hi there!! I made an account on here because i need some help!
around july of last year, I had gotten my first ever budgie! His name was periwinkle and I absolutely adored him! I had been wanting a bird for a long time and I had done research about them months ahead of time and my parents finally agreed. I got him, and we instantly clicked. The love i had for that little boy was overwhelming. But after about a month, one day he stopped singing. He was a very vocal boy, so i was concerned. I opebed his cage and he cuddled up to me, sleeping. I figured he was okay and was just tired, and continued with school. He stopped moving and he passed very shortly after. I was so devastated, and I went to the breeder i got him from and he felt so bad he let me get anotehr budgie. I wasnt ready to, but my parents kinda..pushed it onto me? I just picked and random one and called it a day. I went home and just..cried. I went into a pretty bad depressive stage and I didnt bond immediately with my new budgie, sky. For a month or two i hadnt really done anything w her except feed her and clean her cage.
I got better and I tried to connect w her. I did what i had done with periwinkle, I slowly introduced myself to her, I talked to her outsude her cage multiple times a day, I set my hand in her cage to let her get familiar, I hand fed her some treats but...nothing worked? Its been a few months and nothing has changed. I try to connect to her and have her be here happiest, but she is just not interested in me. From far away she is happy, she fluffs up and tweets when I sing or play music for her, but the moment I try to have hand on contact w her she kinda freaks out.
I dont know what to do!! I feel so bad for her because I kind of emotionally neglected her the first month...
What can I do to have her be happiest and comfortable with me? Or is she just a reserved birdy? Im sorry that I wenr off topic but...im at a loss right now. I feel i have tried everything but she just doesnt want to...
Any advice is appreciated! Thank you so much!