SmokeyJef wrote:His light schedule is actually 100% solar. I set him right next to a window, so when the sun comes up, he gets up. However, I work 3rd shift, so I tend to come home at 4-5am, which may not help. As for the diet, he eats the Bonanza brand food. I don't fill up his bowl all the way, only enough to cover the bottom of the dish. As I mentioned before, I talk to him every day, which does involve feeding him. It tends to take him a day or two to go through what I give him, so he isn't starving by any means, but he isn't overfed either.
Edit: I did want to mention that the dish is a pretty big dish for cockatiels. I'm fairly certain his cage is meant for parrots as it is quite large, so the bowls that come with it are also parrot-sized. That's why I don't give him a ton of food.
Also wanted to point out that my parakeets don't seem to be acting any differently. They're shy, but they're acting normal.
I have all different species and they all talk to each other and chirp at the same time even my African grey try's to speak the same way.Did you know Cockatiels are also Parrots.