and you may be required to put varying amount of efforts to train them. Some baby budgies are happy to learn, while others could be scared stiff, and still others could simply rebel. When you begin your training sessions, make sure they are no more than 10-20 minutes long. Be sensitive to your pet's needs. Don't begin your sessions, if the bird is sleeping, feeding or preening. Short sessions, several times a day, are suggested. And every time you succeed in teaching your bird something, repeat it often. Check to see if the bird is comfortable with what you have taught, and then proceed to the next step. Ideally, your pet must give you its attention before starting the training and taming sessions. If the bird is alarmed or distressed with something, then don't continue doing it. Taming Your Budgie Every time you succeed in teaching your bird something, repeat it often. Know your budgie Sit by your bird's cage and talk to it quietly, read a book, say its name, greet it with a gentle hello and sound cheerful. To begin with you can help your budgie get used to your hands. As you check the seed and water in the dishes, put your fingers inside the cage. Your bird could feel scared and might flutter about the cage. Don't move. As you keep doing it everyday, your budgie will eventually get used to it and sit down quietly to watch what is happening. In fact it could even muster the courage to investigate your fingers. Watch your pet play with its toys; see which toy it likes the best. Use its name as you talk to it, and soon your pet budgie will know that you are talking to it. As you keep doing this, it'll look at you when you call its name and may even come closer to you from inside the cage. Taming Your Budgie You can start training sessions by helping your budgie get used to your hands. Up and on your finger Do not scare your budgie… The next move would be to position your index finger, in front of the bird, like a perch. However, your finger may not be all that welcome and you could end up doing that again, AND AGAIN. Eventually the bird will realize that the finger there will not hurt it. You could even try to use a short stick, instead of your finger, if your bird is more comfortable with it. Try placing your finger, or the stick, so that it gently touches the bird's chest. Many budgies usually get alarmed, and fly about frantically inside the cage. Stay still. Your budgie will slowly calm down and depending upon how scared your bird is, try to continue gently, or give your budgie a break. You can always resume the session later, and just remember not to push your bird into something it does not want to do. When your budgie is not scared and does not try to get away from your hand, move slowly towards it and gently stroke its breast. |