Female cockatiel just died, my male cockatiel keeps screaming and running around cage, what can i do

Cockatiels, such as many birds, are paired for life. Seen as how you had a male and female together, they were probably mates. When a mate is lost, most birds don't handle it very well. There are many solutions for helping their ubstruct behavior, yet you have to know what is best for your bird.

First of all, you could buy another female cockatiel. Slowly introduce the pair so shock will not set on the male. If the male is lonely, he will eventually accept her. On the other side, he may not accept her and attact her. Then I would suggest putting them in different next to each other. Slowly, move the cages together. Once the male seems calm around her, add her to his cage.

Second, no matter what you do, you should probably clean the cage thouroghly. The scent of the female is probably still linguring, which may be reminding the male of her. If she died of a diesese, he may be apt to catcing it. You could take him to the vet to get him checked for any dieseses.

Third, try buying many things imitating the sounds of cockatiels. At pet shops such as PetsMart, they usually have cd's or tapes that have recordings of rain forest birds. These sounds may help him feel as if he is not alone. Many birds suffer from bordom from being alone.

Fourth, at the pet shops they sell cuddle buddies. They are cussiony, blanket type things that hang from the cage. Many birds mistake them as other birds. The cuddle buddies come in many types. Some allow the birds to completely enter them, others just cover the bird on half of their side. This may offer your male comfort for seperation anxiety.