okay, the perch will be removed immediately! I would also never use sandpaper!!! That is horrid stuff!!

 

However, I have yet to figure out what to do about a branch - I'll probably only be able to get that on Monday. Well, we'll see. It's pouring outside, and I'm not sure where there's a park nearby.

 

Now that I think about it, it's very logical that they shouldn't be up high quite yet. Cookie has started to fly a bit though(!) - nothing stunning of course. He just figured out that, with more space, it's easier to get around by flying to the planned destination.

Sorry in one of those photos it looked like the perch was a sandpaper one Don't feel you have to dash out today to get a branch, they are only babies after all so they have a little time yet before it will be a big deal.

Edited May 25, 200817 yr by melbournebudgies

Sounds like you're doing everything right

You may not even need to worry about a branch yet as they only look at the 4 week old stage... They'll get there in time

When I first saw the perches, I also though they were with sandpaper, and groaned to think that some people actually use the stuff , but it just has a slightly rubbery 'high-tech' surface. Didn't much like them, but I thought it was better than nothing for the time being.

 

Indeed, they are now almost 4 weeks old

 

Seeing as I'm a fairly logical person, I should be able to find something good for my babies. Thanks for the offer to help melbournebudgies! - I'll post what I come up with. Honestly, I would prefer being in lovely Australia, where you could give some advice, but I'm stuck here...

Well, Cookie and Piggy are doing well, getting more and more curious of the food on the ground (thankfully)! They don't need to be fed as often anymore.

 

Just wondering whether I should have a vet check them eventually?

 

I'm also a little puzzled as to why they've distanced themselves a little from me - there were two days where I wasn't around as much, and somehow they're not quite as loving as they used to be. They take very good care of each other, and are still very nice to me but they will scamper off now if I try to catch them for feeding. They're generally not quite as willing to let me 'cuddle' them. Is it because there's two of them, and they will instinctively stick to their own kind? I'm tryng to think whether I did something to gain their distrust.....will this get to be more so that they'll eventually not care about me at all? No matter what, I make sure that I take the time everyday to play with them and give plenty of attention to each individually. They're growing up, I guess...

They are just growing up. Because there are two birds, they will tend to bond closer to each other rather than to you. If you want them to bond closely to you, then now is the time to separate them. Many people have 2 birds living in different rooms of their house for this exact reason

 

Budgies do not keep a parent bond - it's a bit out of sight, out of mind with them

 

If you keep them together, they will still be tame and lovely pets, but they will bond to each other and probably wont talk etc.

They are just growing up. Because there are two birds, they will tend to bond closer to each other rather than to you. If you want them to bond closely to you, then now is the time to separate them. Many people have 2 birds living in different rooms of their house for this exact reason

 

Budgies do not keep a parent bond - it's a bit out of sight, out of mind with them

 

If you keep them together, they will still be tame and lovely pets, but they will bond to each other and probably wont talk etc.

 

 

Yeah.....suspected as much......when they're outside of the cage, they'll still come running to me, but inside the cage is somehow "their world" where I don't quite belong. It's interesting, because when I put my hand in they don't really like it (they're fine with it, but not always thrilled), and outside they don't shy away at all.

 

Is it any option at all to seperate them for a while? Or is it pointless because once they're together again they'll be there for each other just like right from the start? I don't want to separate them permanently because then they might get lonely, and I understand that they're better off together with their own kind, but I love them so much, and would really like to have them at least like me....and to do this, would separating them for a while help any?

l have 2 budgies that l have been taming for almost three months now and they seem to do almost the same thing as yours. they are not thrilled when l put my hand in their cage but once l let them out they will come to me and play with me, once in their cage they will watch and come close to me but they also seem to be in their own world.

 

separating them might help form a closer bond, l know of some other members who own 2 or more budgies who are bonded very well with there budgies. also remember that all budgies tame differently, some will become bonded with their owners and stay bonded when there are other budgies around and then there are some that will bond to their owner but when they are with others they will bond more to the other budgies but still be abit bonded to their owner.

Edited June 1, 200817 yr by birdluv
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