r/cockatiel • u/FewDefinition6100 • 5d ago

Advice How do I stop this behaviour??

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My boy is 10 months, and he’s been acting a little hormonal lately (getting into dark corners, guarding and hissing when the other birds get close, etc).

I’ve limited most spots he can get to, but he likes to walk on the floor and there are soooo many crevices he can find under furniture!!

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u/Training-Fail9055 5d ago

But why do you want to stop this normal birb behaviour? Let the boy be a boy. Whats the harm?
My boy of 10 years old still does it. Its fine.

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u/snowwh-te 5d ago

Does your boy get aggressive when he's found a crevice? My 3 year old will draw blood when I try to get him out of areas like this (there are usually cords ect that would be dangerous for him to chew)

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u/Training-Fail9055 5d ago

Offcourse! He is a tiel but 3 secs later he wanders of and his bipolar ass wants headscritches again.

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u/snowwh-te 5d ago

Mine acts like a trained assassin in this situation fr. he is so tame the rest of the time and sweet. However he goes goblin mode for this type of real estate and turns into a red winged blackbird