I've always tried to pet him, but he always flies away and causes a racket. I whistle to him, and talk to him sometimes, I even play my clarinet next to him, but he is still always afraid of me, even if I come near him.
2007-02-24 06:44:11 · 6 answers · asked by rustik 4 in Pets ➔ Birds
sorry, this is a double-duplacate of two of my other answers, but it should work here
you have to be extremely gentle.
1 try to put your hand in the cage, but don't touch him. if he flies away, try again in about 15 min. repeat until he doesn't fly away.
2 the next day,or week, when he is comparable with you hand in the cage, start stretching it around and opening and closing it.
3 after he is comfortable with 2, probably about a day, and doesn't fly away, hold a small perch in your hand and move it towards him. if he flies away, try again in a few min.
4 after he is comfortable with that, move the perch rite above his feet, and say step up, wile gently pushing up on his abdomen. he should step up hold him there a few min. then put him back on his solid perch and leave him alone.this shows him that this thing really isn't so bad, and that it is safe to sit on.
5 next, after doing step 4 for about a day, every 15 min or so, get a short perch, about as long as your finger, and hold it with your finger on top, do step 4.
6 then do it w/o the perch. gradually move out of the cage, out of the room, to a different floor, until he is OK with it all. i wouldn't keep i longer than 5 min. out of his cage. the next day, add a min. to get it up to 6 min. next day, 7. animals need this gradual adjustment. it may seem to be taking forever, but he needs that. best of luck to you both!
2007-02-24 10:32:03 · answer #1 · answered by budgie breeder 101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok when i got my parakeet she had a broken wing so she was rlly freindly with us. im not suggesting 2 break its wing though. thats not my point. but u cant rlly train him 2 like u. nd u rlly cant pet parakeets either. try holding him on ur finger and talking 2 him. when u talk 2 them, they feel ur love.i have 2 parakeets nd they r rlly freindly cuz i talk 2 them all da time. give him a kiss on the head if he doesnt fly away.
2007-02-24 19:32:31 · answer #2 · answered by snowyy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadly, you cannot "train" any animal to like you. Just like a human relationship, it must come naturally. I would suggest offering a brand of seed he likes to try to coax him near you. He's an animal. Food always works.
2007-02-24 14:50:44 · answer #3 · answered by LilyMunster 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it may b 2 late
2007-02-24 14:57:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to this site and follow the steps: http://www.lisashea.com/petinfo/articles/bird_hand.html
2007-02-24 15:14:18 · answer #5 · answered by Cliffy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's all good let him come to you maybe your trying to hard it's learning step back maybe your trying to hard they learn slow but they learn quit trying so hard
2007-02-24 15:18:50 · answer #6 · answered by steve p 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋