jcurella
New member
Greetings,
I purchased 2 young budgies about 3 months ago. I was really hoping I could get at least one of them to mimic r2d2 sounds.
I've been doing a lot of research on them, and have found out that it is better if you have 1 bird so that it becomes part of the "human flock" as opposed to two birds.
I originally bought the female first and we were bonding pretty well, but a few weeks later I decided to get a male because I felt bad about leaving her alone all day while I was at work.
Since getting the male, they have both become very distant and I'm having a hard time bonding with them.
I spend hours with them everyday after work. But they don't seem to be bonding with me, or picking up on the r2d2 sound loops I play for them.
they don't want to stay on my finger or shoulder for to long and they always end up fluttering down to the ground and running from me
also Is it possible to teach one of them how to mimic the sounds, or is it a lost cause at this point?
My mother had a pair of cockatiels when I was a child, and the male bonded with our family easily and could whistle many tunes. But they were already like that when we got them from their previous owners. So I don't know if they owned the male first and taught him before buying the female.
Anyway, I had a few ideas and questions. I was thinking about seeing if my girlfriend could keep my female for me for a while so that I could spend some one on one time with my male, ans she could spend some one on one time with the female, and then get them both back at my house if we manage to teach one or both of them to mimic and bond. Would that be a good idea? or would it be bad to separate them at this point?
Either way I'm an animal lover and will keep both of these birds even if we can't get them to talk or whistle.
Thanks for reading, and any advice you can give me.
I purchased 2 young budgies about 3 months ago. I was really hoping I could get at least one of them to mimic r2d2 sounds.
I've been doing a lot of research on them, and have found out that it is better if you have 1 bird so that it becomes part of the "human flock" as opposed to two birds.
I originally bought the female first and we were bonding pretty well, but a few weeks later I decided to get a male because I felt bad about leaving her alone all day while I was at work.
Since getting the male, they have both become very distant and I'm having a hard time bonding with them.
I spend hours with them everyday after work. But they don't seem to be bonding with me, or picking up on the r2d2 sound loops I play for them.
they don't want to stay on my finger or shoulder for to long and they always end up fluttering down to the ground and running from me
also Is it possible to teach one of them how to mimic the sounds, or is it a lost cause at this point?My mother had a pair of cockatiels when I was a child, and the male bonded with our family easily and could whistle many tunes. But they were already like that when we got them from their previous owners. So I don't know if they owned the male first and taught him before buying the female.
Anyway, I had a few ideas and questions. I was thinking about seeing if my girlfriend could keep my female for me for a while so that I could spend some one on one time with my male, ans she could spend some one on one time with the female, and then get them both back at my house if we manage to teach one or both of them to mimic and bond. Would that be a good idea? or would it be bad to separate them at this point?
Either way I'm an animal lover and will keep both of these birds even if we can't get them to talk or whistle.
Thanks for reading, and any advice you can give me.
