ive had my parakeet for more than a year, and have been trying to tame it ever since...now i have found a bird specialty store that "buys/trades" birds.. but i dont know the meaning of that exactly.
im planning to buy a hand-fed/ hand-tame cockatiel or parakeet.
should i keep on trying to tame my old one or should i trade it and buy a new one?
2006-09-06 15:58:32 · 5 answers · asked by <3_lemurs 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
i know its kinda sad to "ditch" it but possibly it could be going to a more loving home with other little chirping parakeets....
2006-09-06 16:01:52 · update #1
You are having trouble with a Budgie? (Budgerigar is the proper name for a parakeet)
Budgies are so smart. they are terrific talkers and have excellent potential, but like all birds, they take time.
Learn Positive Reinforcement Training.
Here are some websites:
http://exoticpets.about.com/od/behavior/...
http://www.naturalencounters.com/parrot....
http://www.parrotconnection.org/reading_...
Barbara Heidenreich's "Good Bird" Magazine is excellent:
http://www.goodbirdinc.com/
Do your homework, study the techniques and you will be well on your way to teaching her all kinds of things. I have a Grey that does about 20 tricks including shooting hoops with a basketball and putting rings on a peg. Once you learn how, it's easy to train them.
But you have to train yourself and learn how to do it before you see any results.
Don't give up on your Budgie...remember: you get back what you reinforce. If you learn the proper way to train her, you won't feel as though you have to give her up.
She is not the problem...the issue is that you simply don't know how to train her. But that is easily fixed. You just have to do your homework.
2006-09-07 05:27:08 · answer #1 · answered by Phoenix 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have both tame and non tame birds in my home. I'd say keep the guy and possibly get them another (tame) bird as company or get a two new birds that include one tame cockatiel or parakeet and one non tame bird. That way you can keep your little guy and you can have a tame bird that you can handle often. I got fed up with trying to tame my guys. I don't have the Patience, so I made a bargain with myself and said I'd keep them even if it ment chasing them around the bird room all night if they didn't want to be caged. I'm glad I did keep them. My non tame girl, Buzzsaw, is a hoot to have around. When she's out at play time she will sit and nibble my ears even though she won't let me touch her. I adopted another budgie as a companion for her. The two have bonded so strongly to each other that they will even start nesting in the same nest box during breeding season! It's adorable!
In the end the choice is yours :-) . Taming does take a lot of work and mental exercise. Like i said before, I don't have the patience for it. I've decided to let my non tame birds stay non tame. It makes capturing them when they escape their cage a bugger but I know they're happy with each other. I bought my guys a huge community cage so they can good off in safety.
2006-09-07 05:08:57 · answer #2 · answered by white_ravens_white_crows 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good chance it would catch on to the other birds attitude of behaving nicely and getting along with humans.
OR
It untames your new tamed bird!
The other store may not be interested in another parakeet it has 100's of already. Not much cash trade in, unless you give in the cage! The bird should be kept in its original cage given to him/her. Once a home, always home.
Place an ad in the paper for a free parakeet with cage.
Buy new cage for new bird! Start over. Be happy.
Plus take in consideration, can you afford to birds at same time?
2006-09-07 09:45:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Birds are sentient creature - they have thoughts and feelings...don't give up your bird! Add to your flock! Your present bird may just not have a cuddly disposition, but I have never met a bird who couldn't be "tamed'.
About three years ago I rescued a green winged macaw...a huge female, who had been caught in the wild years before. The bird had not been handles by a human being for the last 15 years. It took months, but she finally learned to trust me. She won't let anyone but my husband near her, but she come out on my arm, sits on my shoulder and loves to "rock" to country music! She yells "Mom!" and has many other phrases! You couldn't ask for a sweeter bird (for me). I had to learn that big birds bite very hard and leave big bruises...at first. Then comes the love and trust and the knowledge that I am the biggest bird in her world!
Get a cockatiel...do not put it in the same cage as your parakeet, but put it close by. Let them become friends, as you become friends, with BOTH of them! Try it! You'll like it! Good luck!
2006-09-06 23:20:55 · answer #4 · answered by KathieJo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't give up your bird. If you do, make sure it goes to a good home.
2006-09-06 23:32:53 · answer #5 · answered by Rhianna 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋