How old can cockatials get

[twittypi]

Hi. I have a beautiful cockatial called charlie so far he/she is 23 years old. Can anyone tell me how old they live too. He lives indoors

[muckshifter]

As old as they like


... officially, around 20-30 years, one record is 50 years.

The important factor is food, they love their fruit & veg, especially greens.


Enjoy!

[naturelover]

Originally Posted by twittypi

Hi. I have a beautiful cockatial called charlie so far he/she is 23 years old. Can anyone tell me how old they live too. He lives indoors

hi twittypi,a warm welcome to the site,hope you enjoy,found out how to get around then,have fun.betty.

[twittypi]

Originally Posted by muckshifter

As old as they like


... officially, around 20-30 years, one record is 50 years.

The important factor is food, they love their fruit & veg, especially greens.


Enjoy!

Thank you. Charlie does not like anything but seed i am afraid. Mind you what friut are you talking about. He is very wary of anything put in his cage and will keep clear of it.

Thanks again

Twittypi

[twittypi]

Thank you betty naturelover i am trying to get the hang of it. See ya

[muckshifter]

Mind you what fruit are you talking about.

Anything really, except strawberries & grapes. They ain't great fruit eaters, greens are a better bet for variety.

'Tiels' will eat almost anything you do, but stay away from milk products as they cannot digest lactose.

Mine loved bananas.


oh, and welcome to WAB.

[twittypi]

Thanks for that.

i have just given charlie a bit of banana ( he would not go near it when in the bars but he took it off my fingers) but he spat it out but loved my roll.
Guess he just does not bananas.
I will try different foods with him but off the finger.

[naturelover]

Hi muckshifter,my two tiels that live in the house love chedder cheese,am i wrong giving them that ?.

[muckshifter]

Yep, that is how we introduced our Teil to treats, by offering it to him ... not sure in the beginning if he was more interested in the treat, or our fingers.

Variety is the spice to life.



mucks

[muckshifter]

Originally Posted by naturelover

Hi muckshifter,my two tiels that live in the house love chedder cheese,am i wrong giving them that ?.

err, I would initially say yes, you are wrong ... Tiels, like some humans, cannot digest the lactose in milk products ... but if it is only a small amount, I personally see no harm. Keep an eye on the consistency of the droppings, runny is not a good sign.

However, I would suggest looking for an alternative, like cottage cheese or a non-lactose cheese. Most cheese is, however, made from milk.

Remember, these are what I call "treats" to the birds natural diet, which is quite varied anyway. You can offer these treats once or twice a day, but don't leave a plateful in the cage all day.

You'll be surprised at what a Tiel can have and will eat, not just your fingers.



mucks