Well I have 2 parakeets, freddy and Jason. Both boys as you can tell by the names. (my hubby named them lol) Well we have had them for about 6 months and they will not come out of the cage. When I go to feed them they act like they are going to have a heart atack. Im afraid that if I try to hard I will hurt them. The lady that had them before me did not allow them out so now I can not get them to any ideas. Someone told me to put them in diffrent cages but they just jumped around and bumped against the sides till I put them back together. I think they are to close and they don't need me. I even had to get the feeders that go on the out side so I don't scare them all the time. I got them lots of toys. They play with them and each other and they seem happy but I would really love for them to like me. Any ideas.
The best thing you can do is be patient. I have gooten birds from people that have been little monsters but it took time and I won them over (or they got tired of biting me and gave up!) Good luck!
Darla it seems that they are so bonded to each other that maybe they'll stay that way. Human interaction just isn't necessary since they have each other. Would you be so disappointed if you can't handle them? They could still amuse you with their antics and when they see you aren't threatening by invading their space, trust will come and they'll respond in other ways other than having to be held......I've even heard of caregivers who felt a single budgie was lonely and when a mirror was introduced the bird shunned the person and was content to interact with the mirror. I'm sure you hoped for more..... time will tell as to the "taming" quality......Too2
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