Budgies
Posted by: Hilary
12th Jul 2012 04:08pm
I have two budgies. How can I get them to feel safe enough to climb onto my hand and to come out off their cage?
Also has anyone any good ideas for home made toys for budgies?
What is best to use for tying things to the bars of their cage.
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simla
Hi Hilary, it;s best to start off with a baby bird if you want a really good result. I've bred budgies for years. In the beginning I thought that an older bird would tame down in time, with patience, would be the perfect pet. After a year or so, things had progressed a little, but a experienced friend suggested I get a baby, just out of the nest. The difference was amazing! If you persevere with your present birds, i'd suggest you start with a stick or tree branch, (less strange to the bird, therefore less scary.) Cover the cage with a cloth so it can't see you, and get it used to the stick,do it slowly, preferably in a darkened room as well. This may take weeks, just a few minutes a day. If it dosn't start to calm down by this time it's a good bet that it isn't a candidate for taming.If it does, you can put your finger in place of the twig, and you are on your way. Once out of the cage you will have to cut its wing of course to be able to catch it. Some people will say it's cruel to subject a bird to stress and trauma as an adult. I'm inclined to agree these days, having matured somewhat since my youthful days of being "unaware". My advice is that if they don't settle on your hand fairly quickly, why not build a nice aviary and breed a baby to tame?
Hilary
Thanks for your reply. Only have the one budgie now. He is still young. He comes right on my hand to eat the grass seeds that he loves. I still haven't taken him out of the cage. I will need to take him into a quiet room away from our dog (foxy-terrier-chihuahua cross). He's not scared of me. I talk and sing to him. The vet trimmed his wings. He trimmed both wings. He said even though people often only cut one wing it is better to cut both because sometimes with only one wing cut they end up going round in circles and getting confused.. I really need to get a different cage. It is roomy but it doesn't have a door that opens right out and that would make it easier for getting him in and out of the cage. Love to have an aviary that we could walk into but we (me and hubby) are hopeless handy people hopeless at making things.
purpleboo
Google it!
jmitropoulos
I've never owned a budgie, but I'm assuming you need to gain their trust first. This can probably be achieved through hand feeding (if they don't already do so).
Hilary
Thanks for your reply. Have only the one budgie now and he is eating out of my hand.