Getting budgie to allow head scratches

[Tactix]

Hello! This is Vivi, my budgie. I've had him for over 2 years now. As you can see he is molting right now,

so i want to help him with those horrid pin feathers, but he won't allow me. He is fine around my hands and all, but he doesn't really let me touch him, other than petting his beak for some reason. How can I slowly get him to let me scratch his head?

 

[Flboy]

You just described my JoJo! We are 6 years in! Some just don’t like it!

 

[Amsterdam]

some dont like it indeed there is really no need to help him out because in the nature they dont have a human to help them out either does he step up?

 

[itzjbean]

Out of my 4 cockatiels, only one will want head scratches, another can tolerate it but the other two don't like being touched at all. I respect their boundaries!

 

[Flboy]

My JoJo? You touchie, you bleed! But he will let me hold him hours on end!

 

[Tactix]

some dont like it indeed there is really no need to help him out because in the nature they dont have a human to help them out either does he step up?

Honestly when i first got him he was still relatively young, maybe one or two months old, and yes he would step up all the time, but as he got older he just stopped stepping up, well that is unless i have some millet or apples on the other side for him, in which case he scurries over haha, but yeah he doesn't really step up anymore, i don't know why

 

[Tactix]

You just described my JoJo! We are 6 years in! Some just don’t like it!

I see! Thought it was just my little guy.

 

[Amsterdam]

some dont like it indeed there is really no need to help him out because in the nature they dont have a human to help them out either does he step up?

Honestly when i first got him he was still relatively young, maybe one or two months old, and yes he would step up all the time, but as he got older he just stopped stepping up, well that is unless i have some millet or apples on the other side for him, in which case he scurries over haha, but yeah he doesn't really step up anymore, i don't know why

hey why dont you try to let him step up everyday for a bit?? all the budgies i own i had to perform this method to tame them and learn them to step up and after that i could play with them and give them head rubs however not all my budgies like it

 

[Tactix]

some dont like it indeed there is really no need to help him out because in the nature they dont have a human to help them out either does he step up?

Honestly when i first got him he was still relatively young, maybe one or two months old, and yes he would step up all the time, but as he got older he just stopped stepping up, well that is unless i have some millet or apples on the other side for him, in which case he scurries over haha, but yeah he doesn't really step up anymore, i don't know why

hey why dont you try to let him step up everyday for a bit?? all the budgies i own i had to perform this method to tame them and learn them to step up and after that i could play with them and give them head rubs however not all my budgies like it

Will try!!