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Post by matthaismouse on Jul 6, 2007 11:58:56 GMT
hey everyone im new on this site and i am having some trouble with my budgie. A) she wont tame up. ive had her for about a 9 months now and she has only just learnt to use my finger as a perch. i was wondering if theres a way to speed up the process?
B) She doesnt play. i always have about three toys in her cage but she just is not interested in any of them, even when i change them around. any suggestions to get her to play?
all help much appreciated.
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Post by Admin on Jul 6, 2007 22:44:55 GMT
Hiya, welcome to the forum Do you know how old your budgie is? Is she willing to come out the cage and fly around often? How big is the cage she is in? What sort of diet is she on? Does she have a mirror in the cage? Sorry about the questions, but it might help us give you some answers
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Post by Liz on Jul 6, 2007 22:51:21 GMT
Welcome to Bird Crazy! First off, congrats on teaching her to perch on your finger, that shows she trusts you pretty well. I'm afraid I don't have any ideas to speed up the process, except for giving healthy treats from your hands(bits of fruits and veggies) as rewards. One reason she might not be wanting to play is if her cage is too small. She might be feeling crowded with toys and perches. If she has a large cage and that isn't the problem, try choosing toys that are shiny or that make noise. Also, if the toys are too big then she might be scared of them. My budgies' favorite toys are the little lattice balls with jingle bells inside. If she likes taking showers, and if it won't harm the toy, get it a little wet so there a water drops falling off. She may go over to try and take a shower and discover that the strange object is actually fun to play with. I've done this to trick my birds into getting their courage up before. I hope this helps you, and good luck with the taming! (Sorry Sal, I didn't see your post..
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Post by Berserka on Jul 7, 2007 11:27:54 GMT
After 9 months I honestly don't think you'll get her any better than getting her to perch on your finger. While taming can be very quick or very slow, 9 months on? Sorry. Do you make much noise around her? My budgie hen loves noise! She loves football matches where the crowd cheers, quick tempo music & when we laugh out loud. Her favourite toys are: bottle tops, lattice balls with bell inside (cat toy actually) and long dangle thing with bell on the end. She amuses herself for hours with them! In my aviary there are hens that are content to just sit in the one spot for hours at a time without interacting with the others.
It really all depends on the individual bird - like people no 2 are alike.
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Post by matthaismouse on Jul 7, 2007 12:34:04 GMT
hey sal, according to the pet shop i bought her from they said she was between 3 and 6 months so plus the 9 months i had her thats between 12 and 15 months.
when i let her out of the cage she just sits on her cage even if i put little toys on there or even perches and toys around the room.
her cage is 20 inches wide, 11 inches long and 25 inches tall.
no she doesnt have a mirror as many people have told me bad things about them such as they cause aggresion.
as for the diet i feed her a supreme budgie seed mix also with carrot, brocolli and other suitable vegatables.
if i havent been doing it right im going to be so upset because i really wanted to do the best for my bird.
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Post by Billie on Jul 9, 2007 19:52:54 GMT
Hi Mattaismouse
The first budgie I ever had was everso tame and all the others haven't wanted to interact with me until my most recent ones which really were just fledged when I got them.
I gave them a while to settle in their surroundings then offered millet through the bars. My tip is find the thing that the bird really loves, talk to them quietly and offer this faveourite through the bars. Once they are happily coming to you for this treat, move on to slowly taking the treat into the cage and when the bird is feeling safe it should take the food from you there.
Female budgies can be grumpy and stubborn, my girl Blue is both she isn't interested in the others in the cage. Blue has been with me for a year and she will take food from me and take a ball from me to throw. You just have to go withwhat the bird is comfortable with. Just give her lots of love and time and that is all you can do. Either she will become tamer or she won't, they are thinking living beings we can't make them do what they aren't comfortable with and it would be wrong to try and force her to do more as that would make her afraid of you.
Good luck I hope it all works out for you both.
Billie
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