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How can i train my budgies2007-11-24 17:19:57

I have just got a new budgie to be company for my other one who is 8 months old. How do i train them to come to me and start to speak? Thanks.

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Get a small bell or something similar, quietly drop a tasty treat into the cage and ring the bell when you do so. Avoid staring at them and sit quietly.

Next step is to offer the treat from your hand while outside the cage.

Next step is to put your hand flat in the cage with the treat on it. By now they should associate the bell ringing with getting the treat from your hand, and hop on confidently to feed. At this point start talking to them.

Begin by deciding on a word that means 'come'. Ring the bell and straight after say 'come'. Don't leave a gap between the bell and the word.

Eventually you can leave the bell and just use the word. Talk to them more and associate words (which are just sounds to them) with actions (so the sounds come to have meaning).

So when you offer water, say 'water'. When you offer seed, say 'seed'.

If you want to call them one at a tme use their name instead of the word 'come', but only when that one comes to your hand.

The final stage is to let them have more freedom from the cage. If your hand is the main source of food they'll quickly tame. You can replace the food pot when you're not around. Put the dull stuff in there and offer the more interesting foods on your hand.

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Open the window.

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Offer the sardines as a reward

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What is a budgie? I would love to see a pic..

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The fact that you have two is a problem. They may bond with each other so much that they won't bother paying attention to you. I had a quaker parakeet and I taught him things in a quiet, dim room. I spoke quietly and repeated words over dozens of times. Good luck.

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i sadly have a pair of nasty budgies (the female is nastier then the male) but try this link I'm going too