Can i tame 3 adult budgies?

[marissa27]

    I'm a new member on the forum, and i've recently bought a budgie (Nala) from the pet store about 4 or 5 weeks ago. As for taming her i think it is going very well. For the most part she go's on my finger with no hesitation, and i have already begun to teach her to lift her wings, and target.
    What i am worried about is that if i get more budgies will she still want to continue with taming. I will be purchasing three budgies that are about a year and a half old. i was wondering if it would be ok and a good idea if i was to put one bird at a time in a separate cage and tame them that way.  Or would it be better to keep the three together and try my hardest that way. i've been reading other posts and some and i understand it is really hard to do, but i just want the best optino to continue through with.
    Also whats the best way of eventually getting Nala, in the cage with the other three. thanks.
        

[missygirl]

Hi there,

I found it difficult to tame 2 budgies at the same time,but its is not impossible.
This video shows how to:)


I wish you luck:)

[marissa27]

hi thanks so much for replying. And also for the video, it was very helpful. I have my fist budgie nala already partly tamed, but will she forget she forget about me after i get the 3 birds.

[missygirl]

I can not answer that I think. I think every budgie is different....
But I red a lot that budgies find more interest in their own kind....(does that make sense?)
A budgie alone is more drawn to you because you are there..

Does this make any sense?

[birdguhl]

HI and welcome to the forum,

I am not an expert by any means, and my untamed budgies will testify to that, but when I got my original two I spent many, many hours with an aching arm trying to get them to step up. One of them (Berry) was much more nervous than Woody and this really interfered with the process. He would get flappy and that put Woody off. If it hadn't been for that I am certain I would have got Woody finger tamed within a much shorter length of time (I'm talking weeks of daily practice here) as I got as far as him sitting with one foot on my finger.

But then I got a bigger cage for them and that put a spoke in the works. They have therefore never been properly tamed, but my no4 bud, Charlie, came to me much more confident and I can now get him and Woody to feed off my hand. But they don't come to me if I am not providing a nosh for them.

All this rambling is trying to say that the more buds you have together, the more likely I would say it would be to be tricky. One at a time is bound to be more straightforward.

[OP]

My experience has been different again. I had Joey, who was 12 months old when I got him, and he was untamed and untrained. It took me another 12 months to tame him and train him somewhat. He will not come to me I have to go to him. He will step up on command, even without command if he wants to. I have since introduced another budgie, Whiskers, He is about three years old, he is very tame but not finger trained. He will land on my head, shoulder etc. I have now got him to step up, but only on my arm and when he is out of the cage. I got him to do this with the aid of Joey. I got Joey on my finger and then got Whiskers to step on my arm so they were both together. Whiskers will now walk up the arm to my thumb providing Joey is on the finger. So I am saying that one budgie has helped me train the second one. I am still part of the flock, but have to work at staying the leader of said flock. It may be different again for yourself. They are all individual, with individual characters. That's what makes them budgies.

[marissa27]

Thanks everyone for replying. I've decided not to get the 3 budgies. I want to make a stronger bond with myself and Nala first. Than after a while i might get another budgie so Nala isn't so lonely. I'd rather get a younger budgie just because they would be easier to train, and hopefully learn more from Nala being tame.

[marissa27]

Some times Nala will be very scared to come outside her cage, and other times it wont really bother her. As long as she has her millet she will stay out side the cage till she eats every last piece. Does anyone have any tips to getting her use to coming out the cage without needing the millet.

[OP]

Just give her time. Everything is still new, the noises, the lights and shadows. Give her less millet as it seems she is coming out for the millet. Try and save the millet for a reward when she does something you want. Time and patience are the main things. When she is out of the cage make all your movements slow and try to keep from making loud sounds. As she gets used to you and your movements you can become more normal, but even then try not to make sudden movements.

[BudgiesBuddy]

It's possible.