Well, my two parakeets died from age at about a difference of 2 months apart from eachother, and they were my first birds, so i didn't know how to train them. Its been a long time and now I think I should get new birds, but my mom ain't buying no expensive bird lol. I also want it to be easy to train and that I could somewhat train it to not poop over everything. Someone i know says their parakeets do that. what is your opinion? Should i try something new(and what) or should I get 2 more parakeets?
2006-12-08 14:43:33 · 11 answers · asked by crazygoodnyc 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
Get a small bird such as a budgie or a cockatiel and get it hand raised! This reduce the taming time, although to will still have to spend a lot of time with it. Do not get it's wings clipped, as this cause it to not trust you as much and also causes it to not get enough exercise and not be as playful or happy. Just be a bit more careful and close the doors and window when you let him out!
A way to get them to not poop on everything is to set up play areas where it doesn't matter if they poop and make then attractive to the birds by putting natural perches and toys and interesting stuff there. This way they will spend more time in places they can poop and less in places they can't. but there really is no way you can fully train a bird not to poop where it likes...
Good luck!
2006-12-08 15:45:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
parakeets, lovebirds, or cockatiels. They are relatively inexpensive. Pretty much every bird is going to poop everywhere. They poop every 15 minutes. It is possible to train them, but very hard. I have a female cockatiel that will hold it in until she is over a paper towel, but I have had no luck with the male- he poops on everything.
As for easy to train- start with a handtamed baby from a breeder, not a pet store. It will probably be cheaper, and will also also have healthier and more socialized animals. Just do a search for bird breeders in your area and I am sure a ton will pop up.
If you want to reuse your same cage and equipment to save money, I would stick with parakeets. Lovebirds and cockatiels need a larger cage than parakeets (unless you had a large cage for the parakeets- I am not talking one with any dimension of 14" or a height of only 18")
As for the parrot suggestion, most parrots and large cockatoos are over $500, most over $1000.
2006-12-08 14:57:39 · answer #2 · answered by D 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi, any bird can be trained aslong as you get it when its a baby, and not a year old or something, Nice easy birds i recon is the conure family the green cheeks are lovely all round birds who will love anyone, they're also not as loud as other birds, another conure is the sun or jenday only downside to them two is althou they maybe small they aint half got a big screem on them, then you got ones like caiques who are small again and are very lovely birds, there is also the sengal parrot who is a bit bigger than the conure and more built up, the birds i have just said about i think cheapest one is the green cheek, read up on the internet about these birds, its always usefull before you go out and buy one, good luck
2006-12-08 14:51:15 · answer #3 · answered by worldchampatpool 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Parakeets are probably the easiest affordable bird to train. BUT, whatever your choice may be, only buy 1 bird at first. This makes it much easier to train your bird because birds like parakeets are social animals and if you're the only one around, it makes it that much easier.
2006-12-08 14:49:53 · answer #4 · answered by bob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only get 1 parakeet! this is important. if you have 2 birds they won't interact with you and you wouldn't be able to train them!
2006-12-08 15:24:19 · answer #5 · answered by ☼Sunshine☼ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Answerr is boring: The sparrows. all the sparrows. i like them b/c they are the only fowl--different than the floor-feeding junco--which will come to the feeder as quickly as I placed it on the element of the domicile window. they at the instant are not as afraid because of the fact the different, greater clourful birds. I feed the wild birds basically interior the wintertime. I stay in a rural section & have found out that buying feed in the different seasons is largely a waste of $$ because of the fact the birds have lots food someplace else that they gained't devour from the feeder, & the food is going undesirable & I finally end up having to feed the fowl seed to the chickens--layer mash is a lot low-fee than the fowl seed.
2016-10-18 00:21:52 · answer #6 · answered by swett 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 2 parakeets....Brooks n Dunn ...they are my favorite kind to have......I also had a love bird...but get only one!! his name was Trever he was so funny......he would sit on my dogs head and tease him.....he lived for many years and died of old age.....I find parakeets are the easiest ........good luck!!
2006-12-09 01:59:02 · answer #7 · answered by Sandy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only get a bird that you can devote the proper amounts time, care, love & expense for. birds need more than just a cage, water and food. they need you, if you're going to have a well-behaved, happy & healthy pet.
2006-12-08 15:35:31 · answer #8 · answered by reddhedd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a cockatiel; he was very nice and sociable, easy to train and so lovable...but he flew away. Make sure that whatever kind of bird you get you clip its wings regularly. I would recommend buying a cockatiel, but the pet stores sell them for about $100...
2006-12-08 14:52:23 · answer #9 · answered by huy_zer 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
maybe a parrot. u could teach it 2 tlk, & u never would get bored w/ it. there's all kinds of prices 4 parrots. lol!
2006-12-08 14:50:59 · answer #10 · answered by Walkie-Talkie 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋