Please help..im worried...

**Karen** · 11-06-2005, 06:03 PM

It is different with every bird. Take some time every day to just sit by her cage and talk to her without reaching your hand in. Get her used to your sound and smell, and after a few days you can start just be reaching in a little to give her a special treat and leaving your hand in while she eats it. It really depends on how much and what kind of interaction she's had with humans in her life.

The last two winters my Dad has bird-sat his neighbor's budgies, Pixie and Dixie, for a few months while she goes to Florida for the winter. Pixie was always pretty afraid of everyone, but a sign of acceptance and affection from Dixie was she would "attack" you. You knew you are okay with her if she'll come over and peck really quickly right on your fingernail. It is pretty silly, but that's just her!

**Jessika** · 11-06-2005, 07:37 PM

It really varies. Some birds will adjust within a few days, some after a week, some take longer. Each bird is unique and just give her as much attention as you can without physically handling her. She'll warm up, promise

**crazy_caique** · 11-07-2005, 03:04 PM

some birds it takes hours some days some weeks and some months to setle into there new home

**dab_20** · 11-07-2005, 04:42 PM

i have tiels also. i have had mine for about a month and they still bite.

i have 3 in one cage and 2 in another. the three bite, but the other two don't.

**racing_gurl07** · 11-08-2005, 03:37 PM

Spike is finally comming around, i can touch her and put my hand in the cage without her biting me, but she still shakes even when im not around her, why would that be? theres no noise or anything