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Travelling With Cockatiels If the cage is too large to be kept under the seat in front of you, you may be required to eBook a separate ticket for your bird. If this is so, then keep the cage in the seat next to you and strap the cage to the seat. Cover the cage with a light blanket. Communicate with your Cockatiel at intervals. Birds get motion sickness. This is due to the conflicting visual signals they receive. This can be reduced by covering the cage with a light blanket. Some birds love traveling. Travel keeps their minds busy. Moreover, some birds just love people. Travel provides them a chance to be with different people. It is often noticed that larger birds prefer travel. And birds with a set routine do not find travel difficult.

Travelling With Cockatiels Cockatiels and Other Pets ats and dogs, cats and birds or dogs and birds. What's the difference. They're all natural enemies of each Cother. You shouldn't be surprised if they don't get along. Dog's and cats are predators.

Thousands of years of domestication has not erased their pristine urge to hunt. Our offthe- cuff advice is not to let your Cockatiel alone with either of these four-legged pets. History, even if in cartoon form, has lessons. There have been quite a few instances of the "Tom and Tweety" relationship in real life.

The canine or the feline can be your Cockatiel closest chum when you are around. Turn your back and the story could be quite different. And its not always that the bigger pet is the aggressor. There have been cases where the Cockatiel has bitten the bigger pet till it meowed or yelped in pain.

Cockatiel and other birds may hit it off. But there's no guarantee of even this happening. Normally the bigger becomes the aggressor, although there have been contrary instances. Same age Cockatiel when raised together tend to get along better. Birds are also territorial. Even if it is an animal that is intruding into its territory the bird will attack instinctively.

If you do have a Cockatiel with other four-legged pets, make sure that when they are together they are under your supervision. Also be prepared to separate jousting pets and render first-aid in the event of injury during these scuffles. The attention of a vet may become necessary if the injury is more than you can handle.