PHIggysbirds, you seem to know a LOT about cockatiels (or if anyone else has suggestions, also??, so...

My female pearl (believe it is female b/c she is rather quiet most times and doesn't whistle at all) is almost 7 months (have had her for 3). She was nearly impossible when I first got her...took her a month before she would step direct to my finger instead of from her dowel to my finger. She will eat millet spray from my hand but nothing else. I just got her to start eating some pellets, although she still prefers her seed mix! Anyway, my point is she HAS come a long way since I first got her. She takes showers with me (sometimes she LOVES, sometimes she'd rather not!) and she'll sit on my shoulder, finger, or her gyms. She seems to really like to be near me all the time (even chirps loudly, calling to me, if I'm not in the room). BUT she will not, absolutely, no way at all, let me touch her or scritch her or anything! I miss my senegal and other tiel, both of which absolutely loved to cuddle and get scritches.

Any idea on how to get her to like cuddles and scritches? Or should I just accept the fact that she may never like to be touched and handled that way? Would appreciate any advice! Thanks!!

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