I have receive my baby budgie on last Sunday. He's a true sweet heart, allready totally tamed. He fly to me by himself, he ask for kisses and gives some too. He enjoy being pet on the head and on the back while he's on me (he cuddle on my neck and ask for more!) and even while he's on his cage top. He's not afray of hands at all. In fact, he's afraid of nothing. He eats everything I offer to him. He explore everything and he plays with every toys. A true sweet heart!

 

The only problem is his calling! He's a single budgie. He's a male, not handraised, but manipulate while in the nest. He was born on February 22. So he's still pretty young. He was living with lots of budgies. Many times during the day, he just start these special calls. It last long and it's quite loud for a budgie. It's evident for me that he's calling other budgies. When I take him with me, it's kind of easier for a while, he stops, but it starts again even if he's still with me. It happen every time of the day and no preference for when i'm there or not. It's worst when he has look in to my bedroom mirror...so that's the proof for me that he's asking for other budgies to come!

 

so...will it stop while he will bond with me and forget about his budgie friends? how should I react to that? I think about adopting a second budgie (in fact I was supposed to receive 2 at the same time, but something didnt work), but not now. I wanted to wait until he really bond to me..he's friendly and all and I would not like to change when another budgie will arrive! but he makes everybody here mad with his calls! do you have solutions? or getting a second budgie is the only solution? and would it really work?

Edited April 10, 200817 yr by Karoube

I have a single budgie but before he had a buddy who passed away he called for about a month after a month or so it really stopped and then he started to call for me. I respond to his calling by talking back or whistling but not appearing because then you will have a bird that calls and calls all the time. The best thing you can do for him is to continue what you do, don't be there at every call, he will stop the calling behavior and it won't be as frequent. In fact, Merllin hardly calls for me anymore because I am in and out of my office all the time he knows I will be back. . I enjoy having just him, we have really bonded experiencing have 1 then 2 and then 1 again I believe if you can provide the attention to them throughout the day they will be okay. If they are home most of the time alone though I do suggest a buddy of the same sex but only if you want an added responsibility.

Thanks!

 

I allready own a male lovebird, 12 yo and a baby bourke parakeet. As soon as the quarantine finish, he will meet them so wont be completly alone. And I'm home all the day everyday as I'm a full time mom! do he dont miss any attention!! but I do appreciate seeing two birds from the same specie interact together, so it's sure that some day I will bought him a friend!

Congratulations on your new budgie, and yes he is calling for his cage mates, the calling will lessen in time. Great that he is in quarantine. When you have everybody in the same room, I am sure they will be wonderful company for each other, while IN their own cages. You must be very careful when they are out as my budgies picked on my bourke for her 10 years of life (bourke parrakeet's are VERY different than budgerigars) and lovebirds can go after budgies and bourkes as well.