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Post by ~Melissa~ on Feb 10, 2006 15:30:10 GMT
Ok, well we have had Houdini for 6 days so far and he loves being with us. Now I know that is a good thing but I think he likes being with us too much. When he is in his cage he runs from side to side and tries to get out, hince the name Houdini. Yesterday he went to the side of the cage between the food dish and the wall and pushed it up and got stuck. I went out yesterday and bought different food dishes that hang on the side of the cage so he can't do that any more. I also bought a lot of toys, some to hang from the cage, some that go on the perch and some that go on the floor to keep him happy while he's in the cage, but nothing seems to work. The only time that he is happy and content is when his cage is covered for the night, or when he is out with me. Any suggestions on what I can do to get him to like his cage or the toys in it or just to calm down a little? Thanks.
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Post by boomberry on Feb 10, 2006 16:06:03 GMT
Welcome to the joys of having a tame baby budgie.
Two of my baby budgies did that and I know its a bit annoying but I would give ANYTHING for them to do that again. Mine are all grown up and dont want to know me anymore really.
Take as much joy with it as possible - am jealous!
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Post by Angela on Feb 10, 2006 18:42:34 GMT
I'm jealous too.........enjoy little Houdini's company for as long as possible.
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Post by Admin on Feb 10, 2006 18:51:08 GMT
he is just testing you to see if he can get you to let him out on demand, so far it sounds like its working lol he'll settle in time
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Post by Terri on Feb 10, 2006 19:36:14 GMT
What room is the cage located in? And what are the dimensions? I've found that budgies are much more likely to pace in a cage that is too small. (I learned this because I started out with a too-small cage and was using it for quarantine for a while... every budgie that went into it for quarantine would pace like that and it would stop when they were put into a larger cage.)
Babies do become really dependent on you if you let them. It's best to start early in trying to make them more independent so you're in the right track. Experiment with different types of toys and keep the cage rearranged so that things don't get boring. Use your fingers to play with the toys yourself and show your budgie how much fun they can be.
Don't encourage him by making a fuss over him when he does this and try not to let him out when he's in the middle of an escape attempt.
I'll try to come up with some more ideas after you tell me the room of the cage the dimensions. Hopefully something will help. It's sad to see a bird that is TOO attached to people. They do need to learn how to be birds as well. Thankfully, budgies usually grow out of this but that isn't always the case.
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Post by Scully on Feb 10, 2006 21:25:10 GMT
I have the same problem, and you think they are going to hurt themselves. I put it down to nutty baby budgie antics I dont think we can do much about it really, but just wait till they settle down. Harvey is now in with Graham, and hes still getting into silly situations in the big cage. He was sort of throwing himself on the door tonight, now hes been out, hes back in a quite contented with the door open. Its worrying sometimes though
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Post by lin on Feb 10, 2006 21:37:48 GMT
My orphans do this to try and encourage me to let them out. Oh, yeh and it works #embarassed#
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Post by Admin on Feb 10, 2006 21:44:40 GMT
hehehe soft touch!
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Post by telmadee on Feb 11, 2006 8:14:40 GMT
all my chicks that i have brought inside do it, here is albert doing his 'houdini' bit lol
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Post by MotherHen on Mar 1, 2006 13:40:35 GMT
Ok just saw this post..
Now covering the cage works..
What you need is a time that you can let him out and stick with that..
Keep on covering the cage till he learns that this is the time I have o spend with you..
Pull back the cover a little on say every three days...With giving him the same time out of the cage..
See how that works...
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