Taming Fearful Parakeets and Budgies (Step by Step)

THIS ACTUALLY WORKS! It took 2 months for me I almost gave up but I watched another video about "why is your budgie scared of you?", and I think that our pet shop (where we got my budgie) scared him too much, my family told me that he always wanted to escape from her when she trying to grab him and that made big trauma for him :( So I tried to understand him and gave courage to do, I always said "You can do it you are so smart don't be scared I'm with you" and talked kindly while he was in my hands, I dunno how it happened but this night my budgie ACTUALLY FLEW TO MY HAND WHEN I CALLED FOR HIM :'))) even though I was too far away from him he trusted me and flew to my hand... I was about to cry, seeing him getting over with his trauma makes me really happy...

In some parallel universe, a budgie is watching this and learning how to cope with humans

I was absolutely shocked at how tame your budgie is, never thought something like that is possible 🥲

I'm so happy you mentioned about the bad advice of leaving a budgie alone for a day or 2 to "settle in". Many many years ago I got a budgie and someone told me to start interacting with the bird straight away and ignore the settle in advice and I was in 2 minds about it because it went against EVERYTHING else I was told and read elsewhere. However I did quietly and calmly start with hand feeding and step up from the minute I got home and that budgie was so much happier and bonded to me from day 1.

You've called budgies "small parrots." That alone helped my mindset while training / bonding with my scared budgie, that these are smart capable complex creatures.

You don't know how much this helped me my budgie is a rescue and she was neglected and it has been really hard to work with her

I had one who could say 3 things: -Kiss kiss -What are you doing -Pretty birdie I was so stunned ...very smart little darlings.

Our macaw will go upside down and say "I'm a bat! I'm a bat!" it's the cutest! I taught her this because she would go to the curtain rod when someone came to the house and hang upside down. Each time I would say it and she eventually learned! It's a;so from Hotel Transylvania.

Great tips 🌞 and beautiful Budgie

I love the sound they make when they eat. It’s so soft and satisfying

Blueberry is so content sitting on your shoulder. She has no fear of your hands as you move them. Budgies love millet! As soon as you picked up the millet spray her attention was focussed on it. We had several budgies who would make a lot of fuss if their favourite food was in the room but not offerred to them. Millet, apple, lettuce, biscuits (cookies). Let them out and they make a bee-line for it!

Nothing in this world is sweeter than a loving, friendly budgie. They radiate love for their person. More loving than a dog IMO.

It's taken months but my (Petsmart) budgies are finally bonding with me. They will jump onto my hand and eat out of my hand in the cage. They're now very comfortable flying around the living room and using the top of the cage as their home base. It took a number of flights until they stopped freaking out about being out of the cage. I trusted they'd figure it out and they did. And I never forced them. Now, they sit on the perch inside the cage near the door and wait for me to open it so they can come out. Just recently they're stepping up onto a stick outside the cage. One of them is letting me target train him. Patience and time are paying off. Don't be discouraged if it doesn't happen right away.

I think it's really great that you're showing people that little parrots are just as great as the big ones. Especially budgies. Those guys are everywhere stuck in tiny cages because they are so cheap. As if price determined how good a pet an animal is. Thank you!!!, I think you can change/do so much for them. It's easier that people try to train big birds (or take them more seriously), but these little guys are so understated just because they are cheap :(

Wow! What a relief to hear a REAL,KIND and ENLIGHTENED bird lover.

My dad found a lost parakeet in the woods alone and we saved it and we’re taking care of it❤️this helped a lot

Thank you for this! Patience! Patience! Patience! Mine was a flighted baby and it simply takes time. Lots of time. One day it all clicked. Big scary human suddenly became the scary giant that always has great treats! Don't give up! These tiny birds have GIANT personalities and are so much fun! Don't forget that these guys need sleep! Quiet and dark! Makes a big difference in handling them.

The good thing about these videos is that you learn more than you come here for.

We just got two budgies last week because one was alone at a pet store and no one was buying him so the owner had stored him in a dark corner in a tiny cage and my 13 year old was in tears about his neglect. He is about 8 months. We went and got him a friend as well that is more like 3 to 4 months old and way more willing to train. I totally have seen him learning by watching her. He was afraid of hands but after watching her learn "up" and seeing that it was ok, he started to step up on a finger as well. I am so excited to keep up with training and making your recipes as well. Thank you for the great info!

Anyone else watching this in the middle of the night with no intention of getting a budgie but just...budgies are SO CUTE!!! ♥️