My Budgie Lemondrop is the newest member in my budgie family. And i was wondering how to tame her without getting bitten? I haven't tried to touch her, let her out, or handle her because she bites?

 

Any suggestion's it would be really great!! When I tamed Sunshine he was very different loveable.

 

Thanks

i've never had a biting budgie so i don't know how i would go about training one.

I would try and put my hand in the cage to get her used to it then try getting her to hop on my finger. I never filled my seed trays up when taimnig my budgie. I used to put some on the palm of my hand and hand feed them. I found that this got them used to my hand and associated my hand with food.

When you let your budgie out the cage if she is used to your hand feeding her then she will land on your hand when she gets hungry. I used to do this forr weeks as i liked rocky feeding from my hand. I used millet too as a tempting treat. clipped millet to my shoulder with a peg to get him to settle on me. Then i used to walk around the house doing the housework with him perched on my shoulder eating millet.

I can't even get close to her without her flying arund in her cage. making me a big mess.i think she is afraid of my hand. i held her for abut 4 sec. then she just bitten me. so i put her back in the cage. She share's a cage with my 3yr. male Budgie who she doesn't like either but i have no other room to put her so for now have to teach her not to be so mean.

 

Thanks,

separate them and try and tame her.

I think you might have to let your other budgie out for a fly and then take the biting one to a seperate room in her cage and start from square one with her.Look back at the advice given in earlier posts for some hints and tips. She may have learned that if she bites you you will react and stay away which is of course what she wants.

One of my birds has started trying to bite me but I am trying not react and just keep talking to him,put up with the pain for a few minutes and then pop him back on top of his cage before I go out of the room and scream with pain!

If she is biting you because you are trying to grab her then I would stop trying to do it that way and go back to the beginning.

Julie

 

You just beat me to it budgeover!

Edited January 29, 200520 yr by Julie

I never filled my seed trays up when taimnig my budgie. I used to put some on the palm of my hand and hand feed them. I found that this got them used to my hand and associated my hand with food.

 

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this method has worked a treat for me too. this is the method i will use to teach casper to eat pellets.

 

take your biting budgie into an unfamiliar room, so its only you and her and hold some millet in your hand. i got my budgie to sit on my finger like this.

 

just another point, dont make any noise when she bites you and continue holding her until she calms down. then she will learn that you are the boss.

when she bites you dont shout, blow in her face. that what worked with sky and he had not hand taming before.

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I never thought it in that way. Thanks I'm goign to try it tommorrow!!

I never thought it in that way. Thanks I'm goign to try it tommorrow!!

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Ive tried everything with mine! I did think the advice about keeping him low was really good; I bring him down everytime he lands on my head. He has big tantrums tho; flapping in my face and nasty bites. I must become impervious to pain! He's a moody bird;hes lovely and he is a bully! I cant help but admire his naughtiness sometimes tho; I tell him Im the boss; 'me the big woman; you the little bird' but he doesnt beleive me. the fact that i secretly admire his spirit and love him anyway doesnt stop me wanting him to keep his beak off me! Will he calm down as he gets older, do you think? :bluebudgie:

Edited February 3, 200520 yr by sulew

How old is he sulew and are you sure he is a he?!?

 

Julie

also when taming i would avoide allowing them to have a mirror they can get quiete agressive, and protective over it. i have a box with a mirror on, i left it open and skitttle sat there for a few day s and i noticed a change in his aggession towards me and that was only after a few days.

ATD

When i tamed Sunshine it was easy for me to tame him i gave him toys, like mirrors, and bells which didn't fase him at all. it was like he wanted to be tame and play at the same time. He wasn't aggresive with me when he had his bells and mirrors. but I would try to give him things slowly one thing at a time.

 

BUt like Julie said if he/she is still young they still haven't made up their minds yet. I vet told me that when they are young they can decide if they want to be a boy or girl.. BUt that's one person's opion.

okay if that was what the vet said I would find a new vet!!!!

 

They are one or the others from the start just like humans, it's just that we are not the best at picks which on they are when they are young. THe signs are sometimes very small, and it doesn't help that we connect blue to boy and pink to girls because most times in young budgies they are the opposite.

How old is he sulew and are you sure he is a he?!?

 

Julie

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I got him in november; i was told he was 12 weeks then. His cere is very blue. Mirrors were a problem; I now have a very large and stylish peiceof cardboard on the back of my dresser! I let him be out of the cage most of the day and that seems to have helped; we do have our play times when hes nice. I'm totally besotted with him; hes the first bird ive handled and i cant beleive how lovely he feels; then he bites me on the lip! He gets pretty cross when i dont allow him on my head; I guess its a power struggle and I'll stick with it as long as it takes. Its great to have someone to talk about this with; thanks for your replies. x

You're welcome and keep telling us how you're doing won't you?

Julie

I can't even get close to her without her flying arund in her cage. making me a big mess.i think she is afraid of my hand. i held her for abut 4 sec. then she just bitten me. so i put her back in the cage. She share's a cage with my 3yr. male Budgie who she doesn't like either but i have no other room to put her so for now have to teach her not to be so mean.

 

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Don't hold her yet, she is not ready for that. If she is so nervous that she freaks out when you simply go near the cage, if I were you I would just sit next to the cage and read, or eat, or something and don't even look at her. It may take awhile (even weeks) but eventually she will realize you are not going to hurt her and you can go to the next step - putting your hands on the outside of the cage. Once she gets used to that, then I would get out the millet and just hold your hand inside the cage and let her come to you. Sometimes it takes a lot of patience. If your other budgie is tame, it may help for her to see you interacting with him. If he is okay with it, she may settle down faster once she realizes you don't hurt him either.

I'm always handling Sunshine showing her i'm not hurting him. Thank you for the advise. I have been very patience with her even though sometimes i don't want to be.. I'll keep you up dated.

 

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More than one makes it harder.

 

Definitely separate to another room when working with your untrained bird.

 

Unless your skin is thin they won't actually draw blood to don't show the bite bothers you. If they are biting they are merely defending themsleves as they know how. Try another approach - the food on the hand one is an idea and LOTS of patience.