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Cockatiels and Other Pets ometimes, in spite of all your precautions, your Cockatiel
may manage to escape and fly away. S
If this happens when you are around, call out to it affectionately.
Hold out a bowl of its favorite treat. Normally, the bird should
fly back to you.
If the bird escapes when you are not around and you realize this
only later, again call out to it affectionately. You may have to
rope in a few volunteers to do the same in the neighborhood.
If this doesn't work, put the bird's cage out in the yard with a
bowl of its favorite treat inside. If everything goes well the bird
should fly back to its cage within a couple of days. Life in the
open for a captive bred bird may not be easy. Many birds decide
that the comforts of a caged life are preferable to freedom in a
strange environment, and fly back within a couple of days.
Let neighbors know about your lost your bird. Giving an ad in
the local papers may also help. Keep an up-to-date photograph of
the bird. Take pictures from both sides of the bird. Front and
What to Do If Your
Cockatiel Escapes
back too. Keep a note of the bird's specific ID information.
Having this information will help to prove ownership, if the need
arises.
Do not give up hope. Some birds return even weeks after they
escape.
What to Do If Your
Cockatiel Escapes
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