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From: dianet@iddic.UUCP (Diane Tierney)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: baby parakeet questions
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Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 17:40:37 EST
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Posted: Mon Oct 28 17:40:37 1985
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I recently bought my daughters (8 and 6) a baby parakeet (the guy at the pet
store said that he was probably about 12 weeks).

Snowflake (he's an albino) is extremly docile.  He will sit on your finger,
never bites (at least not hard) and is really a nice little bird.  However,
he *HATES* to be outside his cage!!  Whenever we bring him out, he will sit
on your shoulder, but he wants to hide under your hair, or under the bed or
in your pocket!!  He won't look at himself in a mirror, or play with anything
or eat any of the little treats we try to give him when he is out of his cage.

My question is, is this behavior because he is so young or is he just extremely
shy?

He is also incredibly quite...dosen't chatter or peep at all.  Is this normal?

I had a parakeet when I was a kid and he was GREAT!  He said all kinds of
things and loved to sit on your head and play with toys outside his cage.
I can't remember what he was like when I got him tho.

I do remember how much fun my other bird was and I'd like for Snowflake to be
as good a pet for my girls.

Any help, theories or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.        diane