Things You'll Need
- Cage and accessories for your new parakeet
Instructions
Parakeets are charming companions. They chirp and sing throughout the day. They will dance in their cage when they hear music. If you train them, they will sit on your finger and ride on your shoulder. They will eat from your hand and sit on the top of their cage. Parakeets that are the easiest to train are very young parakeets. The reason is that they have had little exposed to the pet store environment and will adjust easily to their new home with you.
To purchase a young parakeet you may have to look around a bit. Go to the pet stores in your area and look at their selection. A pet store that gets a lot of business is more likely to have young birds that one tucked away in a shopping center. If the store has young parakeets you will be able to see the difference in size and physical appearance. Talk to the sales clerk and see if they know about how old the birds are and when a new supply of birds will be available again. You may want to leave your name and number so they can contact you when the next group of parakeets arrive.
If you do end up with an older bird, do not worry. Your bird will still be trainable. What you do not want to do is purchase a second parakeet right away. Parakeets train easily because they are interest in what you are doing. If there is a second bird in the cage, they will be interested in the other bird and not you.