I have had my budgie for approximately a week and a half and I just don't know where to start with training. He sits in the lounge room beside where I sit to watch TV, so I spend a fair bit of time with him. I have spoken to someone who has recently brought a budgie and she just kept pulling it out of the cage and putting it on her sholder and walking around with him and that is how she got hers use to her. I just don't think I want to try that option. I have tried putting my hand in the cage and slowly trying to get it closer, but that doesn't work. I have tried putting the millet spray through the bars on the cage and seeing if I can get him to eat it, but i just get sideward glances. In the mornings when I uncover the cage he is normally very skitish and jumps around but at night when I change the food etc he is normally okay. I know that it is still real early days but I just don't know what option to use as he doesn't seem that interested in anything at this stage. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Edited July 10, 200817 yr by KAZ

How old is the bird?

Hello and Welcome

 

There are a few different things to take into consideration when it comes to budgie taming.

 

1) how old is the budgie

2) Was it handled by the breeder when it was in the nest

3) are its wings clipped

 

A young, wing clipped, baby that was handled by the breeder as a chick, will tame a lot easier than an older, unclipped bird, that was colony bred with no human contact.

 

Do you know any background info, and have you got a photo that we could see to help tell you the age on your budgie???

Edited July 10, 200817 yr by **Liv**

If the bird is young then I agree that is how I part tamed Mac and Dips ( who rsides with my MIL) who finished the taming off

first of all l would like to say Hi, welcome to the forum

 

have you read our FAQ section?

there is a great article written by one of our moderator's Elly, here is the Article. it is about taming your budgie.

also, l have a thread about my experience with taming my 2 2year old budgies, the Link to the thread. it took a few months but with persistants it has paid off, l have now 2 tame budgies.

good luck to your taming progress, feel free to ask questions and please keep us updated

Edited July 10, 200817 yr by birdluv

you have already received good advice, thank you birdluv for putting up my article , welcome to the forum.