I felt like sharing! I've had Momo for 13 months now. When he first came home, he was obviously very frightened, confused, stressed—but he adapted very quickly, especially for a budgie all on his own! Momo was still not sure about me though. Even if he showed signs of comfort and trust early on, it still took a lot of patience, daily training and interacting with Momo to help him understand that I was not a threat.
Here is one of the first times he ever came onto my hand, and it was for a treat!
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Without millet, Momo would not come onto my hand. But somehow, over time and daily interacting, that changed. Now, a whole year later and with little baby steps, Momo and I have formed a bond that I was craving ever since bringing him home.
Behold... the little monster I've created!
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Now all he loves to do is fly onto my hand whenever he can to talk to me and distract me from my work. He has even learned to land directly onto my phone and my keyboard just to remind me that he's here and wants my attention! He loves to perch on my computer screen too but landing on my keyboard is new!
He has also grown to trust my big face and not just my hands. It took a very very long time and a lot of trial/errors, but Momo now allows me to kiss him! He gently nibbles on the tip of my nose or my lips—too cute. Sometimes he still runs from me though just because he's not in the mood But considering he used to get nervous when my face was too close to him, this is a huge improvement.He even runs up to my face when chattering and standing on my phone (sometimes I'll hold it out flat so he can tap on the screen and draw all over his Snapchats...long story. LOL)
I am still bonding with Yuki, who is warming up to me at a much slower rate, but progress is still progress. It has been a bit hard since Momo wants my attention a lot, so if I'm focusing on Yuki he likes to come over and steal the show. Sighs, what a stinker!
Speaking of which, Momo thinks his name is "Stinky" because I called him that too many times. If I call out "Stinky!" he flies to me. What have I done??? 😂😂😂
Moral of the story: if you bring home a budgie that is very scared of you and it seems to be taking ages to have them warm up, please keep being patient!
I was disheartened at first when I brought Momo home and he wasn't instantly attached to me. I had memories of my bird Judy from childhood who was always on my shoulder and extremely cuddly with me, and I was yearning for that again right off the bat. What I didn't remember was that the close bond we had wasn't instant, it took time to build up. And it's so worthwhile— now at last, I get to kiss a cute budgie every day like I used to, and Momo has so much fun sitting on my finger and singing to me every day! Plus, every bird is different. Yuki is much more shy and cautious than Momo was, and it is taking him a lot more time to build trust with me than it did with Momo. That's okay; patience is key!
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Here is one of the first times he ever came onto my hand, and it was for a treat!
Without millet, Momo would not come onto my hand. But somehow, over time and daily interacting, that changed. Now, a whole year later and with little baby steps, Momo and I have formed a bond that I was craving ever since bringing him home.
Behold... the little monster I've created!
Now all he loves to do is fly onto my hand whenever he can to talk to me and distract me from my work. He has even learned to land directly onto my phone and my keyboard just to remind me that he's here and wants my attention! He loves to perch on my computer screen too but landing on my keyboard is new!
He has also grown to trust my big face and not just my hands. It took a very very long time and a lot of trial/errors, but Momo now allows me to kiss him! He gently nibbles on the tip of my nose or my lips—too cute. Sometimes he still runs from me though just because he's not in the mood
But considering he used to get nervous when my face was too close to him, this is a huge improvement.He even runs up to my face when chattering and standing on my phone (sometimes I'll hold it out flat so he can tap on the screen and draw all over his Snapchats...long story. LOL)I am still bonding with Yuki, who is warming up to me at a much slower rate, but progress is still progress. It has been a bit hard since Momo wants my attention a lot, so if I'm focusing on Yuki he likes to come over and steal the show. Sighs, what a stinker!
Speaking of which, Momo thinks his name is "Stinky" because I called him that too many times. If I call out "Stinky!" he flies to me. What have I done??? 😂😂😂
Moral of the story: if you bring home a budgie that is very scared of you and it seems to be taking ages to have them warm up, please keep being patient!
I was disheartened at first when I brought Momo home and he wasn't instantly attached to me. I had memories of my bird Judy from childhood who was always on my shoulder and extremely cuddly with me, and I was yearning for that again right off the bat. What I didn't remember was that the close bond we had wasn't instant, it took time to build up. And it's so worthwhile— now at last, I get to kiss a cute budgie every day like I used to, and Momo has so much fun sitting on my finger and singing to me every day! Plus, every bird is different. Yuki is much more shy and cautious than Momo was, and it is taking him a lot more time to build trust with me than it did with Momo. That's okay; patience is key!
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