> HELP!!!  I have a male Cockatiel which is about 2 yrs old.  And the 
 > female that
 > I have is probably about 3 years old.  I got the female in May and
 > introduced the female to the male, as soon as I got it.  They are 
 > very
 > comfortable with one another.  The first one in the nesting box was 
 > the male,
 > and he went in there about a month ago, but the female won't have 
 > anything
 > to do with the nesting box.  She will sit on the outside on the 
 > perch and
 > everyonce in a while, she'll stick her head in, but thats it.  The 
 > male on
 > the other hand, will stay in there hours and hours, just whistling, 
 > and
 > talking up a storm.  They are both horny as heck, the female will
 > sound like shes doing a mating call and have her butt way up in the 
 > air, but
 > the male doesn't seem to pay her any attention.  And, the male, he 
 > will 
 > masturbate on the corner of the food cup, with the female paying no 
 > attention
 > to him.
 > 
 > What do I do??  Does anyone have any suggestion?
Don't do anything. Right now it sounds as though they're dancing to the beat 
of different drummers. But they'll get the right idea eventually! In the 
meantime, make sure they have the best diet money can afford. They need at 
least 12 hours of daylight to "get them in the mood" (but introduce it 
gradually otherwise you'll send them into a premature molt).
Do you have any substrate in your nestbox?
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