How can I gain my parakeet trust?

Question

I have had them about a year now? Not to be frighten, to sit upon my finger. A girl & boy parakeet.

Answer 1

sit with your hand in there cage everyday. eventually they will come to trust that you won't harm them and they'll get curious and explore your hand, after that it,s just a gradual process. Don't push them or approach them before there ready unless they let you pet them if that is the case put one finger on there chest and rub gently down while saying step up. Sometimes they will get on your finger that way. You may have no luck though. Because you have two parakeets in the same cage they don't need you for companionship. Birds stay in flocks if you seperate them they will need the affection that you can give them but when you put them together they have each other. They will still come to you but don't expect them to be anxious about it. Good Luck

Answer 2

With the two birds together they will be more difficult to train. You may want to separate them into different cages, while training them. They are so attatched to each other that to them you are an interferance. While your bird is on the perch, slowly introduce your pointer finger to the bird. Leave your finger on the perch and slowly slide your finger twords the bird. Do that a few days, until this bird is not afraid of your finger. Then after so many days , slide your finger under one of his/her feet. The bird will back away, but continue to force (slowly and gently) your finger under his/her one foot. Eventually the bird will allow you to slide your finger under both feet. The Parakeet Loves the feeling of a human finger. Do that for about two weeks and I am sure you will have sucessfully trained your bird to sit on your finger. I have trained many , many birds and it takes patience . Talk them to or whistle softly while your near your birds. They Love music too.

Answer 3

If your parakeet was hand-raised, this is probably easy. Your parakeet probably already knows the command "up". Simply put your hand SLOWLY into the cage, talking nicely to it. Then gently press your finger against its chest and say "UP" in a gentle but firm voice. She should step up onto your finger. Keep it still and say things like "good bird" in a soft, soothing voice. If your parakeet does this easily, then you're already ready for it to come out and enjoy a bit of flying around.

However, let's say you had to buy your keet from a Bin O Budgies and it is very skittish. You have to train it that you are a friend and to be trusted. Follow the step by step instructions below, and in a few weeks you will have a parakeet that will be your loving companion for years and years. DO NOT SKIP A STEP. Be sure to fully be complete with a step before moving on to the next. This is very important in having this training work properly!

STEP ONE - TRUSTING THE HAND
In step one, you simply get your parakeet used to your hand being in the cage.
Instructions for helping your Parakeet Trust your Hand

STEP TWO - PERCH TRAINING
In step two, you train your parakeet to step up onto a perch on command.
Instructions for Perch Training your Parakeet

STEP THREE - FINGER-PERCH TRAINING
In step three, you show your parakeet that it's OK to step on a perch that also has a finger attached to it.
Instructions for Finger-Perch Training your Parakeet

STEP FOUR - FINGER TRAINING
In step four, still staying just in the cage, your parakeet learns that your finger is a safe perch to sit on.
Instructions for Finger Training your Parakeet

STEP FIVE - OUT-OF-CAGE FINGER TRAINING
In step five, the parakeet learns that her trusted finger is safe to sit on, even if it's outside the cage.
Instructions for out-of-cage Finger Training your Parakeet

The more you interact with your parakeet, the friendlier he will get! Soon you'll find he loves hanging out on your shoulder while you do things, nibbling on earrings or necklaces. When I work at my computer, my parakeets hang out on the curtain rod right next to me, chirping down at me.

Remember, none of this will happen instantly. If you bought a hand raised parakeet it might all happen on the first day - but people who buy budgies out of large bins are in essence buying wild birds. It can easily take several weeks to get your budgie used to you as a trusted person. You have to be patient and work on this every day, to let your parakeet learn about you and learn to trust you. It can't be rushed. Parakeets are extremely intelligent and need to learn to trust you on their own time.

Parakeets do NOT BITE unless they are being threatened. So as long as you are quiet and gentle and friendly with your parakeet, you will have a quite loving companion!

Answer 4

Well since you have two parakeets, they aren't going to trust you very well. i suggest you hold each of them individually every day. I really hope I helped

Answer 5

You should also start with the step up command. Hold your finger level at the bird's brest, say step up and very lightly touch their chest, they should step up.

You should also seperate the birds into two seperate cages while training and train one at a time.

Answer 6

you have to talk to them in a soft voice..
you could go to google and find out steps to train your birds
thats what i did and my birds love me..
i found out how to teach them a card trick..
it soooo cool.
well have fun
and parakeets are really kind and friendly
they love muttle...

Answer 7

Clip their wings and leave their cage door open and let them sit on the cage and they will eventually let you pet them and carry them around. When they discover they can come out of their cage give them a few days to adjust and give them alot of attention each time your by their cage.

Answer 8

you are doing good