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• Part 1 of 3: Preparing your bird for the time outside the cage
• Part 2 of 3: Preparing your home
• Part 3 of 3: Getting your bird out of the cage

An important part of keeping a budgie is giving it time to fly out of its cage, socialize, and bond with you. It is also a time when you can have fun together. During the flight time, it is important to ensure that your budgie has a safe flying environment, without escaping and free from danger. Training your budgie can help with this, but it's also important to close all doors and windows, to remove hazards such as fans and wires, and to make sure your budgie is getting exercise in a safe area where you can keep it in the can keep an eye.

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Part 1 of 3: Preparing your bird for the time outside the cage

1. Get your budgie used to a new home. Moving house is stressful for parakeets. Therefore, avoid taking it out of the cage for the first few weeks in a new home. Letting him out too early can make him nervous and fly into things, which could injure him.
2. Make your bird wing lamb during training. Ultimately, you can choose to let your budgie fly, but before your bird is trained it may be helpful to keep it wing-lame. This will keep him from flying away and hurting himself while you train him in good behavior outside of the cage.
   • Ask the seller if the parakeet is already wing-lame. If not, see the vet. Even if you want to learn to trim the wings yourself, you will have to visit a vet the first time. He can show you how to do it.
   • If possible, always take your bird to a specialist bird veterinarian to have the wings trimmed. An improperly done haircut can cause your bird to crash if it tries to fly. Another option is to train your bird to come on command, just like you would a dog.
3. Tame your budgie. Hand taming training begins with introducing your hand into the cage. Once your budgie has gotten used to your hand, you can gently push it off the perch onto your finger. With practice and patience, you will eventually be able to train the budgie to sit on your hand based on hand and voice signals.
   • Having treats on hand during exercise helps your budgie learn to associate you with positive experiences.
   • Taming your budgie takes time, especially if you want to use voice commands such as "up" and "back". Be patient with your budgie.

Part 2 of 3: Preparing your home

1. Close all windows and doors. Before letting your budgie play out of his cage, go around the house to make sure all windows, doors, and other access points that your bird can escape through are closed. Even parakeets that are winged can float long enough to escape, so make sure all openings leading out are closed before letting the bird out of its cage.
   • Don't count on window or door screens to keep your bird in. These often tear easily and can even injure your pet. Close all windows and doors completely.
   • It is also good to cover mirrors and windows, as parakeets can accidentally bump into them. Draw the curtains and use a sheet to cover mirrors.
2. Turn off fans, warm lights, and appliances. View the area where you want your bird to fly. Turn off any fans, lights that get hot, and appliances (such as hobs, ovens, and washing machines), as well as other things that could harm your bird while flying or landing.
   • Open containers, hot ovens, open food containers, and open flames are all dangerous to your budgie. Secure it before letting your bird out of its cage.
   • Avoid using non-stick pans as they produce fumes that are toxic to birds.
3. Keep other pets safe. Even benevolent, playful attention from your dog or cat can cause accidental injuries, so it's important to get any other pets away before releasing your budgie. For example, you can temporarily lock other pets in a carrier or decide to limit your bird's flying space to one closed room.
   • Make sure smaller pets, such as fish and hamsters, are safe from your bird. A curious bird can injure itself by trying to befriend other small pets.
4. Hide things that can be chewed on, such as cords and plants. Before releasing your bird, inspect the area to make sure there are no materials that could injure your bird if it chews on them, such as electrical wires and poisonous plants. Move plants to another room and remove electrical wires or cover them with something hard.
   • Common household plants that are poisonous to parakeets are (certain) ferns, jasmine, many types of lilies, many types of grass, oak, poinsettia, poppy, tulips, honeysuckle, cacti, clover and rhododendron.

Part 3 of 3: Getting your bird out of the cage

1. Prepare a play area. Play areas with different sizes of perches, toys, swings and ladders are available at most pet stores. They help keep your bird active in a safe area where you can keep an eye on it. Create a play area in a place where the bird's droppings cannot get into its food or drink and where there is room to fly around to the different toys.
   • Depending on the shape and size of the cage, you can build the play area on top of it so that the excrement falls neatly on the floor of the cage.
   • Don't forget to put food and drinks outside the cage when your bird is out.
2. Schedule flight time regularly, at a time where you can keep an eye on your bird. Your budgie should be able to fly around for at least an hour a day. He should have your full attention during this time. Schedule some time each day to watch your bird as it flies and plays. Avoid distractions, such as cooking, chores, or working on your computer or phone.
   • Many bird owners avoid cleaning the cage during flight time. While it saves time to do it at once, cleaning the cage requires you to walk in and out of different areas and also requires attention that you may prefer to give to your bird.
3. Help your bird back into its cage. Some parakeets will return to their cage on their own, but others may need your help to find their cage again. If possible, put your budgie on your finger and then return it to its cage. If your budgie doesn't want to go back, move slowly and dim the lights. Parakeets don't like to fly in dim light, this makes it easier to pick them up gently and put them back in their cage.
   • Do not chase or catch your bird with aggression. This can scare and injure him. The best option is to try to have it sit on your finger or gently pick it up with both hands when it is sitting still to rest.
   • Don't dim your lights so much that you can't see your budgie. If you make the room too dark too quickly, your bird may bump into walls or objects and injure itself.