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Post by angley55 on Jun 1, 2017 15:36:18 GMT -5
Hi everyone....My name is susan and i am the proud owner of Fred...Fred is a quaker that i adopted when my cousin passed away...He is somewhere around 25 years old...Fred was never tamed but he trust me to a certain degree and loves the food i prepare for him...I have a question i would love advice on...My cockatiel passed away and his cage is a flight cage..I have cleaned it and wondered if i could make this Freds new home...He has been in the room with this cage for 4 years so its not something he hasn't seen..At his age would this be ok to do? He is in a table top cage that the pet store said was ok for a quaker but the flight cage is way more rommier...Thanks for any advice..Susan Angley
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Post by easttex on Jun 1, 2017 19:31:36 GMT -5
Hi Susan and Fred, and welcome to the forum! WhenI got my 21 year old quaker who had been cage bound for a long time, I let him see the new cage for a while, and gradually moved the cages closer until they were actually close enough that Peppy could cross over to the new one if he wanted. Then I started moving his toys and perches over one by one. By the time I transferred his food bowls, he was ready to stroll over. The whole process took probably a week and a half. It will be better if you can allow Fred to make up his own mind about it.
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Post by cnyguy on Jun 1, 2017 20:10:42 GMT -5
Welcome to the Forum to you and Fred.  I think the method easttex used would be a good way to see if Fred would like to move into the flight cage. I'm guessing that he would enjoy having more room to move around in the bigger cage and is likely to choose to move into it. |
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Post by biteybird on Jun 2, 2017 9:53:39 GMT -5
G'day and welcome to you both, Susan and Fred! I think you are on the right track and the others have given you good advice (letting him decide on his own when he's ready to move to a different place). Good on you for adopting a needy quaker - and, hey...as a word of warning, they're ALL needy!  |
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Post by beccilouise on Jun 3, 2017 16:20:01 GMT -5
Hello and welcome! I second everything that has been said above. If he is not particularly tame, I would definitely try to get him used to the flight cage so that he can stretch his wings a little bit. And Biteybird is right, they are all utterly mad! Good luck!
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Post by holly price on Aug 24, 2017 21:00:13 GMT -5
hi. my son {30 yo} was given a male {really not sure} quaker about 4 years from like a rescue place saying "FRANKIE" Was in a meth lab thing. Anyway Frankie really was never let out to play till I came along. I lived with my son for 14 months when I got my place Charlie my son told me I was taking Frankie when I moved -rapport. I got my place in January 2017. Only 7 months ago. I let him out 90% OF time an d actually play with him.Bought a bigger cage, got him toys. At night place a dark colored sheet over his cage which is nightime for him to sleep. which he does. a few weeks ago he started to attack me. He latched onto my finger and wouldnt let go. I didnt know what to do. i put him in the smaller cage put the sheet on him and put him in the other room, everytine i waLK BY He started attactring the inside of his cage.He would have attacted me had he been able to get out of his cage. Yesterday he attacked me and lunged for the back of my neck and would not let go. right now he is in the other room. Im scared of him. I am 60 years old and dont know what to do. Either my email hollyp@myself.com or 801 654 7426. Thank you so much
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I think the method easttex used would be a good way to see if Fred would like to move into the flight cage. I'm guessing that he would enjoy having more room to move around in the bigger cage and is likely to choose to move into it. 
