Since it is relatively difficult to care for cats and dogs, many people in the world and in our country prefer budgerigars as pets. Even if they are easier to care for, training and acclimation can be difficult because they are very intelligent and sensitive creatures. For this reason, the first question of many people who buy a budgie is how they get used to us. It’s a fair question because especially puppies can be extremely timid and irritable.
It is a much easier process to train budgies at a young age and get used to their owners. Because he will grow up with you and the first environment he will know will be yours. Even if it is easy, you should not rush and be patient. When a budgerigar is frightened, it may hurt itself by hitting the glass and wall. Let’s examine how the budgie is trained and most importantly how to get used to it step by step in all its details.
How to train a budgie? The first step is choosing the right budgie:
If you want to train, train and even talk your budgie, the first step is to choose the right budgie, or rather to choose the right age. Since the process of accustoming and training adult budgies will be much more difficult, you should prefer young budgies that are neither young nor adult between 35 and 60 days old.
If you are going to feed a budgerigar for the first time, you should also consider the health status. Birds with health problems or psychological problems due to previous traumas should be cared for by people who are experienced in this field. First time breeders will at least get along much better with budgies who don’t have these problems.
The training process of the budgerigar begins with trusting you:
Regardless of their race, all budgies are extremely timid, especially during their juvenile and youthful periods. They can also show this timidity as fear or irritability. After all, you are a living creature hundreds of times larger than him. Therefore, do not rush and wait for him to get used to your presence and trust.
A budgie that has not yet been trained and accustomed should never have a toy in its cage. It just needs a perch to move around, a feeder that you replenish with fresh food, and a properly functioning drinker. You should lay a clean newspaper under it and make sure that hygiene is provided by cleaning it regularly.
Beware, but do not try to pick up the budgie for the first time. Put the cage in a place that is not too noisy but where family members can see it. There should not be sudden sound and light changes in the environment. He should see and hear the voice of the person who will take care of him often. The process of getting used to the cage and you and trusting can take 1 week – 10 days. Never be hasty in this process.
How to train a budgerigar? Let the hands-on process begin:
If your budgerigar is now used to its cage, you and the environment, there is the first step of its training, the touch-up process. In this process, you should never rush. First, put your hand in the cage and wait for about 30 seconds. He will get scared and run away, don’t move your hand so he gets used to your hand.
After 30 seconds, slowly bring your hand closer to it. Keep your hand below her waist at all times. Avoid sudden movements during this process. After a while, it will either give up and land on your hand, or it will come out with one foot in your hand with timid curiosity. If you say you’re used to me now, stop, this is just the first step.
If the budgerigar is in your hand in the cage, do not take it out of the cage immediately. Because he will be scared and will hurt himself by hitting the wall or glass while trying to escape. After you get your hand inside the cage, wait a few minutes so that it gets used to your hand. Do this workout several times a day. Continue this process for three days.
On the fourth day, when you put your hand in the cafe, a budgerigar accustomed to you and your hand will jump on your hand without fear. Thus, you have taken the first step of the familiarization process. After today, you can start your budgie’s out-of-cage training by taking your hand out of the cage.
Budgie training outside the cage:
After a period of about two weeks, your budgie is now used to its cage, you and your hand. Put your hand inside the cage and wait for it to come to your finger or hand. Remove your hand from the cage, avoiding sudden movements. Be careful not to stray too far from the cage, because the outside is a worrying place for a trusting parakeet.
Let your parakeet, perched on your hand, watch around for at least ten minutes. Let him see his cage so he knows he can go home. Even if he trusts you, his sense of trust is extremely fragile, you should be careful. If it does not show any uneasiness, you can gently take it on your shoulder. Do not hold it in your hands so that it closes its wings during and after this process, because it creates a great fear that it cannot move its wings.
Use treats during budgerigar training:
- Apple
- Carrot
- Boiled egg
- lettuce leaves
- Cucumber
- Banana
- Hazelnut
- Walnut
- Almond
Budgerigars like to eat such fruits, vegetables and nuts, apart from their feed. But you can use them not regularly, but as a treat. For example, give an apple when it goes out on your hand, and an almond when it comes out on your shoulder. Thus, he will learn that outside the cage is also a safe and enjoyable place.
Of course, there is no rule that every budgie will love them. You’ll find your favorite treat over time. You can improve the training once you have made the giving of treats a routine. For example, when you pick up a small object and bring it to you, you can give a nut as the cucumber comes out of its cage and rests on your shoulder.
How to make a budgie talk?
Training to make the budgie talk is one of the most difficult things that everyone wants. You have to be very, very patient. You should talk to your budgerigar regularly, get used to your voice, and keep it in memory by repeating words that it can easily say.
Budgerigars, which have an average life span of 8 years, have the intelligence to speak 25 – 30 words. Of course, they can’t say every word. They can say words with the letters S, S, C, C, P, K, Z, J much more easily. Words such as cute, minnoş, run, bead, daddy, cute bird, sweetheart, flirtatious, blue, love, pist are the words that lovebirds say most often.
We talked about what you need to know about the education process of these creatures by answering the questions such as how to train the budgerigar, which is the most loved pet of our homes, how to get used to it, how to make it talk. If you have a method you use to train your budgerigar, you can share it in the comments.
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