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Tame

4 5 months ago I got 2 budgies (male & female)as a gift from someone. Then they mated and layer eggs but they didn’t hatched. The female bird laid eggs again in August but those eggs also didn’t hatched. I kept everything clean so that the eggs won’t get dirty. Then one of the pet shop owner said I should exchange the birds. So I took it to him and he said my male budgie needs to be changed. But male one was quite tamed , he didn’t feared me much but female budgies doesn’t like me at all. So after changing them yesterday I got a yellow ish male. The pair I had was blue but now both of them are different coloured. I put both of them in separate cage one beside another. How can I tame them and how can I make them get along.

Hi,

If you want them to be tame, you should keep them in separate cages. If you put them together, they will bond with each other and have no interest in being tame. Taming can take a long time, and if these are adults, they may not tame down. You have to be patient and gain their trust. It’s typically best to have the wings trimmed while you are trying to tame a bird. The feathers will grow back when the bird molts. If you wanted to breed the birds, then you can’t also try to tame them. Breeding birds are not pets and are not meant to be handled. They must focus on bonding with each other. There is no guarantee that they will get along as a breeding pair. Not all birds are compatible. You need to decide if you want pets you can handle or birds that might breed. I’ll give you the links to our pages on behavior and taming to help you better understand what you have to do.

Pet Bird and Parrot Behavior

Teaching Your Bird

Thank you for asking Lafeber,

Brenda