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How do I tame 2 birds in a cage?

Hello my name is Faizan and I was wondering how I could tame these two budgies together. Since a separate cage would be a lot I was wondering if there are any tips to tame them both.

Hi,

When you have 2 birds sharing a cage, they rarely remain tame, and it’s not very likely that you can tame them. Budgies are still an exotic bird, so they aren’t like a domestic dog that was bred to be a human companion. When a bird is tame, we are a substitute for another bird as the companion. A bird will almost always choose another bird over a human. And once they have another bird as a companion, they have no need for a human companion. You can try working with them, but it’s really up to them as far as if they will be interested in being your companion. I’ll give you the links to our behavior and training pages to help you understand how to work with them.

Pet Bird and Parrot Behavior

Teaching Your Bird

Thank you for asking Lafeber,

Brenda