Hello everyone,

 

I am new to this forum.

 

I got a male budgie a month and half ago and hand trained him so far, he is kept in a room alone beside a cage of 11 finches, he seem very lonely and would always go between the two cages to be closer to the finches, even after hand taming him he never seem to trust me but I guess that will come with time.

 

I read a book about budgie and they say that a budgie should be alone unless you often there with him, since I couldn't always be with him during thr day because I work, I decided to get a 2nd budgie (male) they are getting along very well and my first budgie is delighted to have a friend and they seem to have bond at frst site.

 

But I am afraid now that they both going to ignore me and will never bond with them both, can someone tell me in my situation if they bird will allow me into their flock? I know it can take months and I don't mond that but as long they will one day come to me and accept me.

 

Thanks,

 

JeAn. KiKi and PéPé

They will if you continue to spend time with them but it may be a different bond they you had before. I have 2 and they are bonded but I let them out everyday and everyday we work on stepping up. I use food as rewards and I always talk to them through the cage bars if they are in the cage. Time spent is the same with 1 or 2 .

They will if you continue to spend time with them but it may be a different bond they you had before. I have 2 and they are bonded but I let them out everyday and everyday we work on stepping up. I use food as rewards and I always talk to them through the cage bars if they are in the cage. Time spent is the same with 1 or 2 .

If you get a new budgie,

would it be okay to put the new budgie in the same cage

straight away?

They will if you continue to spend time with them but it may be a different bond they you had before. I have 2 and they are bonded but I let them out everyday and everyday we work on stepping up. I use food as rewards and I always talk to them through the cage bars if they are in the cage. Time spent is the same with 1 or 2 .

If you get a new budgie,

would it be okay to put the new budgie in the same cage

straight away?

NO. You really must quarantine in a separate cage and separate room for a minimum 30 days to be sure there are no introduced diseases that can kill both budgies. It's really important and it gives you time to tame and bond with the new budgie.

It is very important that you spend that quarantine period bonding with your new budgie (as well as taking precautions against spreading disease such as washing your hands between handling; even changing your clothes. You should handle the new bird last, always). If you bond with the new budgie during this time, it will be so much easier keeping a relationship with *both* of your budgies once they're introduced.

 

Also, keep in mind that some budgies don't get along. Introduce them slowly and on neutral ground. Make sure that in the event that they just *don't* like each other, you have a cage set up to accomodate your new budgie permanently.

Edited October 14, 200618 yr by eterri