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Egg
Joined: 30 Sep 2006
Posts: 24
Location: philippines |
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hi i'm a new budgie owner =) u see i have a pair of blue pied beauties and can u help me bond with them they're so in each other but they seem to notice me sometimes like when i eat in front of them they kinda eat too =) and how do i get to be close to them like how they cam perch on my finger among other things? thanks guys! mwah |
Saturday September 30, 2006 1:24 pm |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6673
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
Hi grapes! Welcome here!
You've taken the first big step in bonding with your feathered friends by seeking advise 
Do you know how old they are? How long have they been with you? I take it they're in the same cage together?
Trust is the key to bonding, & it will take awhile for them to learn to trust that you are not going to harm them.
For the first few days, I would start by spending as much time as possible letting them just become familiar with you being around.
Walk by their cage often, or sit in the same room & talk to them a lot in a normal voice. |
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Saturday September 30, 2006 1:36 pm |
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Jrmno1
Flying tumbler
Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Posts: 2310
Location: Ohio, USA |
Welcome to fluffies... The best advice I can give you is "Listen to Cathy". And of course have fun with your birds....
John & Carrie |
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Saturday September 30, 2006 5:33 pm |
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cheekie_birdy
Experienced flier
Joined: 08 Jul 2006
Posts: 1719
Location: Canada |
welcome!!
I'll say "Listen to Cathy" as well...she has great advice!! Try giving them spray millet thru the bars when they're used to you being around the cage...they love millet!!! But only give it to them as a treat, as it is fattening..but you will need to be armed with millet a lot during training  |
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Saturday September 30, 2006 7:04 pm |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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Hey there! Welcome to fluffies! I hope you'll have fun here..  |
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Saturday September 30, 2006 8:47 pm |
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Egg
Joined: 30 Sep 2006
Posts: 24
Location: philippines |
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gee thanks for the warm welcome  i don' t know their age. they're from a pet shop. they've been with me for about 4 days now. and yeah just i'm just hanging around their eye's view hehe. how do u introduce fresh foods? they keep ignoring the ones i'm placing on their cage and keep on munching the assorted seeds. thanks again guys mwah |
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Sunday October 1, 2006 1:50 am |
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Yupra
Flying tumbler
Joined: 05 Feb 2006
Posts: 2206
Location: CA |
Ooh, how did I miss this one? Hail fellow budgie owner! Welcome to fluffies, sorry I didn't see you earlier! |
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Sunday October 1, 2006 5:35 pm |
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chispleeze
Flier
Joined: 14 Jul 2005
Posts: 475
Location: Upstate NY |
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It's harder to tame two budgies at the same time, especially if they're older. Time and lots of patience is the key. I have had my two for almost a year now. They are fully flighted and fly around the house with Pickles (my Senegal). Their cage is right next to my computer in my kitchen so I spend a lot of time with them just being around them, talking to them, taking care of cage etc. They do not come sit on my finger but they do like being talked to and are not afraid of me otherwise. I can walk by them, etc. without them taking off. And just lately they have started sometimes landing on my head when I'm at the computer. (This after almost a year). I love seeing them together and the way they intereact with each other. So I really don't care if they sit on my finger. Just as long as they are not afraid of me.
However, if you really want birds that are going to be tame, sit on your finger, etc. then you are probably going to have to clip wings and take and work with one at a time (away from the other) each day. It would take lots of time and patience mostly. The older they are the more time it will take.
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