Starting With the Perch - Parakeet Finger Training

User Question
i love ur web site and i learned alot from it..i just got a parakeet and i wanted to start finger training it..i talk to it often and try to be as friendly as i could..now when u said on ur web site start with a perch when i put the purch in fron of it it will either fly around the cage or try to get away from it or go on it with one foot then hop right back off..i dunno what to do because i dont want it cooped in the cage for ever i want it to come out and have fun...do u have any suggestions

Lisa's Answer
Think when you first learned to swim. Did you just jump into the deep end and start doing breaststrokes back and forth? No, you went in little steps, learning to trust the water and your own skills. A parakeet is no different. You got your parakeet to put one foot on - that's a great start! That's how it begins. For a few days it will put just one foot on. Then if you're patient and calm, it will put both feet on. Remember, this sounds like you bought a Bin of Budgies bird and not a hand raised bird. So this bird is in essence WILD. It will take you weeks to show this bird to think of you as a friend and not as a scary monster. You have to be willing to put in that time and energy - and once you do, you'll be rewarded with a loving pet!

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