I got 2 new parakeets for Christmas...

[starsntrina]

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I got 2 parakeets for Christmas and I need help. I believe they are both boys and was told that they are under 1 years old. They still do look like babies some what. Their names are Whitey and Little Blue. Little Blue is a little more trusting than Whitey but still won't come to me without being scared and as for Whitey well that one is a different story. Up until about a couple days ago they would get along really good and I was getting somewhere with training them and now it seems like it was all for nothing because Whitey has gotten more aggresive to Little Blue and to me. He has actually bit me and made my finger bleed and he's always chasing Little Blue away from the food dish when he's trying to eat and also pecking at him and I am afraid that he might hurt my Little Blue. By the looks of it Whitey is eating way more than his share because he's bigger than Little Blue. Little Blue does get to eat don't get me wrong but not without being picked on. I did move them from one end of the living room so they could see outside without being in the sunlight so I was thinking if that is why I am having these problems now should I move them back to where they were before? And with the training to tame them what other advice can I get to try because nothing seems to be working anymore. And I don't want to get rid of my birds.. Any advice will be great and I am willing to try just about anything.

[tstmard]

I think it might help if you could give them 2 food dishes. That way you know for sure that Little Blue is getting the food he needs. How big of a cage do you have them in? Would there be the possibility of getting a second cage and separating them? Not only will this help with the bullying but it might also help taming them as well.

[Schnapperxx]

I recommend buying another cage and put them next to each other. If Whitney is finger tamed, put him on your finger, and wait till he bites. When he does bite you, slightly drop your hand, and say 'No' calmly. Dropping your hand is only to let Whitney lose it's balance or stumble, but not fall. And do not shout at Whitney or say anything loudly, because your Budgie might think your squawking, and they quite enjoy that. Remember, do not drop your hand too much, your objective is to lose it's balance.

I hope i helped! xD

[absolutangel]

You really should have 2 food and water dishes to reduce conflict when you have more than one bird. If you haven't already then that would be my first suggestion. If you think one might hurt the other than you should separate them, budgies can be very vicious. However it may just be a bit of a territorial/dominance squabble to determine who is top budgie, they may sort themselves out. How big is your cage, if it is too small and they don't have enough space each that can lead to problems too.

[starsntrina]

I have a pretty big cage that they are in but I was considering separating them as well but the reason why I didn't is because when I did buy them they were already together so I didn't want them to be separated but I guess I can see if that works. And I just got them a second food and water dish and we'll see how it works out now. But I'll see first on the separate food dishes before buying another cage because like I said when I bought the cage the sales man at the pet store thought I was crazy for buying such a big cage for 2 little parakeets. Thanks anyways. I'll keep you all posted on how things turn out.