6 weeks old budgie taming with an adult budgie at home

[fernando]

Hello everyone, 

I am seeking a bit of advise on how to correctly tame my young male budgie. 
He is 6 weeks old, and is not scared of us at all, he stands on our hands and finger with no problem. 
He also steps up and is able to stay on the finger. 

I have noticed he is very much interested in getting close to the other bird's cage. 
And when he wants to go out of the cage is cause he wants to visit the older female. 

Should I allow this, or is that gonna get on the way of our bounding? 

Thanks a lot for any kind of advise!

fernando

[Hezz]

Depends on what the other birds are. If they are bigger birds you will need to make sure that his visits don’t result in him losing a toe or two. Of course with another budgie in the house, he is going to want to bond with his own kind. Quarantine is a good time to work with gaining trust in new birds, but I’m guessing that ship has already sailed. All you can do is work with him as best you can. Hopefully he will be happy to be a human's bird as much as a bird’s bird. You don’t really have much say in it, unless you separate him completely, and I think that would be a bit cruel, now.

Edit .... due to computer malfunction and tablet-finger interference!!

[fernando]

Thanks a lot for the answer!
Exactly, even if I wanted, our house is too small to separate them completely.
I am going with his need and getting the cages closer to each other for some time.
And yes, the other one is a female adult, so she is indeed trying to get his toes.
Will this aggressive behaviour pass? will they get along when Fito (the young male) is older?

He is doing great with the taming sessions, he has no fear whatsoever stepping up and/or down.
Now I need to make him do it with less treats.

Any advise on that?

Thanks a lot again!

[Hezz]

Less treats will just happen over time. Try him without treats and if he does the right thing, lots of praise and love and attention. If he doesn't, show him that you have a treat and ask again for him to do what it is you want him to do; reward when he does it, and only when he does it.

No one can guarantee that two budgies will get along together. Most times they will, but not always. You cannot make your female budgie want to be friends with the younger one; life is just not like that. Over time she may came to tolerate him, but right now she needs to get used to there being another bird around.