budgie or lovebird ?

[coolhady13]

well guys , after a lot of researching .it came dowm to this 2 , a budgie or a lovebird , i want something that i would be able to tame and train easily .and train on recalls and stuff like , I read in kathleen budgie faq that it would be hard to teach a budgie some tricks because its small and ground feeding ,so i think a lovebird is bigger . Tell me your opinion guys

[kaylayuh]

Where are you planning on getting your bird from? If you're going to get it from a pet supplies store like PetCo or PETsMART, either of the two aren't going to be very well socialized and will need a lot of work. Many people have had negative experiences with pet supply store birds that were sold as hand tame when they actually aren't.

I've seen budgies do a lot of neat things, including skateboarding and playing basketball. They are smaller, but can still be taught to do a ton of fun things. It just takes time, patience, and a lot of effort. I don't have a lot of experience with lovebirds, but I have read that they can be territorial and not too friendly. Every bird is different though, so I would suggest you go see a breeder and hang out with a few of each species before making your decision.

[coolhady13]

well, im from egypt and there isnt many breeders here and it would be very hard to find one but there is many pet stores . So wither my choice is budgie or lovebird it will be from a pet store . I like both birds so much and i realy dnt know what to choose its just that lovebirds seem to be more cooler because they are bigger but the friendly thing that im worried about ,very confusing . Thank for your help

[kaylayuh]

Budgies may be small, but they're so full of energy and a real hoot to watch. I wouldn't underestimate them because of their size, especially because any bird you get will take a lot of work and patience.

[kaylayuh]

Here are a couple of websites where you can find breeders in Egypt.

http://www.avianbiotech.com/Breeders/Se ... eeders.asp
http://www.birdsnways.com/birds/bradint.htm

[coolhady13]

wow thank you for the websites .i will see and i will be getting my first bird soon . Thanks for help

[kaylayuh]

Be sure to take a lot of pictures when you get it. I'd love to see the new little one!

[GlassOnion]

It's important to realize that pet store birds are pretty much wild birds, and lovebirds are a lot harder to tame than budgies. Youre looking at several months of taming here. Like kaylah mentioned, a breeder would be most ideal. The extra few bucks it costs by getting a handfed baby is really really worth it.

[coolhady13]

oh i see. Well. I will see a breeder near by . I wanted to ask about one last thing, the budgie that im going to get will be in cage with another budgie or more than 1 , and i will buy one to train .so if i took it from the other budgies will it die?

[coolhady13]

another problem is that its i will almost impossible to get a handfed one even from a breeder ‏ ‏ ‏‎(it will also hard to find a budgie breeder)