Cockatiel Supplies

About Cockatiels

• Cockatiels live approximately 10-20 years with reports of up to 30 years.
• Colors: Wild cockatiels have a gray body with a yellow face and crest and orange cheek patches. Males have brighter facial colors while females have bars on the underside of the tail feathers. Captive bred cockatiels sport several color variations including albino, lutino, pied, pearl, cinnamon, and silver.
• Known to be gentle and docile, tamed cockatiels like to be ride on your shoulder and be petted and held.
• Male Cockatiels are believed to be more capable of mimicking speech and whistles. All cockatiels whistle and vocalize but they are not nearly as loud as most other parrots.
• While pairs of cockatiels provide company for each other care must be taken to handle frequently to maintain the human bond. Single cockatiels need you to spend daily time interacting it.
• Characterized as powder down birds, cockatiels have a dusty coating on their feathers and require frequent misting and baths.

Cockatiels are very popular pet birds. Cockatiels are small parrots from Australia that have been kept as pets for decades. Wild Australian Cockatiels are mostly gray in color with orange cheek spots and a splash of yellow with an adorable crest that perks up at will. Pet Cockatiels are available in a variety of beautiful color patterns. The more exotic the cockatiels colors are, the more the cockatiel costs. Cockatiels are cute, sweet and smart. People are crazy about cockatiels as pets because these petite parrots are easier to keep and train than most other parrots. Not only that, Cockatiels can learn to mimic speech and whistles. Just check You Tube videos of whistling, talking Cockatiels.

Whether you get a hand fed baby cockatiel or choose to re-home a cockatiel, bird training these little parrots is generally pretty easy when you use positive bird training techniques such as Clicker Training for Birds. Whichever bird you choose, make sure that it is alert and active. Look for a Cockatiel with bright eyes, smooth, pretty feathers and a clean vent and nasal nares. The Cockatiels feet should be free from sores.

Cockatiel Cages

Cockatiels are active and playful and should have a large cage. Opinions on the minimum size vary, but a minimum cage size would 20” x 20” wide with ¾” bar space. Consider a taller cage to accommodate your pet cockatiels tail. Make sure that the bird cage has some horizontal bars that encourage exercise and climbing. Place two to three perches around the cage. Place at least a couple of perches at different levels with enough space to comfortably move between them. Look for cockatiel cages that feature a removable bottom tray for easy cleaning.