How to bond with an 9 month old budgie

[rodrigo]

Sadly yesterday one of my budgie's got really sick and passed away as i was bringing it to the vet. Now Ringo my other budgie is alone and i thought i could bond with him? Should i try to bond with him, and if so how could i? (He's 9 moths old and never bonded with me)

 

[itzjbean]

I am sorry to hear of your budgie's passing. If you haven't done so already, a necropsy on your budgie could determine if your budgie died of something infectious, which can and will spread to the other bird if they were in the same cage.

After you get an idea of what your budgie passed from, yes, you can begin interacting with your other budgie on a more regular basis to get it to become tame. However, it will require daily work and love to form a lasting bond. I suggest you read up on this thread, Tips for Bonding and Building Trust to get an idea of things to do to earn your budgie's trust.

 

[reeb]

I also recommend that you check out my sticky post, Taming and bonding with budgerigars. It's quite detailed with a step-by-step guide, so that may help you!

 

[EllenD]

I'm so sorry you lost your Budgie...

I agree, first thing is to make sure that your other Budgie that was housed with the one who passed-away is not also sick, as if his cagemate died from a Bacterial or Fungal infection, it's very likely that he is also sick...So I would get him to your Certified Avian Vet for cultures ASAP.

****What you DO NOT want to do is to go out and buy another bird as a friend for your male Budgie!!! There is absolutely no guarantee that whatever bird you bring home will like or bond with your current bird, or vice-versa. They may hate each other and be aggressive/violent towards each other, in which case you'd have to separate them immediately, or they may simply tolerate each other but not bond with each other, which does no good for your current bird at all...

The best thing that you can do for your male Budgie is to start working with him on a daily basis, every day, following the hand-taming steps in the links above. This is something that you have to fully commit to and not take lightly, and spend at least an hour or more a day working with him. He's only 9 months old, so it's quite possible that you can bond very closely with him and become "his person", but it will be a marathon, not a sprint, and will most-likely take months and months to accomplish. But the idea is that he already knows you and is comfortably being around you, so the best thing you can do is to try to develop a close bond with him, over time, and replace the bond he had with the female who passed away...

 

[MonicaMc]

Using favorite treats or food could potentially help gain their trust.


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