How long will it take for my budgie to trust me?

Question

i got 2 budgies 3 months ago and i talk to them in a calm voice, sing softly, but still they don't trust and i never try to touch them i jus put my hand in the cage so they get used to it but its been 3 months and still nothing

Answer 1

I read about a man who used a towel with his macaws. He would wrap them(seperately) in the towel, in a secure/gentle way  so they wouldn' bite him. Then he would gently stroke their back side and talk gently to them for sometime start with a short amount of time, he would then put them back in their cage. My parrotlets responded to this technique too. Also remember don't say ouch or do anything when they bite you, it just gives them a reaction and it becomes a game or a way to intimidate you. You can use an unused perch to try and coax them out with up,up  commands. My birds know up,up, in,in (as in the cage) and kiss,kiss. Two also know stop and no but the new guy is still learning but he is the only one who lets me scritch him. Two prefer my shoulders, (don't let them up there until they can be trusted) one likes to perch on my fingers. Also you need to move them into another room away from their cage when working with them no matter the method, this helps them to become a bit more teachable. Hope these ideas help.

Answer 2

3 months old??

it took my budgie 1 or 2 years 4 him 3 trust me

it will take some time

and i suggest dont put your hand in the cage

because they dont know that they could trust you

you need 2 show ur bird that they can trust you

so insted of putting ur hand in their cage

but you fingure between the cage holes

my bird trusts me

and he lets me catch him anytime

cuz he knows i wont do anything

and that I will always let him go

Answer 3

as long as it takes for him to get used to u. Maybe he is scared of the color shirt you are wearing, but rushing him is going to make it more unconfortable for him.. but i aint too sure because i cant even get my parakeet out of the cage -.-

Answer 4

somtimes it takes awhile, and since they are together if one is stressed the other one is so its twice as hard, you can easily tame your keets though, check out http://www.parrotcentral.net/how_to_tame... for some good tips and goodluck!

Answer 5

I sing soft songs to my parakeet when he's upset, it took me a year to earn his trust and now we are bff's! just have the tv on around it so they get used to human voices faster. Don't make fast moves around them and make sure you arent scaring them.

Hope this helps!