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| I've pretty much tried everything to get my parakeet to go on my finger/hand, no luck. So if anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear them thanks!!!!!!!
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| How old is the bird? A young parakeet is usually very easy to tame in very little time. I got a parakeet when I was 14. I could sit there day after day with my finger in the cage waiting for him to step on my hand and he never would. One day I got fed up and caught the bird and held it loose in my hands. Sure the bird was scared the first few times, but within a week of doing this, the birds was flying to me and stepping up on my hand. Whenever I visit Petland(to look at the fish), I reach my hand into the parakeet "bin" and grab whatever I can. I then hold the parakeet in my hand with a very loose grip so just its head is peeking out. The bird will soon relax and stop biting. After about 10 minutes, I open my hand and the bird will stand on my finger and straighten its feathers. When I return the bird to the cage with the rest of the birds, even after a short 10 min. session like this, it is the only one that will not fly away from my hand as if I was going to eat it. no animals were harmed during these sessions
Greg
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| Thanks for the quick reply- I really appreciate it.I'll give it a try and let you know!!
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| Another way, which I use for taming lovebirds, is letting them out of the cage (if they are flighted or not) and let them wear out the excess energy before I start to train. Then I follow them around with my hand or arm and say "Step up" or "up up" until they decide that my hand/arm is the only option. Then I praise them and put them back in the cage. If I keep doing this, the bird knows that I will not hurt it and everytime I do this, it gets to come out of the cage. Each time, I let it out longer and longer, provided it let me come close and touch it. I hope this helps too!
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| I have also been haveing a problem with getting my new parakeet to come to me...... I had him for about two months now, the first few days he came to me, but only for a few seconds then would jump off back on to his perch. then my cats i think pretty much freaked him out enough to where he dident want anything to do with anyone. so I did what Greg here said to do... only been one day, so he is still not to fond of me holding him like that. but he gets calm and i think ill be able to let him come to me within a day or two. Im glad I found this sigt. I was starting to give up hope for my little bird! I was also thinking about letting him run around... but there are just to many places for him to get stuck or hid out for a while. and with two hunting cats near by..... I dont think thats the way to go for me. lol maybe Ill give it a try in a closed room. You guys are a big help! Thank You!!
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The other thing you might try is to hold your hand in the cage, very still. You have to let him get used to the strange presence in his environment. Likely as not, if the parakeet is new, he's stressed out from the changes anyway and a big old sloppy human hand is only that much more confusing and scary.
As he gets used to your hand, he'll start to get curious. If you've been giving him millet, try putting it in your hand to tempt him. Eventually, start trimming down the millet so it is impossible for him to get the millet unless he is in you hand.
I did this with my younger parakeet, but he was a tough case. I got him from a bin o' budgies at the local pet store, which I've been reprimanded several times on my favorite parakeet forum.
To cure his scaredy-bird nature, it was suggested that I catch him and hold him to my chest so that he could feel my heartbeat. Since I started doing that, he's become a sweet little bird, who rather enjoys sitting on my head and rearranging my hair.
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