barraband

Hi im new here and have got myself a barraband parakeet many people are saying they cant be tamed i am just wondering how true this is. it wont make any difference to me if he cant cause i love him to bits and he is here till the end of his days but would be nice if i could tame him from what iv noticed there are not many people who own barrabands. Thanks Dawn

Barraband Parakeets are also called Superb Parakeets. They can be tamed if handreared from young. Very much more difficult if they are older - few people have done it

Is yours a male or female? You can visit http://www.p-pp.tv/articles/barraband_parakeet/ to learn more about them.

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Rupert

he is a male and lives in very large cage with a rosella and 2 cockateils most of the time the cage is open and they come and go as they please. dont know how old he is but he has started takeing food from me but i have to stand there about 20 mins b4 he comes over to take food but its a start cause he used to just swalk and fap his wings when i went near himso fingers crossed i might get some where with the cheeky little fella. dawn

Taming an animal or a bird got a lot to do with building TRUST. Often any aggression is out of fear. If your bird is beginning to take food from you, in this case I presume you are talking about taking off you hand, it's progressing in the right direction. Work on building confidence and trust on you. Don't do things that frightens the bird - loud noise, sudden movements of hand gestures or object. Approach and speak to bird in a calm low tone voice. The saying "the way to a person's heart is through the stomach" also applies to animals and birds. Feed more by hand than by the food cup. Feed by hand before meals.

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In this case, do your cockatiel and rosella is also a tame birds? If they are handfed and tame, this will help your parakeet to trust you and will make the process easier. However, if his neighbour is not tame...I think it will take longer time for you...compared to seperate them into different cage.

Btw, seem like it is good progress.

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