Every other day a budgie would show up on our bird feeder, 3 in total. I couldn't figure out where they were coming from. Then I went to the local Walmart and noticed 2 more on the Walmart sign. That's when I figured it out. None of the budgies had leg bands and Monster Pets were the only pet shop that doesn't band their budgies. And it just so happens next to Walmart was a Monster Pets that just closed down a few days ago. So instead of this pet store finding a home for them or just giving them away for free, they just released them. New Jersey gets way to cold in the fall and winter and they have no clue how to survive in the wild, so releasing them was a guaranteed death sentence. It still haunts me thinking about what they did with the other animals. I'm so mad at myself for not thinking of checking their dumpster. Like did they just toss the reptiles in the dumpster or flush their fish down the toilet? None of this surprises me. That Monster Pets store was known for not taking good care of their animals. I could tell you horrible stories of the conditions of their animals and their enclosures.
@@ArmyGrunt1986 The petstore just RELEASED them!?? God those places are so monstrous at times... those poor babies! ! I've long stopped purchasing from petstores that sold animals, but used to still visit them sometimes when I missed a bus and had time to kill. Stopped doing that as well because every time I would come out of there feeling just terrible after seeing how poorly some of their critters were.
@@kated3165 I feel the same way, the only pet store I found that actually treats their animals like their own pets is a Petco in Cherry Hill, N.J., I dont know about other the Petco stores. Most of the employees there loved the animals and 2 of the employees actually had tears in her eyes after someone bought the Green Cheek conure, I know they cried because I was the someone that bought the Pineapple Green Cheek conure. I wasn't planning on buying/spending almost $1000 bird. I first seen him months earlier and I kinda connected with him immediately. But I couldn't afford him not to mention the cage, toys, food, toys ect. However I started coming up with reasons to go to that Petco just to see him, eventually I was driving the 30min everyday just to see/play with him. So since the manager knew I would be a good owner and loved him and because she was ex Army she gave me a huge discount. I got him for just $250, which is probably less then their cost. I'd say that's an amazing deal considering that conure is my best friend, which I know you can understand after the Cockatiel. I will bring him back to Petco so he can see everyone and vice-versa. To answer your question, I'm 99% sure thats where the budgies came from. If not then thats a huge coincidence that budgies with no band just started showing showing up near a pet store that is the only place I've seen that doesn't have bands on their budgies and just closed down 2 days before the budgies started showing up. Plus that specific Monster Pets had a reputation for neglecting the animals and worse.
@@kated3165 Btw if you want to read Google reviews about that Monster pets it was the Monster Pets in Audubon N.J. Just click on the 1 or 2 star reviews to hear about the horrible how they treated their animals. Here's an example, this is just the 2nd review I read... "Brian - Local Guide: We came across a shocking and disgusting situation of neglect in this store. One of the ferrets, attached in the picture below was near death, he was laying on his side breathing very slow and looking very lethargic. Their food bowl was filled with their own poop and looked like it had not been cleaned in days. There were what seemed to be one or two other ferrets in this cage but I could not see the condition of them. There was a guinea pig cage where the water bowl was bone dry, there had not been water in the bowl in days. These pigs were also very lethargic and cooped up in a small area. All the animals here a being mistreated. There are multiple rabbits in a 1x1 cage giving them zero room to move or stretch their legs like they need to be doing. Report this place."
He is a little mad, huh? Madness in moderation can lead people to be the most amazing at their craft whatever it may be. I have noticed this and admire it in others including this lovely gentleman. (:
I love watching science people like this! This would have been me in another life. I actually frighten people when I get going about my fields of expertise. Forrest Valkai is another creator whose bursts of wide-eyed hand waving passion are so familiar! 😅 As it is, this energy is so relatable and really helps me learn. And also makes me more comfortable with unmasking my neurospiciness.
As somebody who grew up with budgies and lovebirds, I can confirm that they are tiny baby dinosaurs and anybody who says otherwise has never sat down and actually looked at a bird.
Our cockatiel lived for 27 years. He was always by my side from my primary school days to my PhD. We got him in the late 80s, so care advice was definitely not great then. Conveniently enough, he knew what was best for him and made all of his requirements known. A fresh diet was not advocated back then, but he made sure to make sure that he got his veggies in. Just no red ones. Those were dangerous 😅 I still miss him, even when I moved abroad, he made my parents call me so that we could chat - and that was before cheap voip calls were a thing. 😅❤️
Australia here Friends of mine lost their very tame cockatiel A week passed and the local preschool called them “Is this the folks that recently lost a cockatiel? “Yes” ( owner) “We think he’s here” “Really, that’s great” ( owner) “ but why do you think it’s ours” “He’s very tame, swearing and taking turns on the slippery dip ( slide) with the kids” “ yeah, sounds like ours❤️” ( owner) It was, he was reunited and as far as I know, still living his best life
I inherited my grandmas parrot. Or rather, i took him from her as soon i was old enough to understand the way she was caring for him, was utterly neglectful. She sure meant no harm, she got him on a whim a year before i was born. She was told he'd be fine in a tiny cage all by himself eating nuts and seeds. I was about 10 when i started learning about birds, and ever since we tried our very best to make up all those years of loneliness and neglect. Since he was wild-caught and probably endured a horrible transport, he's deathly afraid of other birds, so he rejected all attempts to socialise with other parrots. He is very closely bonded to me and when he's not asleep, he's right by my side. We fought many issues - aggression towards anyone except me, nutrition, anxiety, were among the biggest - but eventually we got through it and he's been a happy and healthy bird for quite a while now. He is abso my life, and i am not saying this lightly. Whatever i do, from big life decisions to the small everyday stuff, i do it with him in mind. I am the right kind of person for that, since I'm a homebody, perfectly content with staying at home, being the weird parrot-lady that doesn't leave town for more than a day. I'm also used to the noise (there is a lot of very, very loud noise. Very loud indeed!) and don't mind cleaning. But to be absolutely clear: most people are not suited for being a bird parent, especially not for a big parrot that will hopefully have a very long life. To be honest, for almost anyone, parrots are not a good pet, most people will eventually end up neglecting them, even if they try not to. Life gets in the way of good parrot ownership, and if you don't want to have your life (yes, that also includes your career) revolve around them, and if you don't have 100% support from your family and friends, do not get one. Anyway, thanks for listening, I'm on my way to give my best buddy a bath now ✌️
Wow. Lucky bird, to have found you! What kind of parrot is he? So glad you have each other. I don't think there's anything more rewarding than gaining the love and trust of a bird - free to fly away, but prefers to hang out with you. Well worth the effort imho.
As someone who has bred birds one of the most important things (for all birds; parrots & softbills) is having varying sized perches, not just one sized round perch. If not they can develop foot paralysis which essentially cripples their feet.
I had one of these as a kid, it lived with other birds in an aviary outside. Totally not socialized and actually quite bitey. One day I was in the aviary while it was flying around and it suddenly decided to land on my head. It apparently liked the area and just became tame on the spot. Had it for years, always came sitting on my head or shoulder, nibbling my earlobes and climbing the little finger ladders I would build in the air. My first real pet.
Cockatiels are my one exception to my "I don't trust/want" birds. I probably won't ever have one because I am definitely allergic to bird dust and don't enjoy the smell or maintenance of their poop and also have multiple cats (cats are non-negotiable to have in my life), but I have never met a Cockatiel who wasn't super friendly and chill, and never tried to bite. I'm terrified of parrots, but these guys have small beaks and are absolutely delightful! There was one at my school that would mimic the radio and never got tired of being held by all of the kids. Great choice if you do want a bird!
@montananerd8244 good question. It would depend on how their immune systems functioned, i.e. immunoglobulins etc, and I don't know what- if any- information we have about that in dinosaurs.
@@standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory I believe allergies (at least in the strict medical sense of the word) are a lot more common now than they used to be partly as a consequence of our immune system being exposed to far fewer germs now than was the case a century ago, and thus being more susceptible to developing strong immune reactions to substances that aren't inherently harmful. So, even assuming dinosaurs were capable of having allergies like modern humans are, they would likely have been extremely rare. (Note: things like gluten or lactose intolerance may be colloquially called "allergies" sometimes, but they aren't. Different underlying mechanisms) Disclaimer: not a doctor, not an immunologist, just allergic with some cursory knowledge.
I grew up with a cockatiel. She was around a year older than me and followed me from birth up to when I moved away from home at 21. She died a couple of years after that. She was often out and spending time with us. Or sleeping on the hat shelf. That was over 20 years ago and I still have a bunch of her dropped tailfeathers in my bookcase.
Birds may be some of the hardest animals to keep. But, they're also some of the most rewarding. One of the cutest animals on the planet, one of the only archosaurs left, the only permanently warm blooded reptiles left, the only dinosaurs left, and the most affectionate and intelligent reptiles on the planet. They have so many things going for them!
Someone on Facebook asked if they could burn sage around their rabbit. I said you can't burn anything and expect it to be healthy, especially with rabbits' delicate respiratory system. Same with birds. It's always nice seeing Australian natives on Clint's Reptiles 😊
Used to have a Cockatiel called Dougie. He was amazing, if not somewhat destructive. I agree with all the sentiments and observations expressed by Clint in this video. If you want an engaging dinosaur, and you can put up with the downsides, the Cockatiel is great. Dougie once did bite through my thumbnail though!
Yeah, they'll do that. Very inquisitive animals, they're like babies in that sense, they explore everything with the mouth....same with rats, rats seem to find a way of gnawing through everything important to you and I think I finally understand why. They don't really differentiate between you, and things that seem to be you, but when you aren't there to say "no" then nature takes over. On the plus, all of the parrots do crazy things, they'll decide one day to hang on the perch upside-down, for no particular reason you can work out.
We had a cockatiel who we trained to poop on command. We’d have him on our finger, hold him over a paper towel and say, “Pepé, go poop” and kind of raised the tone of “poop” to sound like a hoot or honk…and he’s shake his tail and relieve himself on command. It was nice to avoid shoulder accidents.
Yep! I try to take my green cheek conure to his perch every 10 minutes or so and tell him “go poop in in your cage!” And he does it (for treats of course). I just wish he would just fly to his cage by himself. He has his flight feathers and I know he can fly… but he refuses.
I had a cockatiel, he passed away between 30 and 35 years old. We weren't given exact times for how long the previous two owners had the boy. ♡ I miss Chuckles.
@@karag4487generally they live 16 - 25 years old. Depends on care. I had my boy from 2009 - 2020. He was with the family next door from 2005 - 2009. Previously than that he was with that family's extended family. He was so crochety by the time we adopted him. I was the only one allowed to interact with him and he would scream if I wasn't nearby for the first few years.
I rescued a neglected 20-year-old cockatiel back in 2020. Best decision I ever made. He hated hands til the day he died but always loved a good scritching from my nose. Such a goofball. He passed early 2022 from liver issues (due to neglect in his old home) but I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to make his last years good ones. Left such an impact on me I still think about him almost every day. RIP Barney 2000-2022
She mentioned mirrors as a positive, but some birds and mirrors may not work, as the birds get hormonal, or develop other unwanted behaviors. It looks like the cockatiel in the video has clipped wings. There can be reasons to do this, but many do not want to do so and want the bird to be able to fly. One must then be even more aware of possible trouble the bird can get into more easily.
I have 4 cockatiels and I love these birds so much. Once you know the specific care they require, they honestly aren't even more intensive than a cat or a dog in my opinion - they're just different and you really need to educate yourself. Huge thanks to Clint for making this video. The information in invaluable and vital to keeping a happy and healthy 'tiel. I wish I could show this to every person considering getting a cockatiel 😂
How did you know I was JUST watching the cockatoo video yesterday and being slightly disappointed that the cockatiel video never happened? Thanks for coming through!
Your co-star here was such a well-behaved little boi! One of my former bosses, hearing about my cockatiel's behavior, pointed out that it was amazing that he tries to do what I want, as best he understands it, despite the fact that I just use praise as reinforcement, not food or treats. Although he certainly still has his willful, toddler-like moments. He's been the best friend one could ever expect or hope for, and rhen some, for over 15 years now. A big commitment, as you say, but you WILL get back more love than you put in....🥰🥰🥰
I love seeing these bird reviews! Despite being a "reptile guy", you definitely know how to discuss birds in an accurate and properly represented way. Shay's insights into care are very accurate too! One way to think about the social needs is to think about them from the bird's perspective. If you only have one bird, YOU are their flock. You are the only outlet for social interaction with a very social creature. That's what necessitates all the 1 on 1 time a bird needs! Generally with birds, the affectionate bonding and ability to touch/show love in a physical way to birds comes with a very high social demand, especially if you have only one bird. It would be great to see you do a video on Bourke's parakeets (though it might be a little hard to find one to show in your video!). I have 5 of them and they are the best parrots ever, in my opinion. Sweet as can be, but more distant and independent than most species. I'd say they are definitely the best parrots for me, but not the best parrots for everyone. I can go on and on about birds... but one of the most important things I like to tell people looking for a bird as a pet is to be aware of the worst case scenario in terms of how difficult/messy/loud/aggressive/ornery your bird could be, and be prepared for it. Birds, like us, are individuals and have different personalities. They might turn out to be easier or harder than the average, and you have to be ready for anything, especially when you have a baby bird because they WILL change once they grow up.
I do just have 1 gripe about your final availability comments, i do wish you would suggest that they also can be found in most rescues. ^_^ They are worth having a loving home as well! I do also wish the girl went over hormone season. Because that is one of the big factors in birds getting rehomed! Their sweet bird is gone, its now a terror, they need a new home! But they need to know this is just a phase, and can be mitigated and their sweet bird can come back!
Cockatiels are among the few "parrots" that can actually be decent pets. They have the personality and intelligence that you want, without the decades and level of care that no one can realistically provide. I personally prefer green-cheek conures, but cockatiels aren't too bad.
In my experience Green Cheeks are more work than cockatiels. They are like a toddler that can fly that also has ADHD! And they seem to be more nippy and less chilled out than cockatiel. GCCs are also the messiest birds I have had. In saying that GCCs are my favourite as they are crazy clever, total clowns and don't have dander. For the record I don't think parrots are good pets at all 😅 but I can't help loving them.
Conures are nice too. So many colorful options. But I didn't like the conure noises and screams. So second-hand cockatiel I bought. He's old now. Hoping for a few more years.
Growing up we had a pair of Cockatiels. One of em was pretty skittish and mean and the other one was a total sweetheart. Cleaning their cage was kinda intense but other than that if you have time to hang out with them for a while every day then I’d say they are worth it!
I've had a love bird, cockatiel, and a dove. Angel, the dove, was my first and last pet. (I'm not counting the turtle or goldfish my sister had when I was an infant.) She was a school pet in my 4th grade class, whom I took home for Spring break. She laid her first egg the night I brought her back, which I later learn tend to happen only when they form a pair bond with a mate or owner. I took her home again that summer and then was given her permanently when the teacher moved away the following summer. We got Peaches, the love bird, from my cousin when he was moving at the end of that first summer when I was keeping the dove. Unfortunately, our neighbor stepped on him less than a year later. By the time we could find a vet that handled "exotic pets" (basically anything other than dogs, cats, and hamsters) he was already dead. We got Regal, the Cockatiel, from a breeder around the time the dove became my permanently. She seemed to like me more at first, but my parents said the dove was mine while the cockatiel was officially my sister's pet. The Cockatiel was the most entertaining of the three, but also the most destructive. He loved chewing on wallpaper, ceiling fan blades, and window/door trim. He definitely needed more attention than the other two. We used the lovebird's cage for the cockatiel, which may not have been quite big enough, but we left it open most of the time. Regal would go back and forth between her cage and Angel's all the time. She was a kind of messy eater, as she lived some of the seeds from her food and some from the Dove's food better and would throw most of the dish's contents on the floor to get to her favorites. The dove and cockatiel socialized a lot. Angel learned some odd behavior from the cockatiel, such as climbing up the sides of the sofa. She couldn't use the long tail to help her and had to balance by flapping her wings while ascending a vertical surface, which looked rather awkward, but it is not something I'd ever seen a dove do without spending time around a small parrot first. Both birds often performed their respective species mating displays towards the other, but neither seemed to like it when the other mounted them. Both were female, although we had assumed Regal was male at first because she was more colorful than most grey-split-lutino cockatiels. Eventually she laid a couple of eggs, although their shells were kind of thin and week. Around that same time she had a lot of poop stuck to the feathers around her cloaca, and at one point seemed to have some internal organ hanging out. I suggested we take her to the vet, but we never did. My sister ended up pulling that thing off along with some poop while trying to clean her. I think it was about a week later when we found her dead. Our cockatiel had mostly eaten a seed diet, although my sister did supplement it with other things including broccoli (the stems mostly), carrots, apple slices, and string cheese. I don't think the cheese was a good idea for a bird that never evolved to handle lactose, but it was by far the cockatiel's favorite food. If she saw anyone eating cheese, or even opening the cheese drawer of the refrigerator, without giving her some, she would freak out. I think my sister indulging her love for cheese may have contributed to her death. Our dove became less entertaining without a cockatiel to interact with, but she thrived for another 20 years on a simple seed diet. The only time she ever needed to go to a vet was when her cage got knocked over and she was startled enough to fly directly into an active ceiling fan. She needed a few stitches/surgical glue, and some oral antibiotics administered with an eye dropper for the first few days while she healed. It was a quick recovery though. As she got old she could not fly very well, but she never showed any sign of sickness until she started making an odd cough-like sound about an hour before her death, around age 24. The dove's poops were larger than the cockatiels, but less frequent and she usually flew back to her cage before defecating. Often she would perch facing into the cage and let the poop fall just outside, but there was still just one small area to clean. I still think you need to do a video on pet Doves. Pigeons are way less effort than most bird, certainly than any kind of parrot. I think Doves could even earn a better pet score than Cats.
You sound like the worst bird parent! First, your neighbor stepped on your love bird, you knocked over the cage of the dove, then you fed the cockatiel cheese and ripped out one of its inner organs? Good god!
You sound like the worst bird parent! First, your neighbor stepped on your love bird, you knocked over the cage of the dove, then you fed the cockatiel cheese and ripped out one of its inner organs? Good god!
I had a cockatiel growing up. I loved that bird so much. My dad adopted her from a neighbor, and she actually passed away from cancer around 15 years later. I loved her so much. I loved hearing her during the summer when my dad kept the windows open. You could hear her about 4 houses down the street and it always made me smile. She was my good girl, a great shoulder rider...She never pooped on my shoulder, and would poop immediately when you put her down, but I think it was because she was anxious because she spent too much time in her cage. I took her out whenever I was over at my dad's house.
Oh! I was waiting for this one after the Cocaktoo video. Cockatiels are amazing birds. Less demanding than Cockatoos and Conures, but still very smart and wonderful friends if you earn their trust.
I thought I had done as much research and made myself as prepared as possible for my cockatiel when I got him. I was wrong. They are a million times more intense and "full-on" than anyone could have prepared me for. Not in any way comparable to a budgie. Cockatiels are seriously underestimated. They are absolutely brilliant and wickedly smart, and the most intensely loving creature I've ever encountered. Every day is something new with my Pidgey - a new cord to cover up with a cord cover, a new word or song learned, a new way of showing affection.
Cockatiel's are pretty adorable, small, and did I mention adorable? My grandma had one for 16 years, though he only liked my grandma and hated everyone else. But my cousins had a little female, and she was the sweetest. I think it's because she was more socialized with multiple people rather than just one person. I'm so happy you're covering Cockatiel's they are the best pet shoulder raptor.
A good Thing for Fans of decorative Plants is that you can usually find the Information online if you can have a Plant in the same Room or not. Plants that can be used in a Room with Cockatiels are for Example Eucalyptus Trees and Banana Plants. Also some Palm Trees (not every Species though). It's definitely important to research each Plant first
❤ little tiels! Haven’t been without one for 23 years. Grumpy tiels crack me up! Always laugh at the hisses lol 😂 you should do caiques!!! I bet they’d get an overall score of like 2-3 haha I’m surprised she recommended sanded perches… those are horrible for birds
I had a pet magpie called Pew when I was young. I got her as a baby, I used to go outside and collect worms then feed her every morning. When she got a bit older she would live in a cage in my bedroom and then I would throw her out my window so she could feed. and she would lie in my lap and let me tickle her belly. She trusted me completely. I really miss her :(
I interned at a reptile sanctuary for surrendered pets. While it mainly was a sanctuary for tortoises, it also took in parrots and cockatoos. I will never forget the day a woman came in with a kitty carrier of 17 cockatiels. All terrified of coming out and screaming. She also demanded the cage *back* and said she was on a time limit. We tried to let the birds come out on their own while she got a tour, but no luck. I was the only one working that day other than the owner, who was busy. And I had zero experience with parrots... I tried encouraging them out with treats, even tried pouring them out, but in the end I sighed and grabbed a pair of gloves. With the women breathing over my shoulder, I had to catch every single one by hand. They were screaming, flapping, and bit like a door closing on your finger. I was trying to be gentle as to not hurt them and my gloves were a too big, so they kept slipping out of my hands. Most would fly off once I got them out, but some, especially the last one, would fly into my face and attack me. The bites, the alergic dust, the noise, the smell, the impatient lady, the 80° weather, and the fact the gloves had cactus needles in them... made it possibly the worst experience of my life and I shall never ever own a non-chicken/duck bird.
It's interesting how similar this experience was raising my one duck compared to the rest of my 30 ducks, a lot of the stuff she's saying you're raising them are very similar, ducks I had fed together won't let me pick them up but will eat for my hand of course but the one that didn't have any siblings or mom to raise it she's super comfortable with hugs in fact seeks them out, again a lot of this stuff is transferable to ducks I think, like having the time to be her flock while I was raising her and there is a semi-independence from the flock now that she has and a connection she can't quite have with him that she still has With me, that said she is much better outside than she is inside a lot happier a lot more bugs to eat
My Grammy had a cockatiel for over 30 years. My mother was around 11 when they got Birdie, and I had grown up and moved across the country when he passed. Birdie could greet himself, where he was, tell you he was pretty, bark like a small dog, bark like a large dog, bark like 4 small dogs. He also held a grudge against me for 20 years because when I was 3 I decided he would like it if I swung his cage. He did not, and he never forgave me.
I currently have a cockatiel myself and in personal experience I can say that I was given a pet store cockatiel that was raised by other cockatiels but I did end up taming him starting by initially just sitting with him near his cage every day for a week for as much time as I could manage just sitting there, then by spoon feeding him treats, which turned into hand feeding in a couple of days and after a few weeks I was able to get him out of his cage and just let him relax outside with me, currently we've been together for two years and I do have houseplants (he won't really go to the plants on his own as he's a scaredy cat so I've had no issues and I've also just discouraged him off of planta and he's learned that too) he's socialised with everyone in my family (I made sure everyone in my famoky handles him) so if I were to go somewhere I can leave him with others without a problem, he's been taught tricks too and just in general they're in my experience an incredibly chill parrot species if I let him out my boy will mostly just relax in his perch outside his cage or come to sit on my shoulder to check out what I'm doing, he will although some times perch on doors and stuff and try and nibble on them so yeah damaging stuff is something you'll have to deal with if you want a cockatiel, if you like to use perfumes my advice is just use them on a different room of the house and out them on yourself only when you're about to leave the house also I highly advise against mirrors if you have 1 parrot only as they can get mental problems from thinking the bird in the mirror is another bird and trying to unsuccessfully bond with said bird. Overall for people wanting to start with parrots cockatiels are defined the best beginner parrot in my opinion
I love them!I have 7 of them!5 regulars,1 albino,and 1 lutino.They live with 5 diamond doves and 4 Bourke parakeets.Before I acquire d them .I built an aviary 12 feet long ,7 feet high and 4 feet wide.Everday I interact with my birds .It was a dream of mine for decades.Yet,I did not pursue it.Until after I retired and bought a house.I also have Budgies.They originally lived with the Cockatiels.They had to move out .They were terrorizing the Cockatiels.Unlike the bourkes and diamond doves.That live very peacefully with the Cockatiels..I just completed a 2nd aviary for the Budgies.Who had been moved to tiny cages for 3 months.What a big difference again!My biggest bedroom in my house is my zoo room.Besides the two aviaries.I have tropical fish , tortoises(Russian and Eastern Hermans),turtles(stinkpot musks and Razorback musk,and geckoes (Giant day and fat tail).Right now the only thing I plan on adding are a pair of crested doves to the Cockatiel aviary.Crested doves are from Australia too.
I'd really love to see a video on conures one day! I'd say if you do though, it'd be a good idea to make separate videos for each genus that was once conurus, because I find that they are very different in size and personality, if you're not going to go by species.
Also, I have a cockatiel. They are very sweet birds. Mine is horrified of hands (my friend rescued him from a hawk), but he does love interaction. He'll go up to people and sing and he'll sometimes press his face against mine
They have a tendency to rip off any removable keys on laptops and pc's and rip out my headphones and totally loved 2 minute noodles and one loved my brother so much when i got close to him she did pierce my skin once 😅
Awww! GusGus loves you!💖🐦💖 Excited that the cockatiel video finally got released! They are the best pet dinosaur to own!✨️🦖✨️ I own one myself but he really doesn't like veggies and is afraid of fruit.... But he loves people and other birds! A very socialized bird!
I had one who was very loving in his youth and adult years. However, once he entered his golden years, he became a bit grumpy and didn’t like being handled as much. He slept quite a bit, I felt really sad when he passed away. He was old, his yellow head feathers had turned grey, showed a bit of balding, and his eyes showed signs of cataracts, but I miss him and his signing. He was around 22 when he passed away.
I used to have cockatiels. One was a lil bitey, but another one was super sweet. She loved being petted and would sit on your shoulder and give you pecks on the cheek and gently nibble on the side of your glasses.
I love birds and ferrets so much. It’s an irrational love. I have had both at the same time and they were kept apart. I just can’t get enough of either! Why am I like this? 😂
Because they "got" you 😂 Once you become a parront it's all over. You can't live without these most difficult, petulant, demanding, and lovable of creatures,. Because, well, birbs are amazing. But not for everyone.
My cockatiel enjoyed watching this. She says "wee woo" to the handsome bird in the video. Thanks for the info on the ionizer feature being bad. I knew about teflon being a big no no, but never even considered ionizers.
I grew up rehabilitating baby birds and I absolutely love birds! They are messy, but I love their little personalities. All of our birds were wild birds so as they got older we would take them outside on little field trips to get use to tree branches and listening to the ground for bugs, etc and then one day, a day I always dreaded as a child, we would set them free. All of our birds with the exception of one starling, once they were free, they never came back. We did have a robin that would get sort of close to my grandma as she worked in the garden, hoping she would toss over a bug or two after we set her free, but yeah, once they were free, they lived their best little lives. As much as I love and miss having birds, I think I am at a stage of my life where I would gladly love on a bird someone else owns, but I don’t think I will own one anytime soon.
Love the talk about "things that can kill them". A lot of people don't know about that stuff with pans and stuff. A lot of people don't know that stuff and it's so dangerous. I also wanted to add on pellets that Harrisons and Tops are great pellets. Especially Tops because it's one of the only cold pressed pellets. I give my birds a mix of Roudy Bush and Tops.
I have two cockatiels. They are not hand raised, but has trained us humans really well. One of them rattles her beak against the cage bar when she wants a snack, very cute 💛
Oh reminds me of the sweet little cockatiel we had growing up as a little kid. This little monster ruled our house. He could imitate the noise of the phone so if someone left the room he was in, he would make the ringing noise to bring someone back in. He would lose his mind if anyone had a shower without him. He LOVED sitting on your shoulder under the water. He also had to be present at all family meals. He would have a little bowl or plate set up for him at the table and he would eat with us as a member of the family. Then every night, whilst we watched tv, he would tuck himself on my dad's chest, right under his chin and get a nice little cheek scratch. Such a character and definitely a pet you want to integrate into your family 😅
We found a cockatiel walking across the highway feeder road. I was able to chase him down and catch him in a tree. We found his owner! He had gotten away and was from a nearby town.
Such an excellent video overall. I might have died several times from overexposure to cuteness but the information you present is great and you do so in an entertaining way.
I rescued a cockatiel from the gutter in the middle of summer (upwards of 120 degrees out here) and the little guy looked like he was on his last legs. Super lethargic and beat up. Took him home, set him up in my studio where it was very quiet, and just gave him food and water for about a week and left him alone. He perked right up, ate and drank well, and began to sing. After a month, I started to tame him (I've tamed unhandled budgies in the past and figured the same techniques should work on this guy) and within about two weeks, had him sitting on my finger, eating millet out of my hand, and feeling comfortable enough to climb out of his cage and hang out with my English budgie. Sadly, I wasn't able to keep him since he was INSANELY loud and I didn't have a big enough cage to keep him long term, so I gave him to a friend who had a flight cage with two other cockatiels. It was super rewarding though, to see him come back from the brink of death and have a nice start to bonding with humans.
A small mood swing with feathers insane and silly will groom your ears till they bleed poop over everything and sing when you are trying to sleep. Everybody should know and love this birdy
That's hilarious my Great Dane always love to stand on the tallest thing she could LOL just two be even taller she was such a sweet old lady , keeping an eye on her family ! we miss her dearly
birds should NOT have mirrors! It can confuse them into thinking its another bird, they can become aggressive, frustrated and obsessed!! DONT buy mirrors!!!
I had a rescue tiel absolutely LOVED my Zazu. He was abandoned and has signs he was abused left to die with no food and water. He got really lucky his foster parents before I adopted him found him and they actually fostered larger parrots so he got lucky!
I've watched you for 4 years!! The channel has just EXPLODED!! Your Patron list was about 50 people? 55? Now look at it!! You are so amazingly smart.. but hilarious at the same time! Congratulations Clint!! Your success is OUR success!❤
I would really love a video about lovebirds one day, I see them often sold alongside budgies and cockatiels as very common amd small parrots, but there's very little extended care guides on them
Cockatiels are precious! 💕 They can be in a community cage. We had a little budgie to keep our cockatiel company. They were so sweet together! They have a sweet attitude!
They are sweethearts but like any lovey bird, they will need attention. Mine makes a complaint chirp that sounds like the wrong buzzer when i dont give him enough head scratches 😂. If I sleep too much, he comes to me and tickles my ear to wake me up but he loves to take naps with me during the day. I wouldn't trade him for anything in the world. They make for lovely and fun companions.
My ex and I had a little cockatiel for a bit. She trusted both of us and was super cute. She would fly to our shoulders and hang out with one of us each day. She was super cute. I hope shes doing alright these days. I haven’t seen her in years.
I have a motley crew of a Senegal parrot, a cockatiel, a conure and a lovebird! I live in a place where the whether is perfect for them, so I put their cages on my balcony so they can watch the world go by, sleep when the sun sets and wake when the sun rises
I’ve done my research for choosing a pet. Rats, hamsters, ferrets, other birds and I always go back to the cockatiel. I love them so much. I can’t wait to have one again soon ❤
My family raised a cockatiel from the day she hatched from her egg. She lived to be 25 as she recently passed away Watching this video has been helpful for me to process the loss
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was looking at my phone during the video and thought the cereal flavors were the names of the birds for a second >_>
Doves and pigeons are SO underrated ❤
I had my cockateil close to 20 years ... he was my bestie
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I volunteer at an animal shelter, and there’s a cockatiel there, who, instead of imitating words, sighs very loudly. He’s adorable, whenever I clean his cage he’ll sit there calmly and every so often I’ll hear a very human-like sigh lmao
Yeah cockatiels aren't know for talking. They can, but they are better at sounds and melodies/songs. Try singing with him.
lol! XD thats hilarious!
lmao please upload a video of him that's hysterical
Years ago my grandparents had a cockatiel named Sam and his best vocal performance was the theme from the Andy Griffith show.
OMG! I had a cockatiel that would sing that too!!! He was a rescue, his owners passed away and I took him in. i guess they watched that show a lot! haha
Clint really needs to do a video on pigeons, arguably the best pet dinosaur.
Edit: Somebody mentioned this in the comments, Pigeons are also DOMESTICATED! Not only that, they are the first birds to ever be domesticated! Super loving, easy to take care of, and overall great companions.
So, everyone, LETS GET PIGEONS ON CLINT’S REPTILES!
Oh and Quakers, Senegals, and Pionus.
@@BrianSmith-jx7tdMy first reaction: hey buddy, the Friends (Quakers) may be old fashioned and seem strange, but they are not dinosaurs, it's a legit living religion.
On second thought: Googles 'quaker bird'
PS. I made my comment as you were making your edit lol
Ducks are better in every way
@@MrDuck420 That sounds like something a duck would say.
Came here to say this. They're domesticated and everything!
Just a note, you can definitely go on extended vacations while owning a cockateel. You just have to bring them with you! My in-laws own one, and he goes everywhere with them. Road trips are their favorite, and Jack Jack loves to ride in the truck and be in the RV.
Huh, that is really cool
That is so cool! ❤❤❤
@cindyaraya7317 that's exactly what I was going to say!
I bring my houseducks with me on vacation, so why not?
Even if you don't have an rv, there are some great cages made with seatbelt holders. My cockatiel and budgie have been to 11 states. They are super calm about traveling, the only caveat is we keep their same schedule they have at home.
We found a cockatiel in our backyard once and kept it for a week before finding his owners. That bird was an absolute sweetheart (and a total clown) but made me realize just HOW MUCH attention and time these guys require. Spending time together while watching TV was not enough for this bird, he would get annoyed that I was looking at the screen instead of him, and would start pecking at my chin to try and get my full attention.
Kudos for returning him.
If I had a bird chillin 😎 and watching TV with me I'd have a hard time giving that up lmao
That's awesome, it's hard to give an animal back to it's original humans after you formed a bond.
I rescued 3 Budgies(parakeets) from my backyard in New Jersey. Every other day a budgie would show up on our bird feeder, 3 in total. I couldn't figure out where they were coming from. Then I went to the local Walmart and noticed 2 more on the Walmart sign.
That's when I figured it out. None of the budgies had leg bands and Monster Pets were the only pet shop that doesn't band their budgies.
And it just so happens next to Walmart was a Monster Pets that just closed down a few days ago. So instead of this pet store finding a home for them or just giving them away for free, they just released them.
New Jersey gets way to cold in the fall and winter and they have no clue how to survive in the wild, so releasing them was a guaranteed death sentence. It still haunts me thinking about what they did with the other animals. I'm so mad at myself for not thinking of checking their dumpster.
Like did they just toss the reptiles in the dumpster or flush their fish down the toilet?
None of this surprises me. That Monster Pets store was known for not taking good care of their animals. I could tell you horrible stories of the conditions of their animals and their enclosures.
@@ArmyGrunt1986 The petstore just RELEASED them!?? God those places are so monstrous at times... those poor babies! !
I've long stopped purchasing from petstores that sold animals, but used to still visit them sometimes when I missed a bus and had time to kill. Stopped doing that as well because every time I would come out of there feeling just terrible after seeing how poorly some of their critters were.
@@kated3165 I feel the same way, the only pet store I found that actually treats their animals like their own pets is a Petco in Cherry Hill, N.J., I dont know about other the Petco stores. Most of the employees there loved the animals and 2 of the employees actually had tears in her eyes after someone bought the Green Cheek conure, I know they cried because I was the someone that bought the Pineapple Green Cheek conure.
I wasn't planning on buying/spending almost $1000 bird. I first seen him months earlier and I kinda connected with him immediately. But I couldn't afford him not to mention the cage, toys, food, toys ect. However I started coming up with reasons to go to that Petco just to see him, eventually I was driving the 30min everyday just to see/play with him.
So since the manager knew I would be a good owner and loved him and because she was ex Army she gave me a huge discount. I got him for just $250, which is probably less then their cost. I'd say that's an amazing deal considering that conure is my best friend, which I know you can understand after the Cockatiel.
I will bring him back to Petco so he can see everyone and vice-versa.
To answer your question, I'm 99% sure thats where the budgies came from. If not then thats a huge coincidence that budgies with no band just started showing showing up near a pet store that is the only place I've seen that doesn't have bands on their budgies and just closed down 2 days before the budgies started showing up.
Plus that specific Monster Pets had a reputation for neglecting the animals and worse.
@@kated3165 Btw if you want to read Google reviews about that Monster pets it was the Monster Pets in Audubon N.J.
Just click on the 1 or 2 star reviews to hear about the horrible how they treated their animals.
Here's an example, this is just the 2nd review I read...
"Brian -
Local Guide:
We came across a shocking and disgusting situation of neglect in this store. One of the ferrets, attached in the picture below was near death, he was laying on his side breathing very slow and looking very lethargic. Their food bowl was filled with their own poop and looked like it had not been cleaned in days. There were what seemed to be one or two other ferrets in this cage but I could not see the condition of them.
There was a guinea pig cage where the water bowl was bone dry, there had not been water in the bowl in days. These pigs were also very lethargic and cooped up in a small area.
All the animals here a being mistreated. There are multiple rabbits in a 1x1 cage giving them zero room to move or stretch their legs like they need to be doing.
Report this place."
After budgies, I knew these orange cheeked theropods were certain to come!
Love orange cheeked Theropods😆🦖
I do personally love it to call them Mini Dinosaurs😊
Clint's occasionally maniacal wholesomeness is what makes this one of my favorite channels.
He is a little mad, huh? Madness in moderation can lead people to be the most amazing at their craft whatever it may be. I have noticed this and admire it in others including this lovely gentleman. (:
@@pandakicker1 aww, but what if i don't wanna be mad?
I love watching science people like this! This would have been me in another life. I actually frighten people when I get going about my fields of expertise. Forrest Valkai is another creator whose bursts of wide-eyed hand waving passion are so familiar! 😅 As it is, this energy is so relatable and really helps me learn. And also makes me more comfortable with unmasking my neurospiciness.
Right?! Is he autistic or something? He's so cute😂
Child: "I want a dinosaur!"
Clint: "We have a dinosaur at home."
The Dinosaur at home: "Tweet, tweet!"
As somebody who grew up with budgies and lovebirds, I can confirm that they are tiny baby dinosaurs and anybody who says otherwise has never sat down and actually looked at a bird.
Our cockatiel lived for 27 years. He was always by my side from my primary school days to my PhD. We got him in the late 80s, so care advice was definitely not great then. Conveniently enough, he knew what was best for him and made all of his requirements known. A fresh diet was not advocated back then, but he made sure to make sure that he got his veggies in. Just no red ones. Those were dangerous 😅 I still miss him, even when I moved abroad, he made my parents call me so that we could chat - and that was before cheap voip calls were a thing. 😅❤️
By dangerous I mean, that that was his personal opinion on anything red 😂
Australia here
Friends of mine lost their very tame cockatiel
A week passed and the local preschool called them
“Is this the folks that recently lost a cockatiel?
“Yes” ( owner)
“We think he’s here”
“Really, that’s great” ( owner) “ but why do you think it’s ours”
“He’s very tame, swearing and taking turns on the slippery dip ( slide) with the kids”
“ yeah, sounds like ours❤️” ( owner)
It was, he was reunited and as far as I know, still living his best life
I inherited my grandmas parrot. Or rather, i took him from her as soon i was old enough to understand the way she was caring for him, was utterly neglectful. She sure meant no harm, she got him on a whim a year before i was born. She was told he'd be fine in a tiny cage all by himself eating nuts and seeds. I was about 10 when i started learning about birds, and ever since we tried our very best to make up all those years of loneliness and neglect. Since he was wild-caught and probably endured a horrible transport, he's deathly afraid of other birds, so he rejected all attempts to socialise with other parrots. He is very closely bonded to me and when he's not asleep, he's right by my side. We fought many issues - aggression towards anyone except me, nutrition, anxiety, were among the biggest - but eventually we got through it and he's been a happy and healthy bird for quite a while now. He is abso my life, and i am not saying this lightly. Whatever i do, from big life decisions to the small everyday stuff, i do it with him in mind. I am the right kind of person for that, since I'm a homebody, perfectly content with staying at home, being the weird parrot-lady that doesn't leave town for more than a day. I'm also used to the noise (there is a lot of very, very loud noise. Very loud indeed!) and don't mind cleaning.
But to be absolutely clear: most people are not suited for being a bird parent, especially not for a big parrot that will hopefully have a very long life. To be honest, for almost anyone, parrots are not a good pet, most people will eventually end up neglecting them, even if they try not to. Life gets in the way of good parrot ownership, and if you don't want to have your life (yes, that also includes your career) revolve around them, and if you don't have 100% support from your family and friends, do not get one.
Anyway, thanks for listening, I'm on my way to give my best buddy a bath now ✌️
Wow. Lucky bird, to have found you! What kind of parrot is he? So glad you have each other. I don't think there's anything more rewarding than gaining the love and trust of a bird - free to fly away, but prefers to hang out with you. Well worth the effort imho.
As someone who has bred birds one of the most important things (for all birds; parrots & softbills) is having varying sized perches, not just one sized round perch. If not they can develop foot paralysis which essentially cripples their feet.
I had one of these as a kid, it lived with other birds in an aviary outside. Totally not socialized and actually quite bitey. One day I was in the aviary while it was flying around and it suddenly decided to land on my head. It apparently liked the area and just became tame on the spot. Had it for years, always came sitting on my head or shoulder, nibbling my earlobes and climbing the little finger ladders I would build in the air. My first real pet.
They're family animals, it accepted you. Patience alone can do that with these types of birds. They are desperate for a friend!
He's trying to preen your weird head feathers! That's one of the cutest signs of affection from a bird.
Cockatiels are my one exception to my "I don't trust/want" birds. I probably won't ever have one because I am definitely allergic to bird dust and don't enjoy the smell or maintenance of their poop and also have multiple cats (cats are non-negotiable to have in my life), but I have never met a Cockatiel who wasn't super friendly and chill, and never tried to bite. I'm terrified of parrots, but these guys have small beaks and are absolutely delightful! There was one at my school that would mimic the radio and never got tired of being held by all of the kids. Great choice if you do want a bird!
Cockatiels remind me that the age of dinosaurs must have been....just absolutely terrible for allergy sufferers. Imagine t-rex sized feather dust.
Can you imagine if dinosaurs had allergies? The size of a dino sneeze? 😂
Therizinosaurus feathers would be worse (along with the fact Tyrannosaurus had no feathers at adulthood)
Are allergies common outside of humans and domesticated animals? Sorry lol, me being very literal 😂
@montananerd8244 good question. It would depend on how their immune systems functioned, i.e. immunoglobulins etc, and I don't know what- if any- information we have about that in dinosaurs.
@@standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory I believe allergies (at least in the strict medical sense of the word) are a lot more common now than they used to be partly as a consequence of our immune system being exposed to far fewer germs now than was the case a century ago, and thus being more susceptible to developing strong immune reactions to substances that aren't inherently harmful.
So, even assuming dinosaurs were capable of having allergies like modern humans are, they would likely have been extremely rare.
(Note: things like gluten or lactose intolerance may be colloquially called "allergies" sometimes, but they aren't. Different underlying mechanisms)
Disclaimer: not a doctor, not an immunologist, just allergic with some cursory knowledge.
I grew up with a cockatiel. She was around a year older than me and followed me from birth up to when I moved away from home at 21. She died a couple of years after that.
She was often out and spending time with us. Or sleeping on the hat shelf.
That was over 20 years ago and I still have a bunch of her dropped tailfeathers in my bookcase.
Birds may be some of the hardest animals to keep. But, they're also some of the most rewarding. One of the cutest animals on the planet, one of the only archosaurs left, the only permanently warm blooded reptiles left, the only dinosaurs left, and the most affectionate and intelligent reptiles on the planet. They have so many things going for them!
Someone on Facebook asked if they could burn sage around their rabbit. I said you can't burn anything and expect it to be healthy, especially with rabbits' delicate respiratory system. Same with birds.
It's always nice seeing Australian natives on Clint's Reptiles 😊
My mom killed 2 cocktails and a love bird when she burned some beans on the stove
@@206beastmanoh my gods, that's awful. I'm so sorry 💔❤️🩹
@@206beastman that's horrible 😔
@@206beastmanI'm sorry your mother is so careless :(
Used to have a Cockatiel called Dougie. He was amazing, if not somewhat destructive. I agree with all the sentiments and observations expressed by Clint in this video. If you want an engaging dinosaur, and you can put up with the downsides, the Cockatiel is great. Dougie once did bite through my thumbnail though!
Destruction is a significant part of living with a parrot 🤭
Yeah, they'll do that. Very inquisitive animals, they're like babies in that sense, they explore everything with the mouth....same with rats, rats seem to find a way of gnawing through everything important to you and I think I finally understand why. They don't really differentiate between you, and things that seem to be you, but when you aren't there to say "no" then nature takes over. On the plus, all of the parrots do crazy things, they'll decide one day to hang on the perch upside-down, for no particular reason you can work out.
We had a cockatiel who we trained to poop on command. We’d have him on our finger, hold him over a paper towel and say, “Pepé, go poop” and kind of raised the tone of “poop” to sound like a hoot or honk…and he’s shake his tail and relieve himself on command. It was nice to avoid shoulder accidents.
Yep! I try to take my green cheek conure to his perch every 10 minutes or so and tell him “go poop in in your cage!” And he does it (for treats of course). I just wish he would just fly to his cage by himself. He has his flight feathers and I know he can fly… but he refuses.
I had a cockatiel, he passed away between 30 and 35 years old. We weren't given exact times for how long the previous two owners had the boy. ♡ I miss Chuckles.
That's a really long lifespan 😮
@@karag4487 It is! Some parakeets, and most parrots have long lifespans. Birds are no joke when it comes to commitment. 😊
@@Pearakeet_Arts but I mean for a cockatiel that's really long! I thought their max would be 20 or 22
@@karag4487generally they live 16 - 25 years old. Depends on care. I had my boy from 2009 - 2020. He was with the family next door from 2005 - 2009. Previously than that he was with that family's extended family. He was so crochety by the time we adopted him. I was the only one allowed to interact with him and he would scream if I wasn't nearby for the first few years.
You need to do pigeons!! They're super unique, and fully domesticated, so they'd be a cool addition to this series!
23:13 the upside-down pet is so adorable 😍 Also, the bloopers are always the best part 😂
The real question is whether the cockatiel the best pet fish
A fair question indeed!
Taxonomy is so weird, thats why i love it
Yes, you can have a underwater Cockatoo, cockatoo dwarf cichlid (Apistogramma cacatuoides) 😁.
No. It does not win against that full spectrum because snakes exist.
could you elaborate?
I rescued a neglected 20-year-old cockatiel back in 2020. Best decision I ever made. He hated hands til the day he died but always loved a good scritching from my nose. Such a goofball.
He passed early 2022 from liver issues (due to neglect in his old home) but I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to make his last years good ones. Left such an impact on me I still think about him almost every day.
RIP Barney 2000-2022
She mentioned mirrors as a positive, but some birds and mirrors may not work, as the birds get hormonal, or develop other unwanted behaviors. It looks like the cockatiel in the video has clipped wings. There can be reasons to do this, but many do not want to do so and want the bird to be able to fly. One must then be even more aware of possible trouble the bird can get into more easily.
I have 4 cockatiels and I love these birds so much. Once you know the specific care they require, they honestly aren't even more intensive than a cat or a dog in my opinion - they're just different and you really need to educate yourself.
Huge thanks to Clint for making this video. The information in invaluable and vital to keeping a happy and healthy 'tiel.
I wish I could show this to every person considering getting a cockatiel 😂
My family use to breed them. From experience, THE BEST LITTLE PARROT EVER!!
How did you know I was JUST watching the cockatoo video yesterday and being slightly disappointed that the cockatiel video never happened? Thanks for coming through!
Your co-star here was such a well-behaved little boi!
One of my former bosses, hearing about my cockatiel's behavior, pointed out that it was amazing that he tries to do what I want, as best he understands it, despite the fact that I just use praise as reinforcement, not food or treats.
Although he certainly still has his willful, toddler-like moments. He's been the best friend one could ever expect or hope for, and rhen some, for over 15 years now. A big commitment, as you say, but you WILL get back more love than you put in....🥰🥰🥰
I love seeing these bird reviews! Despite being a "reptile guy", you definitely know how to discuss birds in an accurate and properly represented way. Shay's insights into care are very accurate too! One way to think about the social needs is to think about them from the bird's perspective. If you only have one bird, YOU are their flock. You are the only outlet for social interaction with a very social creature. That's what necessitates all the 1 on 1 time a bird needs! Generally with birds, the affectionate bonding and ability to touch/show love in a physical way to birds comes with a very high social demand, especially if you have only one bird.
It would be great to see you do a video on Bourke's parakeets (though it might be a little hard to find one to show in your video!). I have 5 of them and they are the best parrots ever, in my opinion. Sweet as can be, but more distant and independent than most species. I'd say they are definitely the best parrots for me, but not the best parrots for everyone.
I can go on and on about birds... but one of the most important things I like to tell people looking for a bird as a pet is to be aware of the worst case scenario in terms of how difficult/messy/loud/aggressive/ornery your bird could be, and be prepared for it. Birds, like us, are individuals and have different personalities. They might turn out to be easier or harder than the average, and you have to be ready for anything, especially when you have a baby bird because they WILL change once they grow up.
If we interpreted "reptile" as a clade, I guess we'd have to include birds.
@@MrCmon113 That's true! But the experience of owning a pet reptile compared to the experience of owning a pet bird are very different things. 😊
I grew up with a couple cockatiels between me and my sister. I loved them so much. They were really great pets
Cockatiel are awesome birds, a nice size and a very good friend to have.
Pigeons and macaws need videos! Great job on this one!
I do just have 1 gripe about your final availability comments, i do wish you would suggest that they also can be found in most rescues. ^_^
They are worth having a loving home as well!
I do also wish the girl went over hormone season. Because that is one of the big factors in birds getting rehomed! Their sweet bird is gone, its now a terror, they need a new home! But they need to know this is just a phase, and can be mitigated and their sweet bird can come back!
Cockatiels are among the few "parrots" that can actually be decent pets. They have the personality and intelligence that you want, without the decades and level of care that no one can realistically provide. I personally prefer green-cheek conures, but cockatiels aren't too bad.
In my experience Green Cheeks are more work than cockatiels. They are like a toddler that can fly that also has ADHD! And they seem to be more nippy and less chilled out than cockatiel. GCCs are also the messiest birds I have had.
In saying that GCCs are my favourite as they are crazy clever, total clowns and don't have dander.
For the record I don't think parrots are good pets at all 😅 but I can't help loving them.
@@saraselmon6642 Correct on all counts... but they are far better than larger parrots.
I like how feisty and naughty they tend to be.
Conures are nice too. So many colorful options.
But I didn't like the conure noises and screams.
So second-hand cockatiel I bought. He's old now. Hoping for a few more years.
@@familhagaudir8561green cheek conjures are easily the most quiet parrots! But sun conures do have loud screams
Growing up we had a pair of Cockatiels. One of em was pretty skittish and mean and the other one was a total sweetheart. Cleaning their cage was kinda intense but other than that if you have time to hang out with them for a while every day then I’d say they are worth it!
I've had a love bird, cockatiel, and a dove.
Angel, the dove, was my first and last pet. (I'm not counting the turtle or goldfish my sister had when I was an infant.) She was a school pet in my 4th grade class, whom I took home for Spring break. She laid her first egg the night I brought her back, which I later learn tend to happen only when they form a pair bond with a mate or owner. I took her home again that summer and then was given her permanently when the teacher moved away the following summer.
We got Peaches, the love bird, from my cousin when he was moving at the end of that first summer when I was keeping the dove. Unfortunately, our neighbor stepped on him less than a year later. By the time we could find a vet that handled "exotic pets" (basically anything other than dogs, cats, and hamsters) he was already dead.
We got Regal, the Cockatiel, from a breeder around the time the dove became my permanently. She seemed to like me more at first, but my parents said the dove was mine while the cockatiel was officially my sister's pet.
The Cockatiel was the most entertaining of the three, but also the most destructive. He loved chewing on wallpaper, ceiling fan blades, and window/door trim. He definitely needed more attention than the other two.
We used the lovebird's cage for the cockatiel, which may not have been quite big enough, but we left it open most of the time. Regal would go back and forth between her cage and Angel's all the time. She was a kind of messy eater, as she lived some of the seeds from her food and some from the Dove's food better and would throw most of the dish's contents on the floor to get to her favorites.
The dove and cockatiel socialized a lot. Angel learned some odd behavior from the cockatiel, such as climbing up the sides of the sofa. She couldn't use the long tail to help her and had to balance by flapping her wings while ascending a vertical surface, which looked rather awkward, but it is not something I'd ever seen a dove do without spending time around a small parrot first. Both birds often performed their respective species mating displays towards the other, but neither seemed to like it when the other mounted them.
Both were female, although we had assumed Regal was male at first because she was more colorful than most grey-split-lutino cockatiels. Eventually she laid a couple of eggs, although their shells were kind of thin and week. Around that same time she had a lot of poop stuck to the feathers around her cloaca, and at one point seemed to have some internal organ hanging out. I suggested we take her to the vet, but we never did. My sister ended up pulling that thing off along with some poop while trying to clean her. I think it was about a week later when we found her dead.
Our cockatiel had mostly eaten a seed diet, although my sister did supplement it with other things including broccoli (the stems mostly), carrots, apple slices, and string cheese. I don't think the cheese was a good idea for a bird that never evolved to handle lactose, but it was by far the cockatiel's favorite food. If she saw anyone eating cheese, or even opening the cheese drawer of the refrigerator, without giving her some, she would freak out. I think my sister indulging her love for cheese may have contributed to her death.
Our dove became less entertaining without a cockatiel to interact with, but she thrived for another 20 years on a simple seed diet. The only time she ever needed to go to a vet was when her cage got knocked over and she was startled enough to fly directly into an active ceiling fan. She needed a few stitches/surgical glue, and some oral antibiotics administered with an eye dropper for the first few days while she healed. It was a quick recovery though. As she got old she could not fly very well, but she never showed any sign of sickness until she started making an odd cough-like sound about an hour before her death, around age 24.
The dove's poops were larger than the cockatiels, but less frequent and she usually flew back to her cage before defecating. Often she would perch facing into the cage and let the poop fall just outside, but there was still just one small area to clean.
I still think you need to do a video on pet Doves. Pigeons are way less effort than most bird, certainly than any kind of parrot. I think Doves could even earn a better pet score than Cats.
You sound like the worst bird parent! First, your neighbor stepped on your love bird, you knocked over the cage of the dove, then you fed the cockatiel cheese and ripped out one of its inner organs? Good god!
You sound like the worst bird parent! First, your neighbor stepped on your love bird, you knocked over the cage of the dove, then you fed the cockatiel cheese and ripped out one of its inner organs? Good god!
I had a cockatiel growing up. I loved that bird so much. My dad adopted her from a neighbor, and she actually passed away from cancer around 15 years later. I loved her so much. I loved hearing her during the summer when my dad kept the windows open. You could hear her about 4 houses down the street and it always made me smile. She was my good girl, a great shoulder rider...She never pooped on my shoulder, and would poop immediately when you put her down, but I think it was because she was anxious because she spent too much time in her cage. I took her out whenever I was over at my dad's house.
Oh! I was waiting for this one after the Cocaktoo video. Cockatiels are amazing birds. Less demanding than Cockatoos and Conures, but still very smart and wonderful friends if you earn their trust.
I thought I had done as much research and made myself as prepared as possible for my cockatiel when I got him. I was wrong. They are a million times more intense and "full-on" than anyone could have prepared me for. Not in any way comparable to a budgie. Cockatiels are seriously underestimated. They are absolutely brilliant and wickedly smart, and the most intensely loving creature I've ever encountered. Every day is something new with my Pidgey - a new cord to cover up with a cord cover, a new word or song learned, a new way of showing affection.
The questionable jokes are getting more and more unhinged and I am here for it
Cockatiels are such amazing little creatures! Our two are so smart 🥰
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The are great for target practice!
I used to have a cockatiel when I was a teenager and I miss him so much.
Cockatiel's are pretty adorable, small, and did I mention adorable?
My grandma had one for 16 years, though he only liked my grandma and hated everyone else.
But my cousins had a little female, and she was the sweetest.
I think it's because she was more socialized with multiple people rather than just one person.
I'm so happy you're covering Cockatiel's they are the best pet shoulder raptor.
A good Thing for Fans of decorative Plants is that you can usually find the Information online if you can have a Plant in the same Room or not. Plants that can be used in a Room with Cockatiels are for Example Eucalyptus Trees and Banana Plants. Also some Palm Trees (not every Species though). It's definitely important to research each Plant first
That Top Gun reference was solid.
I think you're the first to notice. 😉
@@ClintsReptiles It was amazing, I was just looking for that comment :D Loved it.
❤ little tiels! Haven’t been without one for 23 years. Grumpy tiels crack me up! Always laugh at the hisses lol 😂 you should do caiques!!! I bet they’d get an overall score of like 2-3 haha
I’m surprised she recommended sanded perches… those are horrible for birds
I had a pet magpie called Pew when I was young. I got her as a baby, I used to go outside and collect worms then feed her every morning. When she got a bit older she would live in a cage in my bedroom and then I would throw her out my window so she could feed. and she would lie in my lap and let me tickle her belly. She trusted me completely. I really miss her :(
"Imagine a toddler that can fly." - lots of young parents having an aneurysm upon imagining that 😅
I interned at a reptile sanctuary for surrendered pets. While it mainly was a sanctuary for tortoises, it also took in parrots and cockatoos.
I will never forget the day a woman came in with a kitty carrier of 17 cockatiels. All terrified of coming out and screaming. She also demanded the cage *back* and said she was on a time limit.
We tried to let the birds come out on their own while she got a tour, but no luck.
I was the only one working that day other than the owner, who was busy. And I had zero experience with parrots... I tried encouraging them out with treats, even tried pouring them out, but in the end I sighed and grabbed a pair of gloves.
With the women breathing over my shoulder, I had to catch every single one by hand. They were screaming, flapping, and bit like a door closing on your finger. I was trying to be gentle as to not hurt them and my gloves were a too big, so they kept slipping out of my hands.
Most would fly off once I got them out, but some, especially the last one, would fly into my face and attack me.
The bites, the alergic dust, the noise, the smell, the impatient lady, the 80° weather, and the fact the gloves had cactus needles in them... made it possibly the worst experience of my life and I shall never ever own a non-chicken/duck bird.
It's interesting how similar this experience was raising my one duck compared to the rest of my 30 ducks, a lot of the stuff she's saying you're raising them are very similar, ducks I had fed together won't let me pick them up but will eat for my hand of course but the one that didn't have any siblings or mom to raise it she's super comfortable with hugs in fact seeks them out, again a lot of this stuff is transferable to ducks I think, like having the time to be her flock while I was raising her and there is a semi-independence from the flock now that she has and a connection she can't quite have with him that she still has With me, that said she is much better outside than she is inside a lot happier a lot more bugs to eat
My Grammy had a cockatiel for over 30 years. My mother was around 11 when they got Birdie, and I had grown up and moved across the country when he passed. Birdie could greet himself, where he was, tell you he was pretty, bark like a small dog, bark like a large dog, bark like 4 small dogs. He also held a grudge against me for 20 years because when I was 3 I decided he would like it if I swung his cage. He did not, and he never forgave me.
My grandmother had cockatiels and budgies 🥰 she loved birds. So many memories with her and her birds ❤
I currently have a cockatiel myself and in personal experience I can say that I was given a pet store cockatiel that was raised by other cockatiels but I did end up taming him starting by initially just sitting with him near his cage every day for a week for as much time as I could manage just sitting there, then by spoon feeding him treats, which turned into hand feeding in a couple of days and after a few weeks I was able to get him out of his cage and just let him relax outside with me, currently we've been together for two years and I do have houseplants (he won't really go to the plants on his own as he's a scaredy cat so I've had no issues and I've also just discouraged him off of planta and he's learned that too) he's socialised with everyone in my family (I made sure everyone in my famoky handles him) so if I were to go somewhere I can leave him with others without a problem, he's been taught tricks too and just in general they're in my experience an incredibly chill parrot species if I let him out my boy will mostly just relax in his perch outside his cage or come to sit on my shoulder to check out what I'm doing, he will although some times perch on doors and stuff and try and nibble on them so yeah damaging stuff is something you'll have to deal with if you want a cockatiel, if you like to use perfumes my advice is just use them on a different room of the house and out them on yourself only when you're about to leave the house also I highly advise against mirrors if you have 1 parrot only as they can get mental problems from thinking the bird in the mirror is another bird and trying to unsuccessfully bond with said bird. Overall for people wanting to start with parrots cockatiels are defined the best beginner parrot in my opinion
It seems that a lot of viewers want you to do a video on pigeons/doves. I too would like to see a video on them.
I love them!I have 7 of them!5 regulars,1 albino,and 1 lutino.They live with 5 diamond doves and 4 Bourke parakeets.Before I acquire d them .I built an aviary 12 feet long ,7 feet high and 4 feet wide.Everday I interact with my birds .It was a dream of mine for decades.Yet,I did not pursue it.Until after I retired and bought a house.I also have Budgies.They originally lived with the Cockatiels.They had to move out .They were terrorizing the Cockatiels.Unlike the bourkes and diamond doves.That live very peacefully with the Cockatiels..I just completed a 2nd aviary for the Budgies.Who had been moved to tiny cages for 3 months.What a big difference again!My biggest bedroom in my house is my zoo room.Besides the two aviaries.I have tropical fish , tortoises(Russian and Eastern Hermans),turtles(stinkpot musks and Razorback musk,and geckoes (Giant day and fat tail).Right now the only thing I plan on adding are a pair of crested doves to the Cockatiel aviary.Crested doves are from Australia too.
I'd really love to see a video on conures one day! I'd say if you do though, it'd be a good idea to make separate videos for each genus that was once conurus, because I find that they are very different in size and personality, if you're not going to go by species.
Also, I have a cockatiel. They are very sweet birds. Mine is horrified of hands (my friend rescued him from a hawk), but he does love interaction. He'll go up to people and sing and he'll sometimes press his face against mine
They have a tendency to rip off any removable keys on laptops and pc's and rip out my headphones and totally loved 2 minute noodles and one loved my brother so much when i got close to him she did pierce my skin once 😅
Awww!
GusGus loves you!💖🐦💖
Excited that the cockatiel video finally got released!
They are the best pet dinosaur to own!✨️🦖✨️
I own one myself but he really doesn't like veggies and is afraid of fruit....
But he loves people and other birds! A very socialized bird!
I had one who was very loving in his youth and adult years. However, once he entered his golden years, he became a bit grumpy and didn’t like being handled as much. He slept quite a bit, I felt really sad when he passed away. He was old, his yellow head feathers had turned grey, showed a bit of balding, and his eyes showed signs of cataracts, but I miss him and his signing. He was around 22 when he passed away.
I used to have cockatiels. One was a lil bitey, but another one was super sweet. She loved being petted and would sit on your shoulder and give you pecks on the cheek and gently nibble on the side of your glasses.
Gluten free are magic words for me! I need to try the chocolate chip cookie one! I love how the bird bent down for head rubs.
I love birds and ferrets so much. It’s an irrational love. I have had both at the same time and they were kept apart. I just can’t get enough of either! Why am I like this? 😂
try to not combine them because ferrets would be happy chewing on a little bird😅😂
Because they "got" you 😂
Once you become a parront it's all over. You can't live without these most difficult, petulant, demanding, and lovable of creatures,. Because, well, birbs are amazing. But not for everyone.
That little yawn at 0:50 :O :D
Awww it *IS* super cute!
Thanks for pointing it out!
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My cockatiel enjoyed watching this. She says "wee woo" to the handsome bird in the video. Thanks for the info on the ionizer feature being bad. I knew about teflon being a big no no, but never even considered ionizers.
I grew up rehabilitating baby birds and I absolutely love birds!
They are messy, but I love their little personalities. All of our birds were wild birds so as they got older we would take them outside on little field trips to get use to tree branches and listening to the ground for bugs, etc and then one day, a day I always dreaded as a child, we would set them free.
All of our birds with the exception of one starling, once they were free, they never came back.
We did have a robin that would get sort of close to my grandma as she worked in the garden, hoping she would toss over a bug or two after we set her free, but yeah, once they were free, they lived their best little lives.
As much as I love and miss having birds, I think I am at a stage of my life where I would gladly love on a bird someone else owns, but I don’t think I will own one anytime soon.
Love the talk about "things that can kill them". A lot of people don't know about that stuff with pans and stuff. A lot of people don't know that stuff and it's so dangerous. I also wanted to add on pellets that Harrisons and Tops are great pellets. Especially Tops because it's one of the only cold pressed pellets. I give my birds a mix of Roudy Bush and Tops.
That Lil dude was just loving his head scratched,.. so cute and well behaved!😊 I've NEVER seen one stay still that long for a head scratch.
I have two cockatiels. They are not hand raised, but has trained us humans really well. One of them rattles her beak against the cage bar when she wants a snack, very cute 💛
I have owned many types of birds.. ILoved! my zebra finches! You should do a best pet on that one
Probably THE BEST and most helpful video on cockatiels as pets. Awesome I watched 5 times before I bought one.
I have 2 tiny raptors and I love them so much. They are sweet hearts.
Oh reminds me of the sweet little cockatiel we had growing up as a little kid. This little monster ruled our house. He could imitate the noise of the phone so if someone left the room he was in, he would make the ringing noise to bring someone back in. He would lose his mind if anyone had a shower without him. He LOVED sitting on your shoulder under the water. He also had to be present at all family meals. He would have a little bowl or plate set up for him at the table and he would eat with us as a member of the family. Then every night, whilst we watched tv, he would tuck himself on my dad's chest, right under his chin and get a nice little cheek scratch. Such a character and definitely a pet you want to integrate into your family 😅
We found a cockatiel walking across the highway feeder road. I was able to chase him down and catch him in a tree. We found his owner! He had gotten away and was from a nearby town.
I had two cockatiels growing up and they were the sweetest babies I could have asked for.
Such an excellent video overall. I might have died several times from overexposure to cuteness but the information you present is great and you do so in an entertaining way.
I rescued a cockatiel from the gutter in the middle of summer (upwards of 120 degrees out here) and the little guy looked like he was on his last legs. Super lethargic and beat up. Took him home, set him up in my studio where it was very quiet, and just gave him food and water for about a week and left him alone. He perked right up, ate and drank well, and began to sing. After a month, I started to tame him (I've tamed unhandled budgies in the past and figured the same techniques should work on this guy) and within about two weeks, had him sitting on my finger, eating millet out of my hand, and feeling comfortable enough to climb out of his cage and hang out with my English budgie. Sadly, I wasn't able to keep him since he was INSANELY loud and I didn't have a big enough cage to keep him long term, so I gave him to a friend who had a flight cage with two other cockatiels. It was super rewarding though, to see him come back from the brink of death and have a nice start to bonding with humans.
A small mood swing with feathers insane and silly will groom your ears till they bleed poop over everything and sing when you are trying to sleep. Everybody should know and love this birdy
10:25 Good to add... No mirrors!
I've had my girl gray pied for 18 years and I think this video covers all the important issues about owning a cockatiel. Great video
Cockatiels are so pure 💜
I have a cocktail! I love her so much. She stays on my shoulder. They are like your best friend!
That's hilarious my Great Dane always love to stand on the tallest thing she could LOL just two be even taller she was such a sweet old lady , keeping an eye on her family ! we miss her dearly
birds should NOT have mirrors! It can confuse them into thinking its another bird, they can become aggressive, frustrated and obsessed!! DONT buy mirrors!!!
I had a rescue tiel absolutely LOVED my Zazu. He was abandoned and has signs he was abused left to die with no food and water. He got really lucky his foster parents before I adopted him found him and they actually fostered larger parrots so he got lucky!
7:18 - I can't listen. I am butter. I am melting rapidly. This is too much for me. The cuteness makes me ache.
I've watched you for 4 years!! The channel has just EXPLODED!! Your Patron list was about 50 people? 55? Now look at it!! You are so amazingly smart.. but hilarious at the same time! Congratulations Clint!! Your success is OUR success!❤
I would really love a video about lovebirds one day, I see them often sold alongside budgies and cockatiels as very common amd small parrots, but there's very little extended care guides on them
Cockatiels are precious! 💕 They can be in a community cage. We had a little budgie to keep our cockatiel company. They were so sweet together! They have a sweet attitude!
"Make sure you're not allergic" (goes into a 2-minute spiel about food I can't eat either)
They are sweethearts but like any lovey bird, they will need attention. Mine makes a complaint chirp that sounds like the wrong buzzer when i dont give him enough head scratches 😂. If I sleep too much, he comes to me and tickles my ear to wake me up but he loves to take naps with me during the day. I wouldn't trade him for anything in the world. They make for lovely and fun companions.
My ex and I had a little cockatiel for a bit. She trusted both of us and was super cute. She would fly to our shoulders and hang out with one of us each day. She was super cute. I hope shes doing alright these days. I haven’t seen her in years.
Where did the poor bird end up?😢
I have four cockatiels. I love them so much. They’re my favourite pet.
I have a motley crew of a Senegal parrot, a cockatiel, a conure and a lovebird! I live in a place where the whether is perfect for them, so I put their cages on my balcony so they can watch the world go by, sleep when the sun sets and wake when the sun rises
I’ve done my research for choosing a pet.
Rats, hamsters, ferrets, other birds and I always go back to the cockatiel. I love them so much. I can’t wait to have one again soon ❤
I had four cockatiels when I was a kid they were very friendly and fun
My family raised a cockatiel from the day she hatched from her egg.
She lived to be 25 as she recently passed away
Watching this video has been helpful for me to process the loss
Gotta look into lineolated parakeets. Like gorgeous little gems with big parrot attitudes and smarts.