Blaine
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Post by Blaine on Jun 23, 2008 19:08:58 GMT
We have a whole bunch of dog/cat rescues. I don't think we have any here. I was thinking about getting a Pet Finder account and putting him up there. I think i'll try the vet's office for ideas. I know the vet likes birds. He has a few in his office. Maybe he's even take it. The paper costs a lot of money to advertise on for the littlest block on the least viewed page.
Thanks for the help Karen!
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Post by Berserka on Jun 24, 2008 9:54:39 GMT
Anytime Blaine!
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Post by Liz on Jun 25, 2008 18:00:55 GMT
Hey Blaine, sorry to hear you'll be rehoming Juniper. I wish I lived closer! If you and/or your parents are comfortable advertising on the internet, you can use this site- www.pennysaverusa.com/It is a nice site because you can post an online ad of your own making for free, (with pictures) and people looking can browse according to area, so they will be close. Just make it in the Animals/Pets/Services section, just be sure to kind of feel out any prospective homes. It is a bit more reliable area wise than petfinder, and people can limit their searches better. Another tip, ads with pictures uploaded are at the top of the pile for people viewing them.
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Post by chirperfan on Jun 29, 2008 23:34:16 GMT
YES! i got a budgie today!im curious how long it takes to gain her trust.you know,when she'll let me handle her. by the way,shes all white with violet under her wings and on her sides.
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Post by chirperfan on Jun 30, 2008 22:03:32 GMT
i really need help.my budgie has never had a cuttlebone before,and shes having beak problems.is the cuttlebone for healing cracking beaks,or something elese? also,i read that budgies dont like to be held.does this mean that mine wont ever want to sit on my finger???
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Post by Berserka on Jul 3, 2008 3:04:41 GMT
First up congratulations!! Cuttlebone is a bit of calcium - it is just something for them to chew on. It won't heal a busted beak. Budgies hate being held, it reminds them of a predator attack. How old is she? Can you get a picture up for us to see? Read Blaines thread right from the beginning, he asked much the same questions and some good advice was provided.
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Post by chirperfan on Jul 3, 2008 13:37:30 GMT
ok.shes 1 year old and she didnt have the best care in her last home.im guessin her beak is that way since they didnt take the greatest care of her.
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Post by Berserka on Jul 5, 2008 10:50:36 GMT
1 year old? It's highly unlikely you'll be able to tame her.
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Post by chirperfan on Jul 5, 2008 14:08:15 GMT
really?whats the difference between tame and comfortable with you?
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Post by chirperfan on Jul 5, 2008 16:00:02 GMT
would keety be more tamable if i clipped her wings?i wouldnt clip them,but a breeder near me might.
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Post by Berserka on Jul 6, 2008 6:41:15 GMT
A 1 year old that has never been tamed would see a human as a predator at worst, a source of providing her with food at best. Honestly I would not attempt to train/tame down a budgie of either sex at that age. I'm not saying it isn't impossible, just improbable. Females are notoriously harder to tame that males and you are disadvantaged to start with with her being a year old. By all means give it a try, just don't expect to see quick results. You will need to get her not frightened of you to start with, clicker training will make this impossible so forget the clicker! Try and get her used to your voice and eventually to follow you from one end of the cage to the other (this could take months so be very patient)!
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Post by chirperfan on Jul 6, 2008 21:51:59 GMT
what do you mean used to my voice?
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Post by Berserka on Jul 7, 2008 0:55:54 GMT
talk to her. Even if you are not talking to her, talk. If you do your homework in the same room as her talk while you are doing it. Try not to modulate your voice too much, calm even tones.
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Post by chirperfan on Jul 7, 2008 1:20:55 GMT
ok.
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Post by andruec on Sept 17, 2008 17:26:14 GMT
Ok. How much noise do green cheeks make? Volume isn't always the problem. My budgie (Beekle) can imitate some human words. He will often sit in his cage muttering away. A lot of what he 'says' is unintelligable but it's close enough to human to distract and irritate you, lol. His actual vocublary is: Beekle Brackley Pizza Bicycle Ploppy Bottom Squeak face Digital God damnit (Well it sounds like that though no-one's taught him it) He can also perform various burps. Laugh like Kenneth Williams and has a fairly wide repetoire of whistles.
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