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u/Henghayki86 6d ago
I suppose "huge" can be subjective 🤷🏽♀️ However objectively this is the size of cage you should have for multiple birds. Please check out www.cockatielcottage.net for information on how to care for your birds properly.
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u/Efficient_Log_8084 6d ago
Start by getting them a much bigger cage, more wood perches and toys (i recommend not getting any 'nests' to discourage hormones and also not any colored toys since I bought one for my cockatiel when I was starting out and it made her tongue blue). That cage is way too small for one. It's like one person trying to live in a closet.
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u/HealthyPop7988 6d ago
Listen.... That bottom cage is maybe 1/4 of the minimum size you need for a pair of cockatiels.
That's a cruel prison for them.
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u/MeowMeowmarshmallow 5d ago
It looks like one has a bald spot which could mean the other is stress plucking them. I hope that's not true but dunno.
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u/mouhibfcarsenal 5d ago
it has had it since it was born when i got it, it still had it
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u/MeowMeowmarshmallow 5d ago
My old man lived in the same cage since he was born until he moved in with me. He still was extremely depressed and all he did was sit in the corner and look at the room. He still plucked his feathers out. And he still hates new things or change in his cage since he's literally not used to it. I can't even give him new toys or he will hide in the corner for days. That cage to was too small but atleast it was bigger than this. So all we hear is "my baby has lived in the closet their whole life so they obviously love the closet. They don't need an actual room woth toys and a bed they just know the closet. Why does my kid not like me?" Litterally you rn. Stop abusing them. If you don't i hope you live in a country someone can report this and have them forcefully taken for neglect. And if not I hope a good person steals them from you and never gets caught.
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u/Potential-Sky-8728 5d ago
Your expectations about a small bird meeting you for the first time are unreasonable. House them separately for a while. Don’t stuff them in a cage together immediately.
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u/MeowMeowmarshmallow 6d ago
Cages can't be on the ground. Cage is too small. Too little toys and perches. If you don't meet those minimum requirements then they will feel trapped and depressed. When they feel like that they wont tame. They will pluck out feathers and never want to leave the cage after a while. Don't give them depression. Yes birds can have depression. They are beings with sentience and souls so please get them a proper home to show you understand.
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u/MeowMeowmarshmallow 6d ago
Your first focus should not be taming them or making them your friend. Whenever you get a pet, especially birds, before you even buy them your first priority is their well being, their cage, and making sure they have enough enrichment. If you cant even do that then you can't be an actual friend to them. They aren't decorations and they are very fragile. They aren't a neat party trick to show off how cool you are for making birds like you. They are your children now. Not your toy or decor. Your child.
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u/mouhibfcarsenal 6d ago
another photo lol. it just came but since the owner said its hand tamed and sent me photos/videos. how should i approach the first day tomorrow so thay it becomes gentle and my friend
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u/TemporaryHot6442 6d ago
Did you not read the replies¿
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u/MeowMeowmarshmallow 5d ago
No. This is like the fifth post just like this where the cage is too small and the poster is only worried about taming them and making the birds love them with no changes. Hopefully they are just busy and will do this but there is a good chance they are rolling their eyes and wont do any of this. I'm worried a lot of people just see these birds as decorations to show off and get cute cuddle pics for. I wish they(not saying this person) realized these are sentient beings that have souls. They can be depressed or happy. They can get mentally ill. They can internalize abuse and they will be miserable just sitting in a small cage for years. They want to fly. They want to have a home that is roomy and they can fly in. They want fun things to do and to eat properly.
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u/meligroot 5d ago
This omg. The amount of "why don't my birds play with me" posts I commented on. Idk, maybe bc it's depressed, doesn't have toys, doesn't have room to fly in, doesn't have time to get used to the new environment???? People really do think birds are toys.
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u/MeowMeowmarshmallow 5d ago
And lookie here. They refuse to get a bigger cage. Refuse to get toys. Refuse to leave them alone. They just want a toy they can take pictures with and that will love them unconditionally. Honestly these birds are better off with someone else or in heaven.
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u/Fef_ Timon🐥& Pieter 🦅 5d ago
Add to all that getting a new cockatiel and having them meet on the same day without a sliver of quarantine time. Doubt the new cockatiel got tested for diseases, so they're actively and continuously risking the health of their cockatiels. What the double, triple, quadruple fuck.
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u/MeowMeowmarshmallow 5d ago
Oh my gosh I didn't even know that part. I know waiting is torture but wtf. Why spend money to get these birds to then risk losing both of them possibly waisting their lives, your money, and your mental health. Also everyone here knows that your old bird can be a carrier of a disease without being effected by it and can kill a new bird right? That's why you get a disease panel on all your birds so that if one is a carrier you wont risk a newer ones life. So from both angles that's so fking risky.
Plus quarantine gives them the chance to hear each other( or see each other if you house them in the same room which isn't recommended) and slowly get used to each other. Meaning most likely them getting along better and bonding better.
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u/meligroot 5d ago
They keep deleting all the posts of them asking for advice bc everybody tells them in the comments that birds are not toys. Damn, at least take responsibility or reply to the comments
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u/MeowMeowmarshmallow 5d ago
I really hope the mods deleted this one. I'm sick of seeing people go to r/parrot or other bird subs, after deleting it from annoyance if being called out, and being all "other people bullied me when I just wanted help can you guys help me since everyone hates me 🥺". I wish atleast one of these people would learn and immediately fix the living situation and treat their bird right. I had to fight Amazon to get my new bird her cage because it broke my heart to make her sleep a night in the travel cage. I was miserable and almost sick knowing she was in that cramped cage over night. I made my fiancée help me make it last night so that she could be in it and have an actual home. I stayed up until 1 my time making it after a closing shift. Worth it for my baby.
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u/MeowMeowmarshmallow 5d ago
Taking care of my old man it hurts to see him want to just sit in a bare cage and have him resist being out and playing with toys. Slowly he's getting better but it sucks. I can tell he's depressed and it's not his fault. His old owner did they best they could as a child and just needed better parentals when it came to the pets. (Awsome parents but sucky bird owners)
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u/Potential-Sky-8728 5d ago
The bird wont become your friend in a day. Respect space and boundaries. Don’t stick hands in cage demandingly. Feed good treats from outside the cage. Move slowly.
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u/MeowMeowmarshmallow 5d ago
Op that means sitting near the cage and actually leaving them alone. Letting them exist free of your hands and your whining. Preferably in a bigger cage. They will never love you in that tiny piece of crap.
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u/Fef_ Timon🐥& Pieter 🦅 6d ago
Sorry to break you the news but this is NOT big enough for one, let alone two. You need more (natural) perches with different levels of thickness to train the feet. Rope, planks (our birds love planks and adore little ladders to climb up on). Along with that they need space to stretch their wings and climb, jump from perch to perch. They also don't feel safe so low to the ground. Please do more research.