Are store bought Parakeets hard to tame?

Question

hey guys, im just wondering if its really hard to tame a store bough parakeet. In the past, i bought two parakeets from a local pet store. They were so frightened when i stuck my hand in the cage and try to get them on my finger. All they would ever do is panic, bite my fingers, and run for it. it seems like everything i try to do, they get frightened. how many hours a day do you have to spend w/ a parakeet? will your parakeet go crazy from bordeom if he is left in his cage for hours because your out doing somthing?

Answer 1

No they are not too hard to tame.  I got one from a pet store, and now it can sit on my finger and such .  You have to spend at least 15 mins a day with your budgie.  And no your budgies won't go crazy from bordeom. If you buy them toys they will have something to do.  anyways. Enjoy.

Answer 2

i have had tons of experience with store bought parakeets.they are very frightned because no one in the store looks after them,trains them,talks to them,not anything.if you noticed when you walk bye the parakeet cage they go crazy!when i bought my budgie its was badly damaged from the girl trying to get him out bleeding everywere!anywas it will always be like that.first off all for 3 days - a week let them have time to spend in there cage to get to know the cage and the things around it.during that time talk to him softly like a baby they love the baby talk!after that every day stick your hand in the middle of the cage do it every day untile it dont move or shake on its perch.try to get him on your finger bye putting your finger under his belly say "say up"if you get him up.this may take a while for him to actualy get onto your finger and to get him out of the cage.parakeets are very little and frightned easly the will bite but its not damaging kinda like a pinch.there way littler and they know it thats why there so frighned at first.i hope you and your budgie gets along.a hand feed budgie and a store bought budgie will be the same with alot of pacience and alot of time with him.good luck!

Answer 3

i have a storebought budgie and she is super tame now =] it didnt take me very long to tame her. You will have to spend a generous amount with your budgie to get him to trust you, though i guess it depends on where you bought it. As long as you have a lot of toys in your budgies cage than they will not go crazy of boredom. here is a good site for tips =] Good luck! http://www.members.shaw.ca/budgieobssesi...

Answer 4

no my 1 was so good to tame but she was a baby like 5 months old

Answer 5

Parakeets are really hard to tame but once you've got the idea to make friend with them it's easy to tame like human.

Answer 6

you would have 2 spend A LOT of time with them. i have 4 store bought parakeets and they go crazy when i have to clean there crazy..  i have never tried to train them so i dont know.. Good Luck ☺

Answer 7

parakeets arent that hard to tame, one of mine was a store bought and was INSANE when i got her, she wouldnt go near me and would flap around but after a few weeks she was sitting on my shoulder and preening my hair, you just have to have the time to work with them  check out http://www.parrotcentral.net/how_to_tame... for good tips on how to train your keets   goodluck! :)