Why cockatiels hiss

This does not necessarily mean that your bird is angry with you. It does mean that you need to determine what your bird is reacting to. Give your cockatiel time to adjust to your home. When you first bring your new cockatiel home, he may need anywhere from a few days to two weeks to get comfortable in his new environment.

Limit your interactions with him during this time. Having a comfortable cage will help your cockatiel adjust to your home. A dog you could easily lie on and hug, cockatiels not so much.

A cockatiel will sit on the crook of your arm and snuggle against your body as a way of cuddling. There are some parrots that show affection by sticking their tongues out and licking the pet owner while kissing them. As sunset arrives, the cockatiel is ready for sleep. This usually indicates that your parrot is feeling scared, intimidated, distressed or annoyed. Soft speech is important when meeting your new pet bird. A female cockatiel will protect her nest at all costs.

If anybody or anything gets too close to her nest, she will hiss and become very aggressive to ward off the potential threat. They are more likely to hiss when eating if the person or thing that disturbs them is unfamiliar to them. This behavior is common in many other animals, for example dogs and humans! The best advice here is to simply leave your birds in peace to enjoy their food. An untamed bird is a bird that is not yet used to contact with humans.

This is usually the case with a new cockatiel that you have recently bought and not yet tamed. If you try to put your hand in the cage of an untamed bird and try to touch it, it will most likely hiss at you and try to escape to the back of the cage. This is how you should interpret this hissing. If you fail to do so, not only will your cockatiel bite you this time, but it will be more likely to hiss at you in the future because you have broken their trust.

If you continue to ignore these warning hisses, the cockatiel will very quickly mistrust you and not allow you to approach it in the future. The best solution to this type of hissing is to tame your cockatiel as soon as possible after buying it. Newborn baby cockatiels, when they get to about ten days old, will begin to hiss whenever they are disturbed. So for example, if you inspect the nest to see how they are getting on, they will hiss at you and even raise their tiny little crests!

It might look cute, but they are distressed and you should leave them in peace. As the fledglings get a bit older, they might even spit and attempt to spread their wing stumps. Again, you need to give them space and peace. When baby cockatiels hiss after feeding, this is a positive sign. They are not annoyed or feeling threatened. On the contrary, they are expressing excitement and contentment at being well fed. It means they are satisfied and full or nearly full.

This is not necessarily a negative emotion. But usually loved-up male cockatiels who hiss are in fact doing it as part of their courtship ritual. If I get too close, it will try to bite me.

I had my bird for about 2 or 3 weeks now. Bokkapooh Ripping up the road Avenue Veteran. Cockatiels hiss when they're scared. And most cockatiels will open up their beaks and squeal at you but not really bite. Theyre just letting you know they don't like something, what your doing, etc. Give the bird space. You can't force friendship, its earned. Trust is earned. Suchabetty Jogging around the block. Well ever since Princess Diva Betty did the fav human swap on me i am now just another peasant in the house.

She constantly shakes her head at me and hisses everyday especially if she is with Daddy. I am used to it now, she feels that she should be the only woman in his life.

Clueless Joyriding the Neighborhood Avenue Veteran. Remember the key word? It's very, very short in the time of a bird.

I have an amazon sitting next to me in a cage that still hisses a lot.. That gives me hope. Let your cockatiel move at IT'S pace, not yours. Sit by the cage and talk to the bird don't look it straight in the eyes, that's scary to them.

Somewhere on one of the posts I read about a sideways look and how we are supposed to "blink" at them. See if you can find that post and read over it. I just counted up the months and I'm over a year and a half now with these birds. I know it seems like others are moving fast - but they aren't. I've read stacks of books, stacks of magazine articles, attended days of seminars and read as much as possible.

It all basically boils down to letting the birds set the pace. If we push? They fly - get scared - and then we have to start all over again to try to gain the trust back. Glad to see you back on the forums.