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what should i do with my parakeet2007-11-24 17:26:07

ive had my parakeet for more than a year, and have been trying to tame it ever since.now i have found a bird specialty store that "buys/trades" birds.. but i dont know the meaning of that exactly.

im planning to buy a hand-fed/ hand-tame cockatiel or parakeet.

should i keep on trying to tame my old one or should i trade it and buy a new one?

Answers:

You are having trouble with a Budgie? (Budgerigar is the proper name for a parakeet)

Budgies are so smart. they are terrific talkers and have excellent potential, but like all birds, they take time.

Learn Positive Reinforcement Training.

Here are some websites:

http://exoticpets.about.com/od/behavior/.

http://www.naturalencounters.com/parrot..

http://www.parrotconnection.org/reading_.

Barbara Heidenreich's "Good Bird" Magazine is excellent:

http://www.goodbirdinc.com/

Do your homework, study the techniques and you will be well on your way to teaching her all kinds of things. I have a Grey that does about 20 tricks including shooting hoops with a basketball and putting rings on a peg. Once you learn how, it's easy to train them.

But you have to train yourself and learn how to do it before you see any results.

Don't give up on your Budgie.remember: you get back what you reinforce. If you learn the proper way to train her, you won't feel as though you have to give her up.

She is not the problem.the issue is that you simply don't know how to train her. But that is easily fixed. You just have to do your homework.

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Birds are sentient creature - they have thoughts and feelings.don't give up your bird! Add to your flock! Your present bird may just not have a cuddly disposition, but I have never met a bird who couldn't be "tamed'.