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My new cockatiel is bored. How can I keep him happy in his cage?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Cockatiel | Male | unneutered | 1 year old

Zucchini sometimes seems like he is bored And he want to play with But this is the 1st month at my home and he’s not comfortable 100% yet so i am scared to let him go out the cage and can’t return him in So how can i make him always happy and not bored (NB sometimes he is happy, play with his toy and whistle to it )

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Answered By Todd Cecil

Veterinarian

Published on February 19th, 2019

thanks for reaching out about Zucchini. Boredom is common in pet birds. In the wild, they tend to spend 70-80% of their day foraging for food, but we place it all in a bowl. So hiding food around, using foraging toys will help to occupy this little brain. Good luck.

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