rrossignole
Meeting neighbors
Hello, new Budgie owner here. I'm currently in the process of training my new feathered friend and since it's my first time doing something like this, I just wanted to get some feedback on how I've been doing so far.
I've had Emi for almost a month now and I think I've made pretty good progress so far. She is able to confidently eat millet out of my hand and seems comfortable in my presence. I've started moving on to trying to get her to step up since she seems so confident eating from my hand. So far, she's done it once, to which I've praised her and given her lots of treats.
However, ever single attempt made at getting her to step up after the last one has failed. She seems okay with me touching her, but the second I push up a little she kind of just climbs over to a different perch. I'm holding the millet in a way that she has to climb on my finger to eat it properly, but she's still very hesitant.
I'm thinking that I've been doing okay with training her so far, but since I'm a total newbie with Parakeets I wanted some feedback. Should I just be patient with her, or should I change up my tactics a little?
I've had Emi for almost a month now and I think I've made pretty good progress so far. She is able to confidently eat millet out of my hand and seems comfortable in my presence. I've started moving on to trying to get her to step up since she seems so confident eating from my hand. So far, she's done it once, to which I've praised her and given her lots of treats.
However, ever single attempt made at getting her to step up after the last one has failed. She seems okay with me touching her, but the second I push up a little she kind of just climbs over to a different perch. I'm holding the millet in a way that she has to climb on my finger to eat it properly, but she's still very hesitant.
I'm thinking that I've been doing okay with training her so far, but since I'm a total newbie with Parakeets I wanted some feedback. Should I just be patient with her, or should I change up my tactics a little?