Wont come OUT of the cage...

[Ruta<3]

So he will sit on my finger but I can leave the door open for a half hour with him not heading out. I was going to start outside the cage stuff today but the problem being he wont step out.


Any tips to get him to actually come OUT of the cage or should I just leave him be??

[SushiGURL]

hmmm. im not sure, but i know others know

[my budgie billy]

ok how long have you had your budgie? you should leave them for a week to aclimatize and THEN start training inside the cage.if you have had him longer than a week what i would do is i would leave the cage door open and maybe tempt him with millet,leave it open as long as you can.if that doesnt work please tell us.

[softie]

Your budgies cage is his safety zone. The outside may be too overwhelming for him for now.

If you have to force or grab him to get him out, I suggest waiting a little longer with his cage open. You can place some food or water out in front of the cage that may entice him.

If you do manage to get him out safely, he will try to fly back to his cage. This way, struggling to get him back into the cage is not a problem.

[Star]

Leave him be, he's in his safety zone, as softie already stated. Before you even think about letting him out, he has to trust you at least a little. There are many dangers for a untamed bird outside his cage. The key is patience. Spend time with him each day and get him used to you. Are is wings clipped? I would definately reccomend getting that if he is not. It's MUCH easier to tame a budgie that way. Good luck!

[Ruta<3]

His wings are clipped and i hhave heard from many people that you should start doing training as soon as you can.

[my budgie billy]

how long have you had him?

[Ruta<3]

A couple of days, he will eat out of my hand and sit on my finger until my arm gets tired and lets me pet his tummy.:p But whenever I try to bring him out of the cage she steps of my finger.

I understand if he feels its safe there but doesnt he want some freedom time.

[softie]

I think that he is just scared and overwhelmed at the moment.

Best to go one step at a time and slowly. Rushing things one after the other may not be the best for him, especially beause he is new to the home and he doesn't know much of it.

But after a while, when he is ready, he may williningly go out on his own, Curiosity will overcome his fear.

[Nancy]

I am having the exact same problem with my bird, Sugar. It took her 2 months to come off the same perch and start chirping. I work with her several times a day. She will get on my finger and is not afraid of my hand but hops off when I get near the door. I got her out only 4 times using millet in my hand and snuck her out while she was eating. But she got wise to that and now hops off when she is near the door. The 4 times she did come out all she wanted was to get back in the cage. I don't want to grab her to get her out but I don't know what else to do. I have tried leaving the door open , putting millet outside the cage (which she loves) with no success. I guess I need to be more patient. She has actually made progress but it has been VERY SLOW GOING.

[Neely]

Just give him time! If you've only had him a couple of days, it will take a while for him to get use to his surroundings. :) He'll come around!

[lethalfire]

When I first Got Little Boy Blue, he didn't do much at all. No chirping no playing or anything. Once he got comfortable with his cage he started chirping and playing with his toys. I would constantly put my hand in the cage and up to him and have him perch on my finger, but I had to build trust with him before he trusted me enough to bring him out in a "scary" environment. After he started getting comfortable I started leaving the cage door open ALL day (I'm a stay at home mom) he now comes out on his own atleast once a day some days even more.

It just takes time for them to feel safe in their surroundings and then safe with you. He still is a little cautious around me (I got him in October) but he has FINALLY started sitting on my shoulder, and preens my hair. He is still leary of anything new outside of his cage, so just take it slow and let your budgie tell you when he is ready.

[Elysia]

Hi,

I have the same problem with Barry. I've had him over a month and from what I can tell reading all these forums, I am doing the right thing so I think he just needs more time. Today I bought one of those cages that has a big swing open door and also an open top with a perch. I think, once he is used to his new cage, that I might have more success this way.

Elysia

[Meghanxx4]

If you dont already have one, and if its possible try getting a cage with a large door. Often birds wont come out of cages if they have a tiny door. The door should be almost there wingspand. If you JUST got your budgie like the others said let him/her settle in for week or so, some birds can even take month or longer to fully settle in.Dont forget patience is the key and you will be rewarded with nice tame budgie. You dont want to rush your bird in any way.

[softie]

xbudgieluvax is definitely right. A larger door would very much help on getting him out.

What I noticed is that if I rush to take Dallas or Christmas out, they just hop onto the perches back again. But if I take my time and slowly (very slowly) lower my finger towards the door, with the budgie perched ontop, they are more calm and finally leaves the cage.

It's also good to have your budgie, perched on your finger, looking at you, rather than facing the other way to the perches. Either way, if your budgie is facing the perches, he might hop onto the perches as you try to bring him out. If your budgie faces you, he may hop on to the bars.

Facing me has worked best for me.

[Kevin]

I know what you mean when you say your budgie won't come out of the cage. Dallas doesn't seem to understand. She'll just jump back to the perch or the bars of the cage. But after a few tries, she eventually understands and flies out.