i have 2 baby budgies and need help taming them everytime i put my hand in the cage with a treat they panic i?

Answer 1

We've had budgies all our lives. Two budgies will take a little longer than one to become hand tame. You need to talk softly to them through the bars first and get them used to you raising your hand up to the bars with a treat. They like apple, grapes, grass seeds (preferably from the garden and rinsed and dried - but not from the roadside), please don't give them bread or cake as this can over time cause them to develop crop disease - nasty!

Once they've had a few nibbles at the apple, wedge it between the bars for them to eat later as a reward, so that they know they still get apple even when your hand isn't there, but only if they have a nibble while you are holding it.

As soon as they are used to you raising your hand to the cage to offer treats, they will start to come up to the bars while you talk to them, expecting a treat. You can then start opening the cage door occasionally and just rest your hand there with a treat in your fingers. Try not to move it around. Do this several times, just inside the cage door Sorry, it really is quite a long process especially with two of them. Then slowly move your hand in a little more each time you offer them a treat, talking to them softly and encouraging them all the time. Slow movements are best and you are going to have to be extremely patient. Budgies need time to get to know you, your movements and your voice. Quick movements will startle them.

We have just the one 10 year old budgie left now. His name is 'Rodney' (Dipstick Trotter), his lady friend Tuppence died two years ago, but Rodney, totally unlike his partner, was always a nervous bird, he still is but because of his age, this old man is becoming a little more affectionate.

Your two budgies will chatter to each other and they are lovely to watch. They will eventually trust you enough to sit on your shoulder, finger or slide down your hair, but they are very unlikely to talk. A budgie on its own will become attached to its owner and therefore pick up some of their mannerisms and the way they talk, treating their owner as their partner. I had a budgie who used to talk exactly like me and picked up my slightly Scottish accent too, which he used to exaggerate! He also used to try to feed me!!!

Be patient - budgies can be taught loads of silly tricks and can be a lot of fun to have around. It would take too long here to tell you all the daft things ours used to get up to. One of the biggest problem is that they are wonderful wallpaper strippers!

Answer 2

Go slow , take your time and put your hand in the cage . Do not chase them around the cage . Let them slowly get use to you . Do this for a few minutes several times a day . Eventually they will land on your hand . Just hold it still till they learn to trust you . It is easier to tame just one budgy rather than two but they will come around . Talk to them .

Answer 3

Carrie you need to try handle put your hand in the cage as much as possible.there only small birds and won't bite your hand off!Lol i have an african grey which is fully tame now and she will go on anybodys hand,but she was the same looked like she was in a panicThey will fly around and look like there in a panic,but its something new to them.Not what there used too,try put your hand in the cage as much as possible,also let them out in a safe room for flight.good luck x

Answer 4

talk to them, when they are out of the cage a thin glove on your hand worked for me. Take your time I had them stepping on to a perch first which I was holding slowly moving my hand along the perch

Answer 5

just keep your hand in there till they settle dont drag it straight back out let them hop on and off it

Answer 6

let them get used to their surroundings first go slowly speak in a quiet vioce