My dad found him in the grass 2 hours from my house. He brought it home to me so we could take care of it, obviously he is lost, his owner either let him go or accidently did.. I got him yesterday and he still hasn't sang or anything, i dont want him to be sad.. Any idea how i can put him in a better playful mood?
2006-07-09 04:29:11 · 5 answers · asked by sunshinesarah42 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
Parakeets don't sing, as far as I know. I had one as a child and once while married. All mine ever did was talk (childhood). And screech (while married).
2006-07-09 04:39:18 · answer #1 · answered by correrafan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your new found pet has no doubt been through an ordeal, and possibly some sort of shock as it is lost from his home, and was in the wild with the other birds. It is pure luck that he survived at all!Give your parakeet some time to adjust and acclimate to his/her new surroundings. Then in time the bird will come around and get playful and sing etc. BUT, you might try putting an add in the paper as it probably got lost by accident and the owner's might be "lost" without their pet birdie!! Believe me, I have lost a couple in my time. Due to my son when he was young, he deciced to open the cage door and out flew Petrie! Never did get him back. To this day I wonder what ever happend to him. If you can't find the previous owner's, then it looks like you have yourself a new pet. [the way you can tell if you have a male or female is the "cere", above the nose, if it is blue, it IS a male, brownish beak color, a female.] Iam guessing you have a Budgie? There really are alot of birds that fit in the parakeet family, just in case you didn't know. Anyway, I would definately offer the bird some premium bird seed, pellet diet, petamine, proteen 25, even some hard boiled eggs, fresh or frozen veggies and fruits. Not avacados, chocolate, persimmons, etc. The bird will only eat a little bit though, [if at all right away, so don't offer too much as they eat very little. Don't be surprised if the bird doesn't eat or drink for the first couple day's anyway. Just keep him away from ALOT of noise, and casually come to him and talk in a soothing manner. They really are more intellegent than alot of people think. BIrd Brains? Ok, I would take that as a compliment haha!! Good luck to You!!
Lucy
ps, since the bird was out in the wild, you might want to get some mite and lice spray just in case? Or have him checked out at the vet which ofcourse is more costly, but more than likely, the bird is fine health wise. Pamper,Pamper,PAMPER!! :> CHIRP CHIRP, he will be waking you up singing around 8:30 or so. At least mine did, and do around this Bird house that I live in. :>
2006-07-09 05:15:03 · answer #2 · answered by lucy2063 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you got him yesterday then if he can sing he probably won't do it for a while. It will probably take a while for him to trust you and get used to his new surroundings and if you found him outside in the grass then he probably has been through quite a bit and doesn't know what's going on. And it might be weird for him becuz he might of accidently flew away from the owner or something and he might miss his previous owner...
2006-07-09 09:29:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-08 17:34:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
with all pets..it takes time for them to get comfortable....does he appear hurt....
ideas to make him feel more at ease and comfortable....
rub his tummy with your finger..let him get use to you...
cover his cage with a sheet or small blanket..but let room for air to get in...this gives him privacy as well as protects him from drafts during the night...
put him by the window..so he can look out..
play calming music..preferbly with bird noises or classical near him..not too loud...
talk softly to him....
*also..i would check the classified section..for lost pets..to see if he is listed in there...as well as call the police department and ASPCA to let them know that you found a bird..in case he is indeed lost...there is often times a reward out for missing pets...he may be lonely...
good luck...just be paitent with him..give him time....
also you might want to get him a mirror for his cage...(he will think that there is another bird in his cage with him..without getting hen pecked)...
2006-07-09 04:36:51 · answer #5 · answered by sleddinginthesnow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋