So my parents budgie (Flori) is visiting us during their holiday.
He really likes my notebook and I can’t open it without him lying on the keyboard and nagging at me when I try to use a key.
Today he helped writing applications. It was a bit exhausting for both of us.
I also have a pair of budgies by myself.
Millet can be magic, as you know. :) I recommend lots of patience and keep trying. If he has any mirrors in his cage, take them out; he’ll bond with his reflection and not you. Speak quietly and soothingly, don’t make any fast movements, and when you’re trying to put him at ease, blink very slowly and don’t look directly at him. This is budgie body language for “I’m cool, I’m not sizing you up to eat you.” Some people recommend sitting by their cage and reading a book to them in a quiet voice. I guess that’s a lot like having another bird sitting near them in a tree singing comfortably to itself.
I have read of one method of trust building in which you take your budgie to another small, quiet, very safe room, and take him out of the cage. Let him wander around while you speak quietly and offer him millet, and he should come to you since you’ll be the most familiar thing in the room. I haven’t tried this method myself, but if you go slow and steady it shouldn’t hurt. Good luck!
AnonymousBudgies do recognize those they’ve bonded with, even if they haven’t seen you in awhile, like if you go away to college and come back on breaks. They are not as overtly affectionate as some other species of pet parrots but some budgies do enjoy cuddling and getting scratches! In addition, budgies will prefer one member of the household to the others— usually, the person they’re bonded with.
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