i really want to get a parakeet, but..?

Question

my room, where i want to keep it, doesn't get much traffic. I know that these birds are supposed to kept in a room w/ traffic. Should i get it a mate?(when i get it) I really want the bird to be very bonded to me, i know that sounds selfish, and i am not sure if i get it a mate that it will keep on being bonded mostly to me. Also, i'm not sure if a boy or a girl is more friendly. Help!

Answer 1

If you're in your room a lot, I'm sure it'll be fine, but it's always better if the bird gets to see a variety of different people.

The reason birds are to be kept in high-traffic areas is so that they learn to be socialized and friendly with people, and should you one day get company flocking to your room, the bird will find this intimidating and become fearful of new people if all they've known for most of their life is you and the calmness of your room. They're very flock oriented and need people around them so they don't feel lonely or bored. Change is also good for birds because they should be adaptable and open to change. You'll want to keep it this way so that they receive proper mental stimulation, and you do this within their little home as well by rearranging and changing the toys within the cage around.

If you want it to be bonded to you, it's best without a buddy. In many, many cases, birds will take on a much stronger bond to a cagemate than a human by choice and your relationship with either bird will have to take a back seat. Mated pairs can be successfully tamed and can and will love you, your company, and seeing you, but if you want one bird's full attention and undivided love, stick with a single bird.

Male and female budgies alike are their own birds and will all be individuals, but in general and in my experience, neither is more difficult or easy to live with. However, if you want to avoid possible breeding trigger complications, get a male. When their breeding triggers are set off, the worst they'll do is regurgitate on what they think their mate is (and that would be you) or try to guard other people from coming near you. It's not so bad when it's a little bird, but this is a huge problem with large parrots. With females, it becomes less a convenience thing and more of a health risk. Females, especially of smaller parrot species, are prone to egg binding where an egg gets lodged in the cloaca and needs to be removed by massage, lubrication, or worse yet surgical procedure or she'll die. Females also get very territorial and are less interested in you while they're trying to nest, or they may 'present' to you in hopes that you'll mount them and mate.

Answer 2

Hi there. One bird will most likely bond with you if you put the time in. Two birds may bond with each other. Some bond with a toy or even a mirror. Eeek. A great diet of parakeet pellets, 10% fruits and veggies and 10% seed. Keep the TV on(they've got great vision) rotate toys and make foraging toys. Move the cage for a few hours a week to other locations. A couple of hours here and there is usually tolerated by most people.Try to get a tamed one. The wild ones usually can be eventually handled but takes a lot of time and patience. Boys tend to be able to talk or whistle. Most don't but there are exceptions in both sexes. Sometimes, females lay infertile eggs which could lead to egg binding problems. Most die. Males won't have that problem. Both sexes can be very friendly. It takes trust. If you can find a breeder, go for it. Call avian vet offices and you might have someone waiting for you right this minute. Good luck and have a tweet year.

Answer 3

If you get a mate for your bird, the bird won't bond as well with you. I would definitely try to pick a more traffic filled area if I were you. If it's just not possible, is there anyway you could be in your room more? Check out this site...it has a lot of useful information on parakeets. Good Luck! :)

Answer 4

I think a room without much traffic is perfect, birds stress very easily. If you want a bird that is bonded to you, you should get a single, young, and (in my opinion...) male bird. You can find this by looking for a bird with a smooth cere (the fleshy nose part) that is purple or darker blue (not brownish, gray, or pink), also look for a bird that has stripes on its head down to the cere (no solid color forehead). Bring your bird home and give it a peaceful atmosphere for a few days (don't approach if the bird begins to flap around in the cage crazily) so it knows it is safe and feels comfortable in its home..possibly begins to sing and chatter often. Then plan a day...get a good book and gradually get closer to your bird, open the door and sit near by, place your hand in the cage, place your hand near the bird, let the bird make the choice to step on your hand. You may have to just sit with your hand still for a long time so he realizes that you are a safe dependable perch. There are many good books on health and feeding...but have fun with your bird :)

Answer 5

A rule of thumb (supposedly) is that you would want a bird of the opposite sex. From my personal experience, it doesn't matter a whole lot. But I would make sure that your bird is a hand feed/reared bird. This will ensure that the bird is imprinted a human face and not reliant on another bird. You will pay a little more for a hand reared bird but it will be well worth it in the long run. DON'T get your bird a playmate, they will not want nothing to do with you.

Answer 6

In my journey, parakeets do extra advantageous in even numbers with an equivalent male to lady ratio so as that they might sort pairs. in case you be attentive to your parakeets gender, try in basic terms getting between the alternative gender. objective for comparable length and age if in any respect achieveable. And confident, in case you probably did no longer improve the cage, the unique parakeet might experience that his area is being intruded upon. Get a sparkling, bigger cage, and introduce the recent and unique parakeet to it on the comparable time. there could be some bickering before everything, yet till there is easily harm being finished, enable them to establish themselves earlier you do something. besides the undeniable fact that, if anybody is being extremely aggressive and harming the different, separate them at latest.

Answer 7

My parakeets stay on a bench in the dining room so that when we sit down to a meal, they see us and hear us and stuff. If you get a mate, it will be harder to train the parakeets because they would rather be with each other (that's what happened in my experience). I have two boy parakeets and I think the boys and girls are both friendly.

Answer 8

If you get more than 1 bird it will not be as attached to you as it would if you only had 1 I kept my bird in my bedroom where there isn't a lot of traffic either but if you get him out and play with him he will be fine.Oh and boys are friendlier than girls!

Answer 9

our male parakeet which we have had for 3 years has bonded with my daughter, and will only fly to her and sit on her head, or shoulder, i look at the bird and he wants to peck me....
She keeps him in her room with the only traffic is her, she is 12, but his wings are not clipped and she let's him fly about the house about 3 times a week........

Answer 10

You should get a second parakeet if you won't get to spend much time with it. Even if you get a second parakeet you can bond with both of your keets when you get the chance. Also it does not matter if its male or female, parakeets attitudes depends on how well you take care of your keet.