8/11/2023 0 Comments Galah cockatoo mating dance![]() Just as there are appropriate and inappropriate ways of handling pet birds. I always tell owners that they should never become a ‘birdophile’ in their relationship with their pet. Therefore, it is very important for the humans associated with the pet bird to always act as a parent or ‘older bird’ to the pet rather than as a lover or a mate. Chronic egg laying can cause uterine prolapse, egg yolk peritonitis, malnutrition from the depletion of the body stores of calcium and other nutrients and many other problems associated with female reproductive organs and ‘secret women’s business’. They masturbate and can become aggressive and dominant towards other family members that they perceive of as a rival.įemale birds that are inappropriately sexually stimulated by their owners (eg on the shoulder, kissing, feeding from the mouth etc.) can become chronic egg layers. In these circumstances birds can be driven by sexual frustration to feather picking or even self-mutilation (where skin and soft tissue is chewed). When pet birds are inappropriately bonded to a human mate, they become frustrated because the human mate cannot fulfil the role of mating or laying or sitting on the eggs. Many behavioural problems induced by sexual frustration occur when a pet bird chooses a human as his/her mate. If there is no ‘feathered’ mate to choose from the bird will choose a mate from the ‘human flock’ (i.e. They choose and court a mate, select or build a nest and have sex for procreation rather than recreation. When birds become sexually mature, their instinct is to find a mate. They correspond with the bird reaching puberty. ![]() These behavioural changes in cockatiels usually occur between nine months to one year of age. Their sweet little bird has started to bite and be aggressive and demanding. I commonly get calls from unhappy cockatiel owners. The cute, young, cuddly, baby bird will reach puberty and undergo hormone induced behavioural changes just like their human, adolescent counterpart. Just as a child grows and matures through the various stages of development to reach sexual maturity, so will the pet bird. Most pet bird owners fail to understand that their newly acquired, hand-reared, pet will grow and develop like a young child. However, we don’t routinely desex birds as the procedure is expensive, can be risky and is usually only undertaken in female birds with gynaecological problems Therefore our pet birds will have a sex life whether we want them to or not. When our pet cats and dogs become sexually mature, we can prevent them from mating and breeding by having them castrated or spayed.
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