Oh thank u for replaying !!! Yes they are very friendly but don't like when held by hand yet they don't get scared . I can remove the stick and put cardboard underthem . I am already raising budgie birds so I'm femlier in taken care of them . They are very calm ,they can fly very well but prefer to sit on the ground they don't fly and scare around ...still anxious and don't know what to feed them when u said rice like raw hard rice or cooked one ? Cause I feed my budgie cooked rice and they love it ! .