Jul 11, 2019 3:50:01 GMT
joshbird
Brand New Budgie
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Post by joshbird on Jul 12, 2019 14:33:34 GMT
Thanks for your help anyway and by the way no she hasn’t been out of her cage yet because I haven’t been able to tame her yet very time I put my hand in she either freaks out runs away or Tries to bite my hand, so I haven’t been able to tame her
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Jul 11, 2019 3:50:01 GMT
joshbird
Brand New Budgie
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Post by joshbird on Jul 12, 2019 14:34:58 GMT
Btw does anyone know how to tame a aggressive scared female budgie that bites a lot
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Post by Hezz on Jul 13, 2019 0:30:50 GMT
At five years of age it is going to be a tough ask. Patience and plenty of it. All you can do is offer her a treat every time you go near her cage, you can try station training so that she stays in one spot while you see to her food, water etc. You really need to start building up her trust in you and that could take a long time, depending how much interaction she has had with humans in the meantime, and what that interaction has been like. You can't push her into trust; that will only set you backwards. For now offer her a little something nice every time you approach the cage, even if only walking past. She will come to associate your presence with a treat. If she won't take it directly from you, have a special little "treat pot" and drop the treat into it. Once she starts to approach, offer it directly to her, if she doesn't take it, drop it into the pot. That's where I would be starting.
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Jul 11, 2019 3:50:01 GMT
joshbird
Brand New Budgie
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Post by joshbird on Jul 13, 2019 2:22:47 GMT
Ok thanks for the advice I’ll try it out
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Jul 11, 2019 3:50:01 GMT
joshbird
Brand New Budgie
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Post by joshbird on Jul 15, 2019 6:25:21 GMT
I just wanted to update everyone by letting you all know that your advice had worked, earlier today bluebell hopped on my hand to eat some millet and she no longer bites Thanks for all your help
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Post by helenmat on Jul 15, 2019 6:46:33 GMT
Thats wonderful, keep it up, it will get better and better.
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Post by Hezz on Jul 15, 2019 19:05:50 GMT
Good news, but don't expect every day to be positive. It is often two steps forward, one step back with these little guys in the beginning, so don't feel disheartened if you have some not-so-good days. Just work through them and continue the routine.
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Jul 11, 2019 3:50:01 GMT
joshbird
Brand New Budgie
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Post by joshbird on Jul 16, 2019 5:28:43 GMT
Thanks I was just about to say that today she hasn’t been that good today and she also does this thing where she gets angry and puts her tale up so it’s level with her body and she put her head and makes her pupils smaller it’s weird but I think she’s angry is it normal tho
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Post by helenmat on Jul 16, 2019 15:26:25 GMT
When you approach her blink your eyes. It show you are not a threat.
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Post by Hezz on Jul 16, 2019 19:25:18 GMT
It is all to be expected. She is a little bird, a prey animal. You are a huge predator constantly in her face. Try to not even look at her, or as little as possible. Blinking, as Helen has mentioned, breaks up that predator stare, but turning your face away from her, watching with only one eye, or not watching her at all while you talk to her will all help her feel more secure and that she is not about to become lunch.
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Jul 11, 2019 3:50:01 GMT
joshbird
Brand New Budgie
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Post by joshbird on Jul 17, 2019 23:38:39 GMT
Ok thanks for the help I’ll keep that in mind when I’m near her
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Jul 11, 2019 3:50:01 GMT
joshbird
Brand New Budgie
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Post by joshbird on Jul 18, 2019 7:19:53 GMT
Just wanted to update everyone and say that it’s been working, earlier today she hopped on a perch I was holding and now I can get her to get on it all the time, I’ve also been whistling to her and she likes that. Her bites no longer hurt which is good and she chirps a lot more, I also started putting her to sleep in my room so she gets used to where I sleep so she can trust me and so far it’s been working thanks for all the advice
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Jul 11, 2019 3:50:01 GMT
joshbird
Brand New Budgie
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Post by joshbird on Jul 20, 2019 0:19:37 GMT
Well today hasn’t been the best with blue bell, about 30 minutes ago I was hand feeding her Millet and she launched at my finger and grabbed on, she bites so hard that when it happened I moved my finger out of the cage slowly and she was dangling from my hand with her beak still biting my finger until I moved my hand out of the cage and then she jumped off, she put a little cut on my finger but it didn’t draw blood. I don’t know why she bit me tho because I didn’t do anything except feed her millet, does anybody know why she would bite for no reason
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Post by Hezz on Jul 20, 2019 0:59:15 GMT
There could have been any number of reasons, but known only to her, unfortunately. It may have been something as simple as she had had enough (and she hasn't as yet learnt that there are degrees of aggression that she can use, such as moving away or a softer nip) or it may have been something as far removed as getting a fright from a bird flying past the window! Birds can be like that - my conure will take fright at a leaf floating around in the wind, or a butterfly.
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Jul 11, 2019 3:50:01 GMT
joshbird
Brand New Budgie
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Post by joshbird on Jul 20, 2019 2:10:04 GMT
Ok thanks, also a lot of people who deal with budgies have been saying that one of the best ways to tame her is to let her out of her cage so she can get used to the environment and the. She’ll been tamer, is this true and should I let her out
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