This is 4 months after my last post, where I was extremely sad and guilty about my new budgie. He is now around 5 months old and even after more perseverance is still very nervous and flighty and I just don't see him becoming the companion bird that I would have liked. He is vaguely finger tame and will begrudgingly step up, he lunges occasionally and will bite lightly every now and then. Not really a big deal, but I know the lunging is some kind of body language that means go away.

 

I have absolutely no time to tame or bond with him. I thought I would, but I just don't. I work 5 days a week in an incredibly stressful retail setting, and I just want to sleep as soon as I get home, then my days off are full of errands and chores. I feel absolutely awful for doing this, but I think I'm going to have to put him up for adoption to someone (trustworthy) who wants an olive boy to breed, or to someone with an aviary where he would have some budgie friends.

 

He has been to the avian vet several times now and is very healthy. His name is Boots, and he is absolutely gorgeous, he burbles away like a brook, and has even picked up a bit of the canary singing next door. I am just cripplingly guilty about the fact that I have no time for him. I have realised that I bought him to replace my old Budgie who died, and that wasn't fair. I also put unrealistic goals on him to be tame quickly because my last budgie was such a tame and gorgeous friend. I'm sure with some work, he could be fantastic, but I just can't do it. I'm not in a place where I have the time or energy to tame and train him.

 

If anyone knows what I should do, or whether/how I should go about adopting him, any information would be so greatly appreciated. I want to make sure they are trustworthy and going to look after him so well. I don't think I really trust wanted ads on Gumtree, and there is no way the RSPCA is getting involved. If any of you know of anyone who would be interested please let me know. Again, I am just beside myself with guilt about this whole mess... Here is the link to my last post about him:

http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index.php?showtopic=32126&st=0&p=377481entry377481

And here is a picture of him at about 8 weeks, his cere is now mostly blue with a bit that's purplish:

Hi I was about to reply to your post nut after reading it through. I think your idea of getting him re-homed is better.

The only suggestion I can make is for you to personally vet all who answer your advert for a loving home....B.J.

Yeah, time is the crucial thing, so if you don't have it, you are right that he won't become tame. You can put an ad on here in the for sale section. Maybe your vet's office will let you put up a sign. People seeing it in a vet's office would be a good base to work from.