Ok...i need more help....(behaviour problems)

[kjjl]

Well Monty (whether he be he or she lol) has (i think) become a little too attached to myself and hubby...

everytime we are all not in the same room together he screams out to one of us...e.g we are in the lounge room, i get up to go to the kitchen, he'll scream and then fly/walk (he's clipped) to me...then be screaming out for hubby....or if i'm on the computer and hubby is in the loungeroom he can't work out who he wants to be with and will scream and scream or stand in the hall way halfway between us and scream his head off..

now...we've tried ignoring it.... we've tried putting him in the cage and covering him up until he's quite.... i've tried telling him NO....we've tried everything we can think of..but it's at the point where we're both really frustrated with it all..it's just sooo darn annoying...and we live in a block of units and whenever he hears someone walk in the foyer to go upstairs he screams out to them...and i know i wouldn't appreciate this noise..it's definately a calling whistle...a very sharp WOOT...WOOT..

Anything i can do? :S

does this make sense?lol

[billspets]

it sounds like the only contact is with you and hubby he doest want you to leave him hence the screaming when you are not in the same room together

bottom line is monty doesnt want to be left alone

to fix this problem i can think of one way to fix it and that is to get a companion for her then she isnt alone
hope this helps
regards
bill

[kjjl]

So....can you assure me a few things.
1. the new bird won't follow his footsteps and scream too
2. they won't get too attached to each other and not love me

[AussieBirds]

Get him/her a partner that should fix the problem they do become attached to you, and you to them ;D, if you get it a partner it will probably bond with the new bird and may even lose some interest in you and your husband, sounds like a good reason to get a new birds

John

[kjjl]

but i don't want monty to lose interest in us completely..i love that he is sooo loving..EXCEPT when he's in these really annoying stages... i'm not even liking him very much at the moment

[SunConure]

Hi kjjl i have angel and rebal in the same cage and there getting on great. They are bonding together and i can still handle them both. If you keep on handling them they will be fine. I know i won't be able to handle mine in the breeding season cause they will leave me for there mate. But if you get the same sex as your bird which you were told your bird is female so get another female.

[kjjl]

Monty will always get handled..he is with me from 5 pm till 11pm every night..i don't want to lose that bond..but he needs some company for during the day so hes not so attached.

i would like to get a male..they don't have to "mate" though do they?

[SunConure]

they won't mate unless you attach a nest box she will still have her bond to you. Angel is still bonding to me even with rebal around. Then later on in the track in you decide to breed all you have to do is attach a nest box to there cage.

[lovemytiels]

Actually Tara that is not quite true. Regardless if you attach a nest box they will still mate when they hit breeding age. I would recommend getting another female as I rekon females are more sooky than males but it is all a personal choice. Monty is going through what I call seperation anxiety & can't bare not to be with you. Have you tried puttinf monty's cage in a room where she can not see or hear you? Cheers Anna

[kjjl]

well maybe i have to get a female then.... i have always really really really wanted a male and am told i got one this time..and the last (he/she flew away ) and they always turn to be girls

Good idea about room where he can't see or hear us..but we are in a small place...2 bdrm unit...wherever we are he can hear us at least

[SunConure]

oh i thought the nest box encourges breeding maybe i've been reading the wrong book and on wrong websites.

[lovemytiels]

Oh dear you do have a bit of a problem then being in a 2 bedroomed unit. Maybe if you really wanted a male get another h/reared one but it will not stop them from mating if you have them in the same cage. Also I think you maybe having monty out a bit long as watching Dr Harry birds need a set amount of hours for sleeping so maybe cut her out time down a bit & set a time for her to go to bed & reassure her that it is bedtime. Sounds silly I know but this is what i do for my h/reared pet tiels. Come a certain time at night, I tell them it is night night time & they know & quieten down once their covers are on. Monty will still love you heaps even if you do get another tiel, but might become a little bit jeolous of another bird. Depends on the nature of the new tiel & whether it is a male or female as sometimes the female will put her efforts into wooing her new mate if it is a male. All very confusing I know & doesn't really fix your problem at the moment. Cheers Anna

[kjjl]

ok.hmm i'm confused again (still lol)

so if i got a baby..and turned out to be male..they will mate..does this always mean eggs and babies? can i desex them??LOL

if i get a female..they will love eachother and me....and we'll all play happy families??

monty is quiet at bedtime..he does a cute little whistle/mumble which means goodnight..and we say goodnight monts...blah blah blah..

[lovemytiels]

mmmm good question if it is a male will it mate. Well it is a male lol & it is usually instictive to mate & breed when they are old enough & yes even if you don't provide a nest box the female can lay her eggs & incubate them on the bottom of the cage. Not all will do that but it can happen. Some will mate & not lay eggs others will. There is no hard & fast rules here as all birds are different, but usually if you put a male & female together somewhere down the line they will mate & yes could even have babies . So we haven't really solved Montys problem at the moment but maybe confused you more LOL. If you don't want eggs & maybe even babies then definately get another female & tell hubby that you really really need to get another tiel for monty for company otherwise the problem could get worse wink wink ;D . Cheers Anna

[kjjl]

OR.......i could get a new cage AND new bird....next to each other and only close together at play time....they can be next to each other in seperate cages?

[Mystical]

well as for noise i dont think 2 in a unit would be that bad... when my partner moved her from aussie 7 months ago from aussie got a 2 b/room unit in a block of flats and i have 3 ringnecks and a lorikeet all in my longue lol and they arent that bad (most days) ive had two teils in the same cage before and they never lost interest in us but kept eachother amused while we were out

good luck in what u decide

Rach

[kjjl]

thanks for that advise mystical...i'm stillnot sure what to do...either 2 in one cage and a chance they will have babies....or 2 in separate cages which will hopefully keep each other company

[Mystical]

If your concidering another cage u could always go a different way and buy another type of bird that he/she would get along with that way u wouldnt get babies. Also i am unsure what it costs there but in nz its around $40 ish to get them DNA'd, that way u will know it wont happen

Rach

[kjjl]

i have thought about other birds too..i was gonna get lovebirds..but heard they are very noisy little critters...what other breed would you suggest?/ p.s i don't really want budgies...they don't do a lot for me lol

[AussieBirds]

My Daughter has just moved into a two bedroom unit and she has taken her red rump parrot with her, it was hand raised by her, it is very quiet and doesnt make a mess. There are a good variety of colours in Red Rumps and they do make a great pet birds she has an Opaline hen that I bred and it's a great bird, very friendly and spends time out of the cage with her and her husband, they both work so it is alone during the day, all in all she is very happy with the birdand the bird is very happy with my daughter.

John