All those who have ever caught a parakeet know what a peck of theirs can hurt, because once they hook a finger they do not release it easily. So sometimes we release them by reflection and the bird is released. Mainly, with the use of gloves we would avoid this “painful” […]
All those who have ever caught a parakeet know what a peck of theirs can hurt, because once they hook a finger they do not release it easily. So sometimes we release them by reflection and the bird is released. Mainly, with the use of gloves we would avoid this "painful" problem.
There is another method, although it is not easy to get rid of its sharp peaks, and it is to take them with one hand, by the back of the spine, trapping its entire body, and imprisoning with two of our fingers its head (carefully) so that it cannot turn it and shake those pecks it gives.
According to experts in these animals, females are more aggressive with the fingers than males. So if we are going to change them from a cage or heal any wound, let's do it quickly by preparing the cure material or the new cage with the door open to release it as soon as possible inside and close immediately.
A highly recommended option to achieve our purpose successfully is to put some food in our hand so that it is taking confidence and, especially, to speak to you with sweetness so that you relax and not be scared. We must dedicate every day between 20 min and 30 min to our parakeet, we must constantly speak to him in a sweet voice, and we must place his cage in a place where he always has us in sight, for example the dining room, a living room, etc. We must never place his cage at ground level, the cage must be above our waist and never higher than our head. Gradually offering prizes we will gain your trust.
These systems work if we have our parakeets in a cage, but if we have them in a birdhouse or aviary, this is very complicated. In these cases we must use other systems such as "the sleeve", which is a mesh cone, like a butterfly hunt. Before proceeding with it, we can wet the wings of our parakeets with a sprayer so that they are weighed and tired before flying, which will make it easier for us to catch them.
In any case, what we do recommend is that you do not try to catch them if they are not left. You will scare them, they will be afraid and the task will be much more difficult. It is best to be patient and use the food trick periodically so that they alone approach with confidence and thus create a mutual bond that will surely end up paying off.
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I had parakeets, I took them out of the cage, sometimes I ate from my hand, but it itched, I did not like being taken by the hand.
Therefore I developed a bamboo stick method, I put it on my chest and pressed it up. Then I bring food with the other hand so that I have to jump to get on and eat. Sometimes besides eating it itched. But he quickly forgot, because I eliminated all the first approach gestures that caused him the stress of being taken. So I can approach with the head the shoulder and sometimes with the stretched finger or with the stick that moves towards me.
Well understand that when I do this is not to take it but to give food.
It also depends on your and your sex. My mother the female itched and the male did not.
