Make sure the birds aren’t overcrowded on the perches, and check to see that they are being fed clean, quality food, including fresh fruits and veggies. Also make sure that there is a cuttlebone or mineral block in the cage. These are vital to a birds diet.

Make sure the birds look content, vigorous, and in optimal health. You may need to visit at different times during the day, as parakeets take naps and look drowsy at times during normal waking hours.

If you do decide to get multiple birds, make sure only to cage parakeets together and not with other types of birds.

If you cage multiple parakeets together, provide a separate food bowl for each, so the dominant bird cannot fight the others away from the food. [9] X Research source

The wooden doweling perches provided with most cages are poorly designed for birds.
The diameter of the doweling is too narrow for a bird to grip comfortably, and they do not wear the claws down.
[11] X Research source Wolter, Annette.
The Complete Book of Parakeet Care.
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Barron’s, 1994. Print.

Toys are needed to keep the bird healthy and entertained. Boredom can lead to screaming.

Bird cages should never be allowed in the kitchen. [14] X Research source The fumes from some cooking oils—and even from the finish on some frying pans—are toxic to parakeets and can make the bird very ill. [15] X Research source Coles, B. H. Essentials of Avian Medicine and Surgery. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Pub. , 2007. Print.

Give birds seed for only one hour in the morning and one hour at night. The rest of the time they have to snack on pellets. Generally, the 10% of parakeets that don’t switch in two weeks will switch after a short period of reverting to a seed diet.

Try clipping pieces of apple or carrot to the bars at which your bird can peck. For larger fruits and veggies, you can also chop them up in a food processor to food in your bird’s food bowl. Most fresh foods are safe for parakeets EXCEPT for avocados, eggplants, apple pips, rhubarb, tomato plant leaves, and potato plant leaves. You should also never give your parakeet caffeine, chocolate, or alcohol. [17] X Research source Coles, B. H. Essentials of Avian Medicine and Surgery. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Pub. , 2007. Print.

Millet sprays are also one of the best ways to train the parakeet to perch on your finger.

Without regular and sufficient attention, parakeets will lose interest in human interaction. A pair will tend to bond with one another (regardless of sex) and ignore humans, but through interaction, you can be considered part of the flock. A way to interact with your bird is to sing together, give it baths and if it seems to be rapidly dropping a mobile toy, pick it up. There is a chance it is trying to play a game with you. Sometimes parakeets get lonely. A good way to get them happy again is to talk to them. To get them to climb up on your finger, push a little bit on their stomach, and say, “Step up. " By continuously saying that, they will start to say it by themselves, and will “step up” whenever they say it, which will usually be when they come to a stair/ledge.

Many things you might not immediately consider can be dangerous to parakeets. Before allowing your bird out of the cage, remember not just to close windows, but also: put away potentially dangerous shiny objects such as knives in the kitchen, turn off all fans, keep them off the floor around children and other pets, etc. The safer you can make the environment, the better.

At night, parakeets like the security of being covered, so drape a towel or pillowcase over the cage.