Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
Well I cant clip his wings because he bites SSSOOOO hard he makes us droll blood.In order to clip his wings we have to get a towel and grab him and then cut his wings really fast and he squakes and freaks out... As fior Spanky *our budgy* he has never had much human contact * I got him from a pet store when he was a baby and he just flips out when anyone goes near him *what I mean by flip out is, he flys everywhere in his cage and almost gives himself a heart attack*.... Spanky has had his wings clipped once by petstore but never by me or my mom....
That's WHY you need to clip his wings. He is NOT going to gain trust in you unless he has his wings clipped. If you are not an expert at doing this, do NOT do it yourself. Take him to the vet or a well-know pet store where there are qualified personal to do it for you. The Petco and Petsmart in my area have employees that clip wings. My birds used to draw blood from my fingers when we just got them, but they only did that once.........the day before we got their wings clipped. Ever since then, after I tamed them, they have been the sweetest most cuddly tiels you can imagine. They won't even bite it you puch your finger at their beak! You have to have your bird's wings clipped if you want him to be your friend. A bird NEVER bites unless it feels threatened. You tiel is biting because he is afraid. He feels that you are a threat to his safety and you need to help him know you are a friend. The only way you will have the ability to take him out of the cage and spend time with him to make him know you are nice is to have his wings clipped. I used to use a towel to clip my birds' wings, but now I just put them on a counter, hold them gently, but firmly, and clip real fast. They don't make a peep. Tell your parents he needs to have his wings clipped. This poor bird is afraid and that is not good for him. A bird should feel safe where he/she lives and should consider its human family part of its flock. Being afraid of everyone is hard on the bird. He needs love to gain confidence, and he needs you to play with him. Don't be afraid of his bites. Once he gets used to having you hold him, he will stop, but again, I don't know how much I can stress on this, you NEED to have his wings clipped first. If you do not know how to clip them, do NOT even try to. You can seriously injure your bird. Petco in our area charges $5 to clip a bird's wings. It is well worth it, so please have it done.

Ps. I recommend you have your budgie's wings clipped too. Budgies are extremely easy to tame (although tiels are normally more human oriented). If you want both your birds to become your friends, please have their wings clipped by a proffessional.