Why won't my bird go on my finger?

Question

I've had my bird for awhile now but everytime I try to put my finger under it's feet it runs around the cage! HELP MEE!

Answer 1

that sometimes happens for two reasons. a, he probaly doesnt like you. is he new, like a new bird? b, if they dont do it automaticlly then u have to train them. you can talk to a vet.. i think thry will give you the best advise.....

Answer 2

He's just not used to you yet being so close to him :)

That's what it is with my birds right now.  

You just have to get him used to you.

maybe just start off by spending lots of time with your bird, talking to him, and just step by step to being closer to him.

Good luck :)

Answer 3

right now, he is scared of you. Follow these steps.

Step one - Trusting the hand

In step one, you simply get your parakeet used to your hand being in the cage.

Step two- perch training

In step two, you train your parakeet to step up onto a perch on command

Step three- Finger-perch training

In step three, you show your parakeet that it's OK to step on a perch that also has a finger attached to it.

step four - finger training

In step four, still staying just in the cage, your parakeet learns that your finger is a safe perch to sit on.

step five - out-of-cage finger training

In step five, the parakeet learns that her trusted finger is safe to sit on, even if it's outside the cage.

Parakeets love lettuce. U can use lettuce to lure him to your hand. Also works on trusting your hand. All you need is lettuce, and patience. Then your parakeet will love you :)

Answer 4

Youve got to train it to do that lol

Um google it how to train it