Why is my parakeet scared of me

In this way, you can correct them and help with your budgie with his health. For the first few times, these situations will be totally normal. When you put your hand in the cage your budgie will see you and your hand as a terrifying predator, so be ready.

Otherwise, spend a lot of time, so the bird can get used to your hand. Work on showing your hand from the other side of the bars. Let your little buddy judge it from a secured distance, and try not to move your hand. Panting can be another sign to know that your parakeet is scared. This will probably happen when your bird comes home for the first time. A panting bird will breathe with slight beak open. DO NOT think they are trying to speak or tell you something.

If your bird is decreased and if he pants when he is around you, or just out of the cage, the best option would be to bring them back to the safety zone. Well, you have to remember this precisely! It is very easy to ascertain the cause of because when you disturb your budgie, or you stop their afternoon nap, he will poop right away. That watery poop will happen once or twice in a row, and after that, normal, healthy poop will resume. When your budgie startles something all feathers will get very, very flat.

He will also stand up at attention with eyes wide open. Your little buddy probably has that fear spot in a cage, and he will stay there until that danger passes.

Be conscious that you will never, but never be a hundred percent sure what is wrong with your budgie, and what is the reason he got scared away, but that is the same with every single one being. The reasons can be different, because of different situations. It can be when he hears outdoors through a window, sometimes it can be cor on the vacuum, sometimes you can appear unexpected and he can really freak out.

So if you are trying to find some reasons and signs of fear, try to observe your bird. You can at least know when something has already scared them. In that case, you will be able to help him to go back to the cage or to eliminate anything that concerned them. On the other side, you can be the reason for example when you touch budgies cage, and that will be hard for you to clean the cage properly.

For example, if you want to wear a new shirt around your budgie, its color can make him being scared. Our bird see every color as we do, but they also see UV colors, but about that, we are going to talk in another article, so stay tuned. Some colors are very bright for birds and they can get scared when you wear some bright colored clothes.

Just like they are scary for humans, they are very scary for birds, too. Birds are extremely sensitive animals, so to quakes, they can badly react, with a scared behavior. Watching him now sitting at his perch it is noticeably bobbing, not extremely but I am aware of it. He opens and closes his eyes sometimes while doing it, which was a behavior I noticed on his first day but I bobbing, that started about two days ago. He definitely is not completely frozen and is still eating and chirping. In the time I have written this he is back to hopping and climbing all around, which I consider somewhat frantically but he might just still be getting used to things.

Wow, it sounds like his first time out of the cage went incredibly well yesterday! Great instinct offering him a perch instead of your hand to return him to the cage. So, tail-bobbing. One of my girls tails bobs significantly more than the rest and always has. They have about 40, members, some of whom have decades of experience owning parakeets.

You could even post a video in the group of the tail-bobbing and crowd source some opinions. Hope things are continuing to go well! I have had my parakeet for four years. I am not sure if parakeets can have anxiety but I think mine does. He does not like our hands but will allow us to kiss him and he cuddles with my son and loves to sit on my hand while I hold my phone.

He likes to look at his reflection. Any noise or my hands freak him out. I think he likes me because if I leave him in the room with music he will scream and squawk until I go into the room, then he calms down, flies out and then a few minutes later goes back into his cage. And just take your time.

Time and patience are on your side. If you can do both, he will one day, be your best friend. The best way to catch him, if he gets lose, or is out of cage, is to make or buy a butterfly net.

They are used to catch insects and butterflies, and it will be much easier on him than a wash cloth. That is a pretty strong statement about him mocking your existence. I really hope you were just writing those words out of frustration.

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Replies: 5 Last Post: , PM. It certainly seems very snobbish, but then budgies have a mind of their own in most matters, as do we all. Consider the fact that you are new to your bird and that you are so many times larger than it, which is reason enough for it to be stressed. Unless your budgie has been with you since birth or hand raised, your budgie will see your hand inside its safe spot as an invasion of privacy.

Such behavior demonstrates that you are not welcome to put your hand inside. If your budgie is flapping around in its cage, then you need to investigate the cause of its restlessness. Everything from new pets to a new wardrobe needs to undergo extensive budgie friendly evaluation. You have to give your bird time to get acclimatized to its new home.

And, never attempt to push a bird to settle at your pace. You may even further the level of fear in your bird if you do not give it the time it needs to settle in comfortably. Most budgie parents feel snubbed when their budgies turn their backs on them. But, so long as the bird does not flap around, it is a sign of encouragement from your bird. That is a far cry better than your budgie flapping around, which means get out.

Under severe strain, your budgie will stand frozen with its eyes wide and its feather slicked back. Such extreme reaction can only mean that your budgie fears for its life. If your presence is causing so much discomfort, then it is best to move away for some time. They are far more sensitive than people give them credit.

And, they make great pets.